[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Opal’s First Ever Body Image Workshop for Kids “I’m excited to share some reflections after Lexi and I led our first girl’s body image workshop at Opal! We started this for our kids and their besties– It was hilarious and powerful! It gave Read more…
Body Trust is Your Birthright By Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD & Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC of Be Nourished Ten years ago, Be Nourished was born from a desire to have a safe and welcoming space for people to have conversations rich in meaning about our relationship with our bodies. We Read more…
How to Talk to Kids about Body Image What does it look like to raise children with a healthy relationship to food + body? If you are a person who has had an eating disorder, works with eating disorders, or knows someone with an eating disorder, chances are you’ve wondered Read more…
Our Bodies: A Source of Wonder “A mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem.” – Naomi Wolf I have read this quote before, thinking it was a lovely notion, but I didn’t really understand the truth of the message until I experienced The Body Read more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Body Hate, Body Love, and Everything In Between I lead the body image group at Opal, which often leads to the assumption that my own body image is flawless. And some days it is. But, my experience as an embodied woman is Read more…
Food+Body Freedom in the Backcountry One staff member’s experience of freedom from her eating disorder while backpacking in Washington Over the fourth of July weekend, I embarked on a four day backpacking trek to Washington’s finest and most envied spot, The Enchantments. As mentioned in its name, this captivating Read more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] 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 Read more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Experiential therapy for exercise eating disorder treatment through the lens of art To begin exploring this idea of exercise and movement in eating disorder treatment, I need to give you some back story. Several years ago I had an idea. I was working Read more…
How One Clinician’s Journey on a Silent Mindfulness Retreat Impacted her Work in Eating Disorder Treatment 2014 was a trying year; through the turmoil, I felt the fast momentum of life and knew I could not stop it. I noticed my inability to handle personal struggles was impacting my work Read more…
I cried (tears of joy) the first time I went to The Pantry. This beautifully simple and cozy kitchen, tucked behind the famed Seattle pizza restaurant, Delancey, was a stark contrast and much needed breath of fresh air from the kitchen environment at Opal where I spend most of my Read more…