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”
Author Archives: Dr. Sarah Pegrum
Everyday values
I love doing values work in therapy. No matter which way I approach it I enjoy it. I enjoy seeing peoples eyes light up as they identify and connect with what is important to them. Values are what is deeply important to you. They give life meaning, purpose, direction and vitality. They are different toContinue reading “Everyday values”
The Changing Image of Photos
Have you had the experience of looking at a photo of yourself, and having thoughts like, ‘is that how I look?’ or not recognizing it is you? Have you then focused on that picture, and continued to pick yourself a part?. Have you then gone into a bit of mental spin, and it impact notContinue reading “The Changing Image of Photos”
Be the Change You Want to See in the World
Body image struggles are rampant. Each day people look in the mirror, and pick apart their appearance and all the ways they are ‘not good enough’. For some their focus is on their weight or shape, for others their focus may be their age, or masculinity or femininity, or race or ethnicity. Yet, this hasContinue reading “Be the Change You Want to See in the World”
The Fear Armour
I fear being judged. In particular, I fear people will think I’m stupid, incompetent or boring. I fear that they will come after me with hurtful comments or stab me in the back. These are things I have experienced, from my childhood and adolescence, all the way to recent years. I’ve experienced judgment and hurtfulContinue reading “The Fear Armour”
Weight Stigma and the Obesity Epidemic
In recent decades people’s weight has gotten higher and higher, leading to what many call an obesity epidemic. Given the amount of health issues attached to obesity it made sense that people felt a need to respond, and respond quickly. Unfortunately the call to respond has not only missed its mark, but has impaled aContinue reading “Weight Stigma and the Obesity Epidemic”
Why Do I Do That?
A common experience people have as they enter therapy is this sense that there is something wrong with them, and that they alone have the experiences they are having. Not only are they distressed by their internal experiences, but they feel alone in them. They feel that these internal experiences are indicators that they areContinue reading “Why Do I Do That?”
Are we Misattributing an Agent of Change? Impact of a Weight Assumption
I have seen so many shows, articles and posts, all claiming how a person’s life changed because of changes in weight. The stories create an image of a person being like an ugly caterpillar unwanted by the world, who with weight loss turns into a beautiful butterfly, whose life completely changes in every way. WeContinue reading “Are we Misattributing an Agent of Change? Impact of a Weight Assumption”
Get Back to Basics this Holiday Season
Take a moment, and think about some of your most cherished memories of the holiday season. Not just a split second of thinking before continuing on reading, really take a good few minutes to think about some of your favorite memories, and what made them so special and memorable. I can wait while you takeContinue reading “Get Back to Basics this Holiday Season”
We Need to Change the Dialogue
In the work I do, personally and professionally, I talk a lot about and connecting with values and what is important. In a previous post I encouraged people to reflect upon what they identify as making a person ‘good’ in different roles (i.e. what makes a good parent, or good partner or good friend?), toContinue reading “We Need to Change the Dialogue”
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