We all grew up immersed in various stories and fables, many of which followed a familiar arc: a main character embarking on a quest or journey, encountering challenges, overcoming them, and reaping the rewards. However, there’s one narrative that, despite belonging in the fiction section, we treat as non-fiction—the Weight-Loss Quest. This pervasive story takesContinue reading “Put Down The Old Weight Story And Write A New Story”
Author Archives: Dr. Sarah Pegrum
Going beyond just surviving through the food and body talk and struggles in the holiday season
The holiday season can bring up all kinds of thoughts and feelings. For some, they absolutely love this time of year. For others, it is a tough time of year that may bring up painful memories or draw attention to loss. For those who struggle with food and body, it can bring a minefield ofContinue reading “Going beyond just surviving through the food and body talk and struggles in the holiday season”
Break the Binds of Weight Stigma: Free yourself from body image struggles using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
After 15+ years of researching and working in the field of eating disorders and body image, I have released a book, Break the Binds of Weight Stigma: Free Yourself From Body Image Struggles Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Order your copy from Amazon or Jessica Kingsley Publishers (see below for links). We live in aContinue reading “Break the Binds of Weight Stigma: Free yourself from body image struggles using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy”
Body Image Grief
Often when we talk about grief it is in the context of losing a loved one. Yet grief processes can occur when there is any form of a loss. A loss that many people experience when they are doing body image work is loss of connection to an ideal or smaller body. For some peopleContinue reading “Body Image Grief”
Does Weight Really = Health?
Short answer: Not necessarily. Despite people continuously talking about how evil or bad being fat is, when we look at the research the relationship between weight and health isn’t as clear cut as what people think. What some of the popular discourses have led us to believe is that if you gain weight or areContinue reading “Does Weight Really = Health?”
Holiday Season Comments on Food &Body: Part Two
Before we jump on into common comments that are made and different ways of navigating them, I want to draw attention to how the people around you who make comments about food and body are on their own journey with food, body and weight, and have also been surrounded by all kinds of food, bodyContinue reading “Holiday Season Comments on Food &Body: Part Two”
Let Go of The Exercise Rules & Connect with Enjoyment
Have you ever started to do exercise or an activity only because it is “the best way to burn calories” or “the fastest way to a flat stomach?”, or something along those lines? Have you ever started an activity and initially enjoyed it, but then found rules increasingly creeping in, such as “I have toContinue reading “Let Go of The Exercise Rules & Connect with Enjoyment”
Holiday Season Comments on Food & Body: Part One
I love the holiday season. For me it is about spending time with loved ones. I have cherished memories of Christmases with people who have since passed away, and each year I make new memories with the people who have entered my life. Yet, as much as I love the holiday season, there are aContinue reading “Holiday Season Comments on Food & Body: Part One”
Play: Not Just for Kids
Remember the games you used to play as a kid? You may have been a real active kid, so your games may have involved a lot of physical activity. Or you may have preferred board games or computer games. Or maybe you were creative, and came up with your own play or games. In play,Continue reading “Play: Not Just for Kids”
Changing the Response to Conditioned Weight Bias
Complete these sentences with the first thing that comes to mind, Mary had a little ____ Twinkle, twinkle little ____ Don’t cry over spilled____ Chances are your answers were lamb, star and milk. Chances are you didn’t have to think too hard, or select these responses, but rather they just popped into your head. TheseContinue reading “Changing the Response to Conditioned Weight Bias”
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