We won't stop Wednesday

Last week I purposely stayed out of your inbox. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday were all poised to rob your holiday spirit before December 1st. 

As soon as I had cleared the overwhelm and what felt like a thousand emails, I saw an email with the subject, “We won’t stop Wednesday”. 

This one stopped me, because these three words are basically the mantra of every diet/cleanse/lifestyle/wellness program pummeling your inbox, your brain and your social feeds from now until January. 

We won’t stop convincing you that you aren’t thin enough. 

We won’t stop making you feel less than. 

We won’t stop playing to your insecurities. 

We won’t stop tugging at your fears. 

We won’t stop triggering your anxiety. 

We won’t stop making you think that your body is a problem to be solved. 

We won’t stop making audacious claims that aren’t backed by research. 

We won’t stop making you feel that you can’t trust your body. 

We won’t stop promoting thin privilege and the unfair treatment of people in large bodies. 

The diet industry will never stop or go away completely, but you can stop. 

You can stop believing the lies about long term weight loss success and know that it’s virtually impossible for more than an incredibly tiny fraction of people.  

You can start believing that your body and all bodies are good bodies and that you aren’t a problem to be solved. 

You can believe that it’s your birthright to trust your body’s cues around food. 

You can learn how to manage your fears and anxiety without using food. 

You can start believing you are enough. Right now. 

You can stop participating in diet culture.

Opt out. 

Unsubscribe. 

I encourage you to give it a try. You just might feel your holly jolly spirit return. 

If you need help navigating the holiday hoopla, sign up for my online course full of strategies, mediations and practical ways to ditch diet culture. Click that tiny link below.