by Cristina D’Alto We’ve all heard the term body positivity, but few of us — including myself — have delved into its history. The idea actually comes from the fat acceptance movement, which originated to challenge the stigma against fat people. I want to quickly note that society tends...

Cristina D’Alto  The dreaded season of obsessing over flat stomachs and thin builds is upon us. There is chatter building in my sorority house of “hot girl summer”, and I’m starting to feel an obligation to be working towards some ‘better’ body. Hearing girls make comments like “starving season”...

Cristina D’Alto I heard that line a lot by the time I was age 12. It was a menial insult used in ballet class to tell students to stop arching our backs and fix our alignment. Although it was meant to be harmless, the words repeated themselves in my...

Welcome 2021, no resolutions needed, thanks! How to be gentle with your thoughts and behaviors this year. ...

There needs to be greater access to treatment of eating disorders for all people. Creating change is necessary in preventing eating disorders. ...

by Cristina D’Alto How I embraced recovery  The beginning of my anorexia recovery was hesitant. I ate more, but only just enough to classify as not restricting. I followed my meal plan, but never went a bite over. I told myself I would be beautiful and happy at any...

by Jacqueline Figueroa I don’t mean to check my phone right when my eyes open, it has just become a habit. I check my messages, emails, and social media. From doing this so long I realized that every morning when I opened a particular app I would instantly see...

Thinking today about the culture many of us live in, where striving for success and achievement is the daily and future goal. Not everyone has such privilege and the striving to get through the day with food to eat and shelter and other basic necessities is reality. ‘Pressure to...