Resources
Here I am referring to the people, writers, thinkers, activists who influenced me throughout my journey into self-acceptance, as well as the resources that are the cornerstones of my body of work. All resources are hyperlinked to the author or Amazon website.
NB: If you are currently recovering, watch out for the trigger warning sign (TW). You might want to wait a little with these <3
BOOKS
Body acceptance / ED recovery / HAES
Linda Bacon, Health at every size
Linda Bacon & Lucy Aphramor, Body Respect
Jes Baker, Things no one will tell fat girls
Marc David, The slow down diet
Jennifer L. Gaudiani, Sick enough
(TW) Roxane Gay, Hunger: A memoir of (my) body
Alan Levinovitz, The gluten lie
Nicola J Rinaldi, Stephanie G Buckler, Lisa Sanfilippo Waddell, No Period, Now What?
Virginia Sole-Smith, The eating instinct: food culture, body image and guilt in America
Sonya Renee Taylor, The body is not an apology
Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch, The intuitive eating workbook
Virgie Tovar, You have the right to remain fat
Feminism, Racism & Media literacy
Self-help / Mental Health
Brené Brown, The gifts of imperfection
Brené Brown, The power of vulnerability: teachings on authenticity, connection, courage (audiobook)
Sarah Knight, the life-changing magic of not giving a fuck
Gabor Mate, When the body says no. The cost of hidden stress
Relationship
Gary Chapman, The five love languages
Raising body confident kids
Ellyn Satter, Secrets of feeding a healthy family
Books for girls and boys 4 years old +
Todd Parr, It’s okay to be different
Books for girls 9 years old +
Sonya Renee Taylor, Celebrate your body (and its changes too!)
WEBSITES & SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Body acceptance / ED recovery / HAES
https://www.thebodypositive.org
www.thefeedingofthefox.wordpress.com
Disability / Movement
www.thefeedingofthefox.wordpress.com
http://jessamynstanley.com/ @mynameisjessamyn
Feminism, representation, social justice
Acne & skin positivity
Raising body confident kids
SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
PODCASTS
Body acceptance / ED recovery / HAES
Meret Boxler, Life. Unrestricted
Julie Duffy Dillon, Love, Food
Tabitha Farrar, Eating disorders recovery podcast
Aaron Flores & Glenys Oyston, Dietitians unplugged
Summer Innanen, Fearless Rebelle Radio
Kaila Prins, Finding our hunger
Chris Sandel, Real Health Radio
Rebecca Scritchfield, Body kindness
Sarah Vance, Reclaiming you podcast
Any podcast featuring Virgie Tovar or Isabel Foxen-Duke
Self-help / Mental health
Chel Hamilton, Meditation minis (Lots of guided meditations, including some around sleep issues, completely free of charge)
John Moe, The hilarious world of depression (A funny, genuine look at clinical depression from the perspective of comedians and writers)
Andrea Owen, Your kick-ass life podcast (Andrea meets people from all walk of life sharing their stories of getting over nasty inner critics or difficult life transitions)
Feminism
Nouvelles Ecoutes, La Poudre (Some episodes are translated or recorded in English, a podcast covering stories of powerful women in art, politics, writing, activism)
Raising body confident kids
Amy Palanjian and Virginia Sole-Smith, Comfort food podcast (a podcast about feeding families and ourselves, great if you have picky eaters or struggle with mealtimes as a family)
DOCUMENTARIES
ON MY WISHLIST
Megan Jayne Crabbe, Body Positive Power
Caroline Dooner, The Fuck it diet (March 2019)
Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race
Russ Harris, The Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
Alfie Kohn, Unconditional parenting: moving from rewards and punishment to love and reason
