Guest Post: Sophia Bazzi – Where are all the women in glasses? One of our youngest Health at Every Size advocates talks about what she noticed while school shopping lately and what is is like to experience changes to your body that don’t necessarily fit into society’s standards Sophia is Read more
An empowered message to recipients of sizeism As a woman of size I have realized that many people in our society feel at liberty to comment on my weight. It could take the form of a “concerned” family member reminding me of diets and procedures at my disposal, or that Read more
The purpose of the Health At Every Size Interview (HAES) Practitioner Spotlight is to highlight individuals who are practicing Health At Every Size in their personal and professional lives. I hope these spotlights will help you learn more about how individuals come to their own body acceptance process and therefore change Read more
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
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…)
The training will be June 25th -29th, from 9am – 5pm each day, with an hour break for lunch at noon and two 15-minute breaks- once in the morning and once in the afternoon. There are several area restaurants to choose from for lunch. The training will conclude Sunday Read more
Presented by Linda Bacon, PhD and Lucy Aphramor, PhD, RD June 25th – 29th, 2014, 9am – 5pm University of Washington Masonic Ballroom, 4338 University Way NE, Seattle, WA All types of health care professionals and HAES advocates, at all levels are invited to attend. The liberating message of Health Read more
Health At Every Size® Facilitator Training Registration has two parts. Please choose your payment option using the form below and pay the training registration fee through PayPal. Once payment is completed, you will be returned to Opal’s website to fill out the registration form. Your registration is not complete until Read more
Thank you for your participation in the Health At Every Size® Facilitator Training! A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. We look forward to seeing you in June for this exciting event!