These times are truly unprecedented. For the past month I have been allowing myself to be human, showing up for my family, my clients (many hospital workers, displaced students, and parents turned home schoolers, many with disordered eating and anxiety exacerbated by the social distancing required). I have been asking Body Kindness book readers and… [Read More]

I’ve been named one of today’s top 10 voices in nutrition! Verywell’s inaugural Champions of Wellness class is made up of professionals who promote healthy living messages that are accessible, inclusive, and actionable for all. Verywell is a leading health and wellness site that reaches over 30 million people monthly. Rebecca Scritchfield’s book, Body Kindness, along with… [Read More]

Let’s talk about eating disorders that are born from culture and hidden in plain sight. My guest to share her personal story is Gloria Oladipo, a 20-year-old Black woman who developed an eating disorder in elementary school that went undiagnosed for over a decade. A student at Cornell University, Gloria also works as a freelance… [Read More]

I was interviewed for Virginia Sole-Smith’s NYT Parenting article, sharing advice for parents who struggle with food and self-image on how to avoid inadvertently passing along unhealthy behaviors. “If you’re feeling like, ‘I need to hide my diet from my kids,’ maybe what you’re really saying is, ‘I don’t want to do this but I… [Read More]

I’m joined by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti, editors of a new anthology Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World. We discuss why we need a book about believing women’s experiences are as credible and reliable as men. Believing women starts with believing ourselves and caring for our personal well-being. Samantha Irby contributes… [Read More]

I was recently interviewed by InStyle for this article about set point theory: This Theory May Explain Why It’s So Hard to Lose Weight. My bottom line quote: “Society still values thinness, so those people with higher set points aren’t treated the same as those of us with more socially acceptable weights,” Scritchfield explains. “That’s… [Read More]

Parents… we are doing the best we can. We really are… and yet, when it comes to body image and health concerns for our kids, we need a new approach to focus on well-being for all kids, and we need to really let our kids grow into their bodies (and change culture that doesn’t want… [Read More]

A significant part of the body kindness practice is held in our relationships, especially parents and caregivers to children. As adults we understand there were ways in which our childhood needs were not met and with a deep desire to to better, we don’t want to mess it up. But we inevitably do and it’s… [Read More]

I was delighted to be included on SELF magazine’s list of 9 Books That Will Change Your Relationship With Food. Almost all of these dietitian recommended books to change your relations ship to food are on my bookshelf — and the stories behind why they are recommended are lovely to read. Big gratitude to Cara… [Read More]