Virgie Tovar
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Virgie Tovar Articles
It’s taken me a long time to write about this topic because I’m not an eating disorder specialist or clinician.
Read...I don’t drink much, and embarrassingly I don’t even know how to smoke, but I do have a tendency to use experiences the way addicts use substances, because I learned addictive behavioral frameworks growing up.
Read...October is a busy month for me. It’s one of two peak periods for lecture bookings on university campuses.
Read...Weight gain is — in my anecdotal experience — quite common once you stop attempting to control your weight. My story is not everyone’s story.
Read...I am currently in Los Angeles trying to forget that the election happened.
Read...I’ve been ashamed of my indirect communication style for a really long time. Recently I realized that I was done feeling shame for the way I navigate.
Read...“Chill” is, I think, a coded word that describes an environment where low expectations, low commitment, and zero accountability are considered normal.
Read...A couple of weeks ago I got an email that contained a question I never thought I’d be asked.
Read...It's okay to hate Thanksgiving. After years of gritting my teeth I finally gave myself permission to choose what I wanted to do.
Read...I’d like to enter the term “thinspreading” into the running for 2017's new word of the year. Fat people are expected to take up as little space as possible.
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