Posts Tagged ‘Eating Disorders’

Can You Exercise Too Much? Discover a Better Way

I was recently interviewed by Steven Sashen on The MOVEMENT Movement Podcast. It was a great experience! We talked about the dangers of exercising too much, Nia, functional movement opportunities and more. The MOVEMENT Movement features some of the brightest thought leaders in natural movement who dispel myths, confusion, and sometimes outright lies about how people…

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Breaking Body Biases: Can Exercise be Harmful? Orthorexia with FitPro Jennifer Hicks

I recently had the honour of being interviewed by Christine DiFilippis of Breaking Body Biases.  Breaking Body Biases is an anti-diet and joyful movement podcast which amplifies the voices of fitness professionals, dieticians and health practitioners promoting HAES (Health At Every Size). How wonderful to talk with Christine about diet culture, privilege, choice making and…

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My body is bigger and I’m a better person now because of it

As my body has grown and changed, I have become a better person for it.   That’s right – gaining weight has made me not only healthier physically, but it’s given me mental clarity, emotional ease and confidence. Lots of it.   When I was a kid, I was so physically awkward, clumsy and shy.…

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How I feel is more important to me than my appearance

When I focused on how my body looked, my appearance was all I could think about. I was deeply anxious and solely focused on what others saw. Nothing else mattered – my appearance took priority over my mental well being, my relationships and my ability to engage in anything other than maintaining how I looked.…

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Mess: the hospital anthology

“Jennifer Hicks invites us into her world as a healthcare professional who herself is struggling with other professionals as she asks for compassion and support while living with bipolar disorder”

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Seasonal Affective Disorder: How to Cope

I love sharing my story and offering ideas about taking control of one’s own mental health. So, on December 26 when I receive an email and a voice mail inviting me to be a guest on a radio show, I was overjoyed! My first time ever on the radio! I was being asked to discuss…

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I couldn’t stop: I was addicted to exercise.

Throughout the fall, I have been involved in a documentary project about addiction (I realize that sounds like the beginning of the TV program “Intervention”, but it’s true). In my late 20s/early 30s, I was addicted to exercise. In preparing to share my story, I came across this piece of writing which I now realize…

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