Embracing Food Freedom & Body Liberation: Websites to Support Your Journey
At Food Ease Co, we believe everyone should experience food freedom and body liberation. As Food Freedom Dietitians, we’re passionate about helping you build a peaceful, joyful relationship with food and your body.
To support you on this journey, we want to highlight a few resources that align with our values of Health At Every Size® (HAES), weight-inclusive care, and accessible wellness.
1. Ragen Chastain’s Newsletter: Weight and Healthcare
🔗 https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/
Ragen Chastain is a researcher, writer, and advocate who explores weight science, weight stigma, and ethical healthcare practices for higher-weight individuals. Her work challenges common myths about weight and health, emphasizing evidence-based, compassionate care over harmful weight-centric approaches.
Why we love it:
- Debunks weight bias in medicine
- Advocates for informed consent in healthcare
- Centers lived experience alongside scientific research
2. Health At Every Size® (HAES) Principles
The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) outlines the HAES principles, which guide our work at Food Ease Co. HAES promotes:
✅ Weight inclusivity – Respecting bodies of all sizes
✅ Health enhancement – Supporting well-being without weight loss as a goal
✅ Eating for well-being – Honoring hunger, fullness, and pleasure
✅ Life-enhancing movement – Joyful, accessible physical activity
✅ Ending weight stigma – Challenging discrimination based on body size
Why we love it:
- A compassionate, evidence-based alternative to diet culture
- Encourages self-trust and body autonomy
3. Project HEAL: Healing Eating Disorders for All
🔗 https://www.theprojectheal.org/
Project HEAL is a nonprofit dedicated to breaking systemic barriers to eating disorder treatment. Their mission aligns with ours—ensuring that everyone, regardless of size, race, gender, or income, has access to healing and recovery.
Why we love it:
- Provides treatment scholarships for those who can’t afford care
- Advocates for inclusive, equitable eating disorder recovery
- Challenges weight stigma in diagnosis and treatment
4. Yoga For All Bodies: Accessible Movement for Every Body
🔗 https://yogaforallbodies.com/youtube-classes/
Movement should feel good, not punitive. Yoga For All Bodies offers free, inclusive yoga classes designed to be accessible for all shapes, sizes, and abilities.
Why we love it:
- Emphasizes gentle, trauma-informed movement
- No diet talk or body-shaming
- Encourages mindful connection rather than calorie burning
Final Thoughts: Your Journey to Food Freedom Starts Here
At Food Ease Co, we’re committed to helping you break free from diet culture and embrace body trust, intuitive eating, and joyful movement. These resources can be a helpful starting point in your journey. Whether you’re seeking evidence-based health info, eating disorder recovery support, or inclusive movement, there’s a community here for you.
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