Health at Every Size

010: What’s Young Adult Fiction Got To Do With Mental Health And Identity?

In this episode of the Soul Sessions with Jodie Gale, I interview, Author and Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, Pip Harry. We discuss young adult fiction, mental health, diet culture, competitive sport and identity. Pip Harry is an Australian author … [Read more...] about 010: What’s Young Adult Fiction Got To Do With Mental Health And Identity?

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The Benefits of Dance: 5 Classes to Help You Befriend Your Body

Jodie Gale · Leave a Comment

As a little girl, Alice loved to dance. No matter whether there was music and an audience, or just a sidewalk or field, Alice would swoop and swirl, letting her arms sail wildly through the air, feet moving in a rhythm that came to her with each moment, twirling until she was … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Dance: 5 Classes to Help You Befriend Your Body

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4 Things You and Your Body Deserve Right Now — At Any Size

Lindley Ashline ·

Photo by McKinsey on RawPixel. It's as reliable as the seasons: the latest diet fad. In the past, it's been Atkins, South Beach or the Mediterranean diet. This year it's Keto and intermittent fasting. Next year, it'll be something else. If you've jumped on the dieting wagon, … [Read more...] about 4 Things You and Your Body Deserve Right Now — At Any Size

CATEGORIES: Body, Latest Blogs, Trauma Warrior Blogs

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