‘Real Women’s Stories’

The Binge Eating Diaries: Did I Just Binge or Overeat?

By Jacki Monaco on October 4, 2012

A series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on her journey to overcome binge eating. Follow her every other Thursday as she blogs about the challenges (and victories) of recovery. Even though I haven’t had what I qualify as a binge since I left Green Mountain, this does not mean I have magically acquired perfect eating habits. I still overeat […] read more »

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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: How I Recommitted to My Body

By Barbara on September 27, 2012

Join Green Mountain at Fox Run as we blog about Weight Stigma Awareness Week, sponsored by the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA). Today, BEDA encourages us to recommit to taking care of ourselves, challenging weight bias, standing up for healthy body image and ending fat talk. Today I can say that I love to be in my body. This has […] read more »

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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: Reclaim Your Body Image

By Lisa Christie on September 26, 2012

Join Green Mountain at Fox Run as we blog about Weight Stigma Awareness Week, sponsored by the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA). Today, BEDA encourages us to reclaim our body image as our own and engage in positive body talk. When I first decided I would write today’s Weight Stigma Awareness blog post about reclaiming your body image as your […] read more »

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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: Expression and Healing

By Robyn Priebe on September 25, 2012

Join Green Mountain at Fox Run as we blog about Weight Stigma Awareness Week, sponsored by the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA). Today, we encourage you to get creative and express yourself. How can you use art to heal and build self-acceptance? Today’s theme in this Weight Stigma Awareness Week is Expression. Weight stigma can harm in so many ways […] read more »

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The Binge Eating Diaries: Explaining A Binge to A Non-Binger

By Jacki Monaco on September 13, 2012

A series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on her journey to overcome binge eating. Follow her every other Thursday as she blogs about the challenges (and victories) of recovery. At some point for most binge eaters, it’s a possibility someone will ask – out of concern for our health due to rapid weight gain, out of confusion due to […] read more »

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Stop Hating, Stop Waiting and Start Living

By Lisa Christie on September 6, 2012

In honor of Mara Glatzel, who will be doing a special workshop next week at Green Mountain called “Stop Hating, Stop Waiting and Start Living,” today we are reposting a beautiful piece she wrote for after her guest stay in January about the importance of losing the body fantasy. I think we all have one. Enjoy. I am going to […] read more »

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The Binge Eating Diaries: Learning to Forgive Myself

By Jacki Monaco on August 30, 2012

This is a series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on her journey to overcome binge eating. Follow her every other Thursday as she blogs about the challenges and victories of recovery. Forgiveness is often one of the hardest things to give, especially to ourselves. I still haven’t forgiven myself for turning to food during my hardest times, for gaining […] read more »

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Women in the 2012 Olympic Games

By Robyn Priebe on August 22, 2012

On my drive to work last week, I heard a segment on NPR about the fact that the US sent more women than men to the Olympics this year.  While the difference is not huge, seemingly 8 more woman based on my googling-results, I still think this is pretty cool and empowering.  Considering that the Ancient Olympics were originally limited to […] read more »

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Creating and Maintaining Sacred Space within Your Life

By Lisa Christie on August 17, 2012

Today’s guest post is from Self-Love Body Coach, Mara Glatzel, who will be hosting a workshop at Green Mountain from Sept. 9-15 called “Stop Waiting, Stop Hating and Start Living” on creating the life you were meant to lead. Nearly ten years ago, I began facing my emotional eating head-on. I made the necessary changes. I focused on myself. I […] read more »

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The Binge Eating Diaries: Loving Yourself At Your Lowest

By Jacki Monaco on August 2, 2012

A series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on overcoming binge eating. Follow her journey every other Thursday as she blogs about the challenges and victories of recovery. I had a surprise moment that tested my strength last week. I love to laugh, I pride myself in having a good sense of humor even, but some things that are humorous […] read more »

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