by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 4, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Some days, inspirational body image quotes may help you love your body more. Other days, body image quotes may seem feeble. Regardless, every single person deserves to feel at least neutral and safe in their body. That’s your birthright. Before you read...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 7, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Have you ever wondered how media affects body image negatively? Consider the following scenario: You’re waiting in line at the grocery store and wonder what’s going on in the world of social media. You decide to scroll through Instagram. Or maybe you...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 2, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Body image is the relationship you have with your body. Parents, your body image has likely changed over the years in some ways. But maybe not in others. For tweens, body image is especially complex due to unique influences associated with age and development. Tweens...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jan 24, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Body image issues are common and not just “a female thing”. Boys and men have body image problems too. Male body image issues can be harder to identify than females’. So how can you tell if your son is struggling with male body image issues? And what...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jan 21, 2021 | Body Image Issues
“Oppression spares no body. Injustices are both systemic and intimate, taking root in the flesh.”–Mary Watkins You’re thinking it’s time to begin overcoming negative body image and eating disorders. But you aren’t 100 percent certain. And...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 25, 2020 | Body Image Issues
Most of us judge people by their appearance. And more specifically, by their weight. Weight stigma, weight bias, and weight discrimination are real. Even though we know we shouldn’t “judge a book by its cover”, we often do. Judgments can be so...
