Aug
1

How I Beat An Eating Disorder with Alicia Cottle

written by Mat Edvik

Mat and Summer are incredibly excited to bring this weeks podcast to you. Our guest is Alicia Cottle. Alicia struggled with an eating disorder all through her high school years and into college. This is the first time she has told her story to anyone other than those who are very close to her. In [...]

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Jul
30

Do I Look Fat? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

written by Mat Edvik

Are you afraid that boys won’t like you? Are you afraid that you will be rejected by your friends? Do you feel like you are unlovable if you do not have a perfect body?
How much do your conversations revolve around your weight and body image? Do you put yourself and the way you look [...]

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Jul
25

Body Image Basics Part 3 With Bonnie Morris

written by Mat Edvik

This is the second part of our conversation with Bonnie Morris. The topic of today’s podcast is eating disorders.

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Jul
20

Recognizing Eating Disorders

written by summeramorris

I know sometimes our posts are very simple and basic and others are a little more in depth and serious.  Today’s post will be a little more informative and straight forward.  In working with teens on a clinical level in my profession, I am privileged to see teens that are personally struggling with eating disorders [...]

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Jul
20

If they do that with food, imagine what they do with people.

written by Mat Edvik

I have been thinking about the double standard that advertising industry is sending to teen girls. On one hand, the advertisers are portraying an image of the ‘perfect girl’ that is impossible to obtain. They use that image to get girls to think that their product will make the difference in their social life, giving [...]

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Jul
18

Body Image Basics Part 2 With Bonnie Morris

written by Mat Edvik

We are back, continuing with our Body Image Basics series. In this podcast we speak with Bonnie Morris a professional dietitian. In this episode Bonnie talks about the importance of proper nutrition. There are a lot of teenage girls that do not get the proper nutrition, either through skipping meals, eating too much fast food, [...]

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Jul
11

Do You Notice My Flaws As Much As I Do?

written by Mat Edvik

Mat and Summer talk about some of the insecurities that they went through as teenagers and how it affected their self image.

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Jun
27

Body Image Basics Part 1

written by Mat Edvik

Mat and Summer talk about their thoughts on body image and teenage girls. Body image is an issue that affects everyone, not just teen girls. It is one of the major problems facing teen girls today.

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