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Body Type
Words about the tricky business of the physical self.
By Mikala Jamison · Launched 9 months ago
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We have to be OK with half-assing "wellness" sometimes
Some body lessons from tiring times.
Jul 27
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We need complicated weight loss stories
I don’t want the only weight loss stories out there to be celebratory ones. I want the unnerved and disenchanted ones, too.
May 18
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Food fight
My most destructive impulse is binge eating. I no longer feel trapped in a restrict-binge cycle; I feel trapped in a perfection-punishment cycle.
Aug 13
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“Junk food” needs no defense, “healthy food” needs no praise
Some foods offer more or less nutrition than others. We shouldn’t think of food as “bad” or “good,” but we should understand it better to make choices in a twisted system.
May 11
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“Junk food” needs no defense, “healthy food” needs no praise
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Is “healthy” a bad word now?
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Weight loss made me obsessed with my looks. Now what?
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Food fight
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We have to be OK with half-assing "wellness" sometimes
6
Why are “fitness” people so annoying?
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The exercise class customer is always right
Gyms need group classes for total beginners. You, the customer, have to push for it.
May 5
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Weight loss made me obsessed with my looks. Now what?
On manic preoccupations, beauty as self-worth, and raising children in an appearance-obsessed world.
Mar 21
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Can you describe your body in just one word?
On the limitations of adjectives.
Jun 28
3
‘Our bodies are fragile as fuck’
A conversation with Jayne Mattingly: therapist, eating disorder recovery coach, and disability advocate.
Jun 21
2
Special feature: A Body Type Q&A
Ask me anything.
Jun 10
3
A Body Type live event: The Body Show
DC-area readers: Join us at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival in July!
Jun 8
4
‘I’m still learning what an eating disorder means for me in my body’
A conversation with writer Julie Gallagher.
May 10
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'One person’s rigid, unhealthy ritual is another person’s comfort food'
A conversation with food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy.
Apr 27
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“Junk food” needs no defense, “healthy food” needs no praise
15
2
Is “healthy” a bad word now?
5
Weight loss made me obsessed with my looks. Now what?
7
2
Food fight
7
We have to be OK with half-assing "wellness" sometimes
6
Why are “fitness” people so annoying?
5
1
See all popular
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Words about the tricky business of the physical self.
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