Tag: harm reduction

  • Trauma Informed Care

    I have written and re-written this post many times. It is that difficult to write about this topic. Whatever I wrote, I felt I could write so much more. There are so many nuances to this conversation. There are so many areas of trauma that could be addressed. This writing cannot and will not include…

  • Holidays and Boundaries

    Wintertime with all the family holidays and other social gatherings is very likely to increase our exposure to the diet-talk, fat phobic comments and even personal attacks, if you happen to be the “fat” one. Of course, all of this comes wrapped up in the sickly cheerful paper of “concern for your health”. Sometimes we…

  • But… what about health?

    Everyone has always assured me, that they were reeaally caring about my health when they advised me to lose weight. My mother, my doctor, my family, my friends, my colleagues, and the people I hardly knew – all of them always talking about healthy eating and exercise as the only means to achieve so called…