When I started my advocacy efforts in 2014 through a youth-led eating disorder organization called REbeL, I did not know that my participation would save me from developing a full-blown eating disorder (instead, leaving me with a more manageable form of disordered...
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The What to Say Halloween Pledge
This Halloween, we’re encouraging adults to keep Halloween shame-free by: not talking about candy as “bad,” “unhealthy,” or “junk;” not commenting on people’s bodies (including my own!) Are you committed to doing this too? If so, click the links below to share the...
What to Say Halloween Challenge
Introducing… the What to Say Halloween Challenge! This October, we want to combat diet culture by focusing on the things we love about Halloween! So, we’ve created our first social media challenge of 2022: the What to Say Halloween Challenge. If there’s something...
Stop the Candy Battle: 4 Healthier Ways to Talk to Kids about Candy this Halloween
Deciding how to approach Halloween candy is an opportunity to think about how we approach what we say around our children for all the foods we think of as “bad” or “unhealthy” during this season, and beyond. WithAll’s What to Say Initiative is dedicated to preventing...
What America’s Top Athletes Know about Health & Performance with Olympic Skiers Jessie Diggins & Gus Schumacher
https://vimeo.com/700691600 Whether a young athlete, coach or parent of an athlete, this video will equip and inspire you to support the health of the athletes in your life and hear the powerful stories of two of the world’s top athletes. Athletes have a significantly...
Defining Healthy for Kids with Dr. Katie Loth & Dr. Charlotte Markey
You’ve got questions, we’ve got experts. This virtual session with Dr. Katie Loth and Dr. Charlotte Markey in April 2022 goes deeper into how you can support life-long health and well-being for the kids in your life through the words you say and actions you model...
How do I share What to Say with other adults in my kid’s life?
Thank you for taking the pledge to stop diet and weight talk around the kids in your life. As you're living out the pledge, you may notice other adults your child looks up to do not know the importance of their words about food, body, and exercise. You may notice some...
A Simple Guide for What to Say: Holidays Edition Video
https://vimeo.com/647846053 Recorded November 28, 2021 "I had way too many cookies this Christmas. I'm going to need to go on a diet in the new year to get things back on track." "I can't eat those potatoes. They're full of fat and butter, it's so bad for you!" "I'm...
How can I encourage family members to stop diet and weight talk too?
As you're living out the pledge to stop diet and weight talk, you may notice other adults your child looks up to do not know the importance of their words about food, body, and exercise. You may notice some of them do not and might be inadvertently saying harmful...