March Madness: Opal Owls Basketball Team

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Last spring Lexi and Kara decided they needed some basketball in their lives and recruited Opal staff members to play in a women’s league. I was immediately enthused to play on the Opal team, the Opal Owls. I always loved basketball, however I Read more

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Narrative Therapy: Why Our Stories Matter

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] When I was six or seven, I got my first diary. It had pink lined pages and a picture of Hello Kitty on the front. I still remember how eager I was to start putting things down in that book- I had just Read more

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Embracing Advocacy

Historically, I have struggled to identify myself as a social justice advocate. In my younger years, my introversion and lack of confidence made it challenging to even know what I believed in, much less to use my voice publicly.  Through my own recovery process in early adulthood, however, I learned Read more

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A Practitioner’s Journey to Health at Every Size®

I always look back with gratitude to the first time I was introduced to the Health At Every Size® message. I was a graduate student studying nutrition and health psychology and eager to help others.  I was excited to say the least, that there was an alternative to the diet and weight loss interventions I so commonly knew. (more…)

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