ED Prevention & Labeling Retouched Photos, is it Effective?
Mass media publications and advertisements have long portrayed unrealistic and unattainable body types. This tendency has worsened over time, as the women in magazines continue to become less...
View ArticleIs Social Media Helping or Hurting My Mental Health?
Contributor: Kirsten Haglund, Community Relations Representative for Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center and Founder and President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation In order to take a...
View ArticleCombating Diet Culture on Social Media
Diets are everywhere in our society. It is almost impossible to go anywhere without having to face or hear about a new diet or weight loss program. Social media, which is prevalent and almost the major...
View ArticleThe Digital Era: Saving Kids From Developing an Eating Disorder
Social media has taken over Westernized societies, or so it seems. It can be seen in many areas of a person’s everyday life such as schools, classrooms, the workplace, and even in selfies. Everyone of...
View ArticleThinspiration, Bonespiration, and Social Media Concerns
“Thinspiration” is a phrase that has caught on within social media like wildfire and has started a world of pro-ana and pro-mia websites that promote and support eating disorder behaviors. Images that...
View ArticleSocial Media & The Loss of Reprieve From Bullying
Bullying has moved from the playground to the Internet. With social media, kids, teens, and adults have instant access to anyone at any time. Facebook, SnapChat, Instagram, Reddit…these all take away...
View ArticleEating Disorders, Instagram, and Teens: What to Look For?
Eating disorders are a severe mental health disorder and those that struggle with this disorder often hide their behaviors and symptoms from loved ones. People that struggle with an eating disorder can...
View ArticleSocial Media Tips to Build Self Esteem & Positive Body Image
Social media is being used for many things, one being body positive and self-esteem movements. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter can foster vibrant conversations around positive...
View ArticleSocial Media Moderation – Reducing Body Image Insecurities
Contributor: Kirsten Haglund, Community Relations Representative for Timberline Knolls and Founder and President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation I don’t like demonizing technology or any one social...
View ArticleHow Technology and Social Media Influences Body Image
In the rapid evolution of our society today, advances in technology have dictated the course of human interactions. The way we interface with one another is largely hinged on the capacities that have...
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