@ Nikki DuBose Nikki Dubose is a former model, host, and actress who has recently turned her career focus towards writing, public speaking, and mental health advocacy. Eating Disorder Hope StaffThe [...]
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Melainie Rogers, MS, RD, CDN, CEDRD is a registered dietitian and Founder of BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center in New York City. BALANCE offers a variety of outpatient programs including [...]
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Contributor: Mikayla Kendal MS, LPC – Eating Disorder Specialist at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Culture and society often set the standard for beauty. We see models and celebrities portraying [...]
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In 2016, Mattel introduced a ‘new look’ for Barbie. It released female dolls that resembled various body sizes and shapes. Included in this new look were dolls of various skin [...]
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Contributor: Jessica Masbaum, LCSW, Therapist and Clinical Lead, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center. This past week, Amazon came under fire for the sale of a pro-anorexia sweatshirt from vendor “ArturoBuch” that [...]
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Serena Williams has long been an inspiration to women. For over 20 years, she has fought back against racism, sexism, and body-shamers while excelling at her craft on the tennis [...]
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Fashion, beauty, and the thin ideal. These are some of the standards within the modeling industry, and with photoshop, many magazines, social media, and Hollywood promote the idea of the [...]
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Anorexia Forces Gold Medalist Yulia Lipnitskaia to Retire “The girl in red,” “a tiny genius,” “the future of figure skating,” “a little legend [telegraph].” These are just some of the [...]
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Media literacy is defined as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms [1].” Research has shown that the way people perceive media has [...]
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The popular Miss Universe Pageant has long stood as one of the most anticipated beauty pageants in the world. Since it’s foundation in 1952, the Miss Universe Pageant has been [...]
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