Challenges with food and disliking your body can be an intense and persistent struggle, you may even start to wonder, do I have an eating disorder?

I would like to start by saying that if you are even asking the question of “do I have an eating disorder?” even if only in those far recesses of your brain, then you are struggling more than you have to and you could benefit from support regardless of whether or not you have a diagnosable eating disorder.

Did you know that dieting is the #1 risk factor for developing an eating disorder?

I didn’t know that when I was a teenager. And I suspect my parents didn’t either. We can’t guarantee that our kids will be safe from developing disordered eating or an eating disorder, but we can help reduce their risk by discouraging dieting in the first place.

What’s really awesome is that parents can be the first line of defense against dieting and disordered eating.

Our pool opened up this past weekend, which is both early and amazing because this weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina, we hit the 90’s ya’ll.

I don’t even want to think about what that means for this summer…

But Memorial Day weekend is USUALLY when swimsuit season officially begins.

Is your body “swimsuit ready?”

No, I’m not drunk on diet culture… I’m here to tell you that “swimsuit ready” is bullshit.