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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.
Mikala Jamison
Aug 13
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We have to be OK with half-assing "wellness" sometimes
Some body lessons from tiring times.
Mikala Jamison
Jul 27
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Can you describe your body in just one word?
On the limitations of adjectives.
Mikala Jamison
Jun 28
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‘Our bodies are fragile as fuck’
A conversation with Jayne Mattingly: therapist, eating disorder recovery coach, and disability advocate.
Mikala Jamison
Jun 21
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Special feature: A Body Type Q&A
Ask me anything.
Mikala Jamison
Jun 10
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A Body Type live event: The Body Show
DC-area readers: Join us at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival in July!
Mikala Jamison
Jun 8
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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.
Mikala Jamison
May 18
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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…
Mikala Jamison
May 11
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‘I’m still learning what an eating disorder means for me in my body’
A conversation with writer Julie Gallagher.
Mikala Jamison
May 10
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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.
Mikala Jamison
May 5
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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.
Mikala Jamison
Apr 27
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Solo workouts vs. group classes: A showdown
Why do group classes over solo workouts, or vice versa? “Should” you mix the two? What are the benefits and drawbacks to each?
Mikala Jamison
Apr 6
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