Pocket Snacks 12.26.24: Day-After-a-Holiday Body Image Reminders
No matter what happened yesterday, no matter what you ate, no matter what you drank, no matter what comments gave you the ick, whether you were active or not…
Your current body is worthy of dignity and respect today!
There are 2 ways you can work on respecting your body each day:
1️⃣ Make it comfortable:
Wear clothes that fit your current body that you actually like. Dress for yourself, not the approval of others. It is the job of clothes to fit your body, not the other way around!!
2️⃣ Respond to its basic needs:
Nourish and hydrate it consistently throughout the day, connect with others when needed, take breaks when needed, move your body in ways you enjoy and allow it to rest and recover from the work you ask it to do
When you want to blame your body or critique it, remember this:
Your body is NOT the problem. Our fat phobic culture that has taught us to dislike, hate, constantly critique, and ignore the needs of our bodies is the problem.
MEDIA REC (book)
by Christy Harrison
I love living in Jackson Hole. However, this town and other similar mountain towns are obsessed with wellness. Caring about our health isn't a bad thing. But when does it cross a line into unhealthy territory? How do we know which wellness practices are actually helpful and which ones are harmful? I feel like those are very important questions to be asking ourselves in the new year, and this book will help you sift through so many of the wellness messages that are targeted toward us. Also, if you haven't read Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, it's another book that might be worth reading in 2025.
Book Description:
"It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle." You've probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space. But as Christy Harrison reveals in her latest book, wellness culture promotes a standard of health that is often both unattainable and deeply harmful.
Many people with chronic illness understandably feel dismissed or abandoned by the healthcare system and find solace in alternative medicine, as Harrison once did. Yet the wellness industry promotes practices that often cause even more damage than the conventional approaches they're meant to replace. From the lack of pre-market safety testing on herbal and dietary supplements, to the unfounded claims made by many wellness influencers and functional-medicine providers, to the social-media algorithms driving users down rabbit holes of wellness mis- and disinformation, it can often feel like no one is looking out for us in the face of the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry.
The Wellness Trap delves into the persistent, systemic problems with that industry, offering insight into its troubling pattern of cultural appropriation and its destructive views on mental health, and shedding light on how a growing distrust of conventional medicine has led ordinary people to turn their backs on science. Weaving together history, memoir, reporting, and practical advice, Harrison illuminates the harms of wellness culture while re-imagining our society's relationship with well-being.
SNACK/FOOD/RECIPE
I was looking through NY Times list of “Bests” in 2024, including recipes. I'm not feeling super inspired in the kitchen right now, so I look for easy recipes when that's the case. This one caught my eye, and I might just make it between now and the new year…
Click below for a downloadable PDF of this easy dinner recipe ⬇️
