Abby Ellin

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Speaker Profile: Abby Ellin
A New York Times reporter shares the story of her own adolescent struggle with food and weight and examines the landscape of today's diet culture.
Travels From: New York, NY
Areas of expertise: Teenage psychology, obeisity and weight loss issues, parenting
Author of:
Teenage WaistlandTeenage Waistland
PublicAffairs
2007

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About the speaker:

Abby Ellin wrote the "Preludes" column about young people and money in the Sunday Money and Business section of the New York Times for five years. She also regularly writes the "Vows" column in the New York Times Sunday Styles section, as well as feature assignments for that section. Her writing has also appeared in a range of publications, including Time, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, MSN.COM, the Village Voice, Marie Claire, More, Self, Glamour, the Boston Phoenix, and Spy. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and is the winner of the Sword of Hope award from the American Cancer Society. But, perhaps her greatest claim to fame is naming "Karamel Sutra" ice cream for Ben and Jerry's. Teenage Waistland was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life award (2005).

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Love Your Child, Love Her Body — No Matter What She Weighs

  • One size does not fit all when it comes to weight loss, and the better we understand that, the more likely we are to be able to help our kids.

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Personal Reflections on Body Image

  • Using her own story and her book, Teenage Waistland, as a jumping off point, Ellin addreses anyone who's ever wrestled, directly or indirectly, with weight issues.

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Addressing Parents of Overweight Children

  • What can parents say that kids will hear? Why don't kids exercise more and eat less when they're dying to be thinner? What treatment methods actually work? Willpower, or surrender? Shame, or inspiration?

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Size Acceptance: Fat or Fiction

  • Is it irresponsible to advocate size acceptance? Should we focus on health rather than being thin? Is it possible to be fit and fat?

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Fat Camp: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

  • Are fat camps a solution? Do they work in the long-term? What are the pros and cons?

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