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A recent publication in “Fat Studies” journal

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Dr. Sheila

I’m pleased to say that I’ve been published in the “Fat Studies” journal, and an e-print of my article is now available online.  I was asked to review two recent publications, Hanne Blank‘s “Big Big Love,” and Rebecca Weinstein‘s “Fat … Continue reading →

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AAMFT 2012 presentation

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

It’s been a quiet couple of months on the blog here as summer has ended and fall has begun.  I’m at the AAMFT Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC where I’m presenting with Dr. Michael Loewy of Alliant International University on … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday: Gay marriage opponent does an about-face.

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

David Blankenhorn, known for testifying in favor of California’s Proposition 8, has come out in support of gay marriage. Instead of fighting gay marriage, I’d like to help build new coalitions bringing together gays who want to strengthen marriage with … Continue reading →

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Quick post: On supporting marriage.

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

Sociologist Phillip Cohen, who writes the excellent blog Family Inequality, appeared on Talk of the Nation recently as a guest alongside the head-desk worthy economist Isabel Sawhill who recently brought single-mom bashing into the 21st Century. He points out that … Continue reading →

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Weighing in on “The Weight of the Nation”

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

For those who haven’t heard, HBO is airing a two-part documentary on May 14 and 15, called “The Weight of the Nation.”  It’s getting a tremendous amount of press, and is being promoted by The Center for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

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MFT and the Culture Wars

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

Over at his excellent blog MFT Progress Notes, my friend and colleague Dr. Ben Caldwell has been regularly blogging about the issue of therapists who have religious or moral objections to homosexuality.  There has been a flurry of legal cases … Continue reading →

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You and your New Year’s Eve hangover

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Dr. Sheila

Or, everything you always wanted to know about drinking but the LA Times won’t tell you! So, I spent several years teaching alcohol education and harm reduction at one of the top “party schools” in the US. While my program’s … Continue reading →

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Time for linkspam!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Dr. Sheila

1) This little girl is complaining about the very thing I was getting out in Bad Santa Part II:  gender policing.  Yay for her supportive dad! 2) Feminists and family therapists take note:  Sick [heterosexually-married] men get support from their … Continue reading →

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Bad Santa: Part II

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Dr. Sheila

Yesterday I started in on ruining Christmas for everyone, or at least Jimmy Kimmel and some of his fans, by pointing out that his “Give your kids a terrible present and film it” challenge was… not actually that funny, when … Continue reading →

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Bad Santa

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Dr. Sheila

So, as I recently Tweeted about, comedian Jimmy Kimmel has been asking viewers to play pranks on their kids and record the results.  For Halloween, he encouraged people to tell their kids they ate all the Halloween candy.  The results … Continue reading →

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