As a Plus Size Woman, I have needed a little help
managing things over the years. Here is a sampling of some very
good organizations. Love Yourself! Rae
Smith
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Fitness and In Health: Rochelle Rice offers an accessible
and achievable fitness program for women of size who wish to
create a more active lifestyle. Rochelle Rice'sexperience and
dedication provides an environment where women can exercise physically
while feeling secure emotionally. Her program strives to empower
women through movement.
Caringonline:
One of the best web sites to find the resources to help
you, or someone you love who suffers from negative body image
or any of the following eating disorders-Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge
Eating and Compulsive Overeating.
Jessica
Weiner - Jessica Weiner practices her everyday actionism
through her ground breaking and empowering work as an author,
speaker and performer. A Very Hungry Girl, Jessica's first
book, chronicles her own self-discovery and ultimate recovery
from an eating disorder, and explores how she has helped thousands
of young people address a multitude of self-esteem related issues.
Eating Disorder
Referral and Information Center - The Eating Disorder
Referral and Information Center is dedicated to the prevention
and treatment of eating disorders. Information and treatment
resources for all forms of eating disorders. Promotion of social
attitudes that enhance a healthy body image and self-esteem.
The
Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness - seeks to establish
easily accessible programs across teh nation that all children
and young adults the opportunity to learn about eating disorders.
Furthermore, our aim is to disseminate educational information
to parents and caregivers about the warning signs, dangers and
consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other related
disorders.
Kelly
Bliss' Plus Size Yellow Pages THE MOTHER OF ALL DIRECTORIES! Plus size fitness, sturdy
furniture, BBWdating, maternity, wide hangers, seat-belt extenders,
and BBW clothes, clothes and more clothes!
Resisting
Fat Hatred
Resisting Fat Hatred documents the speakout against fat hatred
held in March, 2000 in Northampton, MA, USA, in support of Susan
Stinson, a fat lesbian novelist targeted for abuse.
Rader Programs- Specializing in treatment of compulsive overeating, anorexia
and bulimia
Body Positive
Change your mind, change your culture, and let your body be!
Body Positive looks at ways we can feel good in the bodies we
have now.
Council on Size
& Weight Discrimination
Non-profit advocacy group working to end discrimination based
on weight. Media images, medical discrimination, employment issues,
etc.
Fat
Friendly Health Professionals List
List of health professionals deemed fat friendly (by clients
or themselves). Includes tips on determining whether a health
professional is fat friendly and interviewing a health professional
to get better, more respectful care.
Fat-Acceptance
FAQs
Fat-Acceptance FAQs: clothing, organizations, publications, online
resources, health and fitness, maternity, activism, comebacks,
cars, airlines, furniture, medical equipment.
MaryMc's
Fat Acceptance Stuff
Site includes links and sources of information on size acceptance,
starting with the basics, and ranging through tools for fat activists
aiming to change the world.
fa-diab:
The Fat Diabetic's Support List
The fa-diab list is for fat accepting diabetics and hypoglycemics
who wish to get control of their disease. Come learn how you
can be a healthy *and* fat diabetic.
PsychPages:
Some Useful Psychology-Related Links
This site fills a unique niche on the WWW. It is a page with
lots of links about all aspects of psychology and is very useful
for all students, especially beginners, but also has a fat-acceptance
focus.
Jellyroll's
Home Page
Emphasis on living life today instead of when you reach a certain
dress/waist size and size-acceptance.
Abundance:
Body Mind Spirit Resources
Recommended books, videos, organizations, websites, etc. for
personal transformation & healing. Contains a section on
size acceptance & eating disorders/body image.
Largesse,
the Network for Size Esteem
Largesse, the Network for Size Esteem has been working since
1986 to promote a positive image, health and equal rights for
people of size.
The
Grand Style Women's Club
A virtual women's club for size 14 women that provides advice,
lifestyle tips and resources for health, fitness, shopping and
family.
