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Welcome to WithAll’s Blog!

Here, we share observations on the diet culture and body ideals that have surrounded most of us from our birth through today. We also write about the why and how of the cultural transformation WithAll (with you) is driving to fundamentally alter body and food perceptions and understanding. These posts offer insights, tips, and resources to help you, an adult role model like us, create and hold the space where young people grow free of the harmful messages that do not serve health and wellbeing.

If there is a topic related to young people, body image, and food that you are interested in having us write about, or if you would like to submit a request to be a guest author, please email us at hello@withall.org with “Blog request” in the subject line.

INSIGHTS FROM A TRAILBLAZING YOUTH ACTIVIST: SOPHIE SZEW

INSIGHTS FROM A TRAILBLAZING YOUTH ACTIVIST: SOPHIE SZEW

I reported to them that your weight is fine, but your organs are failing and you’re not getting any better. There’s not much else we can do for you since according to your weight, you’re perfectly healthy and yet you’re really sick since you’re not eating. They asked...

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Compassion for the Almond Moms

Compassion for the Almond Moms

So, when one of my colleagues posted a video in our team Slack last spring about "almond moms," I was completely lost yet totally fascinated. If you're nodding along, let's navigate this whole "almond mom" thing together – consider this a mom-to-mom crash course. What...

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Not Okay in December

Not Okay in December

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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Shannon assists with the logistics of development and operations and making every day run as smoothly as possible. Her day-to-day focuses on our Recovery Support Program, budget management, events, and administrative support. She enjoys being part of the nonprofit world and finding ways to help enhance the organization. She has a heart for serving others and helping people succeed.

Shannon has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health & Exercise Science from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) from Walden University.

Outside of work, you can find Shannon chasing her two girls around, attending sporting events and finding the next brewery or winery to explore.

Lindsay leads our operations, programming, fundraising, and communications to better fulfill our mission. She enjoys engaging with our supporters and stakeholders to build stronger connections to our work. Outside the office, you can find her planning her next trip, exploring the Twin Cities, or reading her book club’s latest pick.

With ten years of experience in nonprofit and foundation administration, Lindsay is a creative project manager working to strengthen all our operations. She loves being a part of a team deeply dedicated to discovering innovative and effective strategies to end eating disorders and is excited to invite others into this important work. Efficient and collaborative, she executes activity across all operations, including fundraising, events, communications, and programming. Lindsay has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, and a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas. She and her family live in Richfield, MN.

As Executive Director, Lisa leads WithAll’s strategic growth as a sustainable social enterprise dedicated to the prevention of and healing from eating disorders.

Lisa has more than 20 years of experience in public affairs, community relations, and law, and nearly 15 years of experience in non-profit leadership, most recently at Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media. She is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, a member of the Minnesota Bar, and a Minnesota Supreme Court appointee to Minnesota’s Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board. She volunteers with her daughter’s school and with youth sports.

Lisa does this work because she knows eating disorders are not a choice; they are deadly, and they are everywhere. She also knows kids are not born with harmful thoughts and actions around food or their body—and it’s our job as adults to keep it this way so they can focus their precious brains and time on things that matter.

Lisa finds laughter, all children, and the numerous variations of sparkling water to be delightful.