I'm a food writer with a binge-eating disorder, and I'm learning to reject shame
A binge-eating disorder creates intense shame and fleeting joy, fueled by emotional ties to family food traditions and cycles of restriction and compulsion.
My cultural awakening: an ancient statue made me fall in love with my fat body
Seeing the Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf triggered intense relief and reframed lifelong body-shame into acceptance by revealing historical diversity of human shapes.