by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 20, 2025 | Body Image Issues
Diet Culture Disguised As Common Sense Picture it. Santa is at the mall, on a chair. The red and green Christmas lights are shining brightly. The rehearsed wish for a LEGO set is on the minds of the kids in line.. And then, with the honesty a child delivers, this line...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 16, 2025 | Disordered Eating
What is Mental Restriction? What It Looks Like: When you hear the word restriction, you may picture someone who skips meals, cuts out food groups, or sticks to a diet. But there’s another form of restriction that’s quieter, sneakier, and harder to spot. It is called...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 16, 2025 | Disordered Eating
When “Wellness” Becomes Pressure: How Midlife Adults Get Pulled Into Unhealthy Eating Many people in midlife start thinking more about health, aging, and longevity. That’s normal and human. But today’s wellness culture can turn that desire for wellbeing into something...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 9, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) who has ever wandered the aisles of Target unable to choose between “calming eucalyptus” and “gentle sea breeze” laundry detergent, you’ve met decision fatigue, Decision fatigue affects everyone, but HSPs experience it more...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Nov 26, 2025 | Body Image Issues
Body Image in a Changing World: What 30 Years of Research Reveals Looking Back: What We Knew Then Body image has changed dramatically over the last three decades—but not always in the ways you might expect. When I began studying body image in the early 1990s, the main...
