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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

remembering how much of the fitness and wellness space is saturated with anti-fat rhetoric to prey on your insecurities sure makes it hard to engage with them thoughtfully

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Our politics seems to be entering a phase of "right supremacy" where only the lives of right-wingers have value. Assassinating the leader of a state legislative body in her own damn home was business as usual, but all of America has to have a reckoning if it's a far-right online influencer.

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ABCT Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors SIG @abct-edeb-sig.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Upcoming webinar for EDEB sig members on Single Session Interventions for body image and disordered eating! Speakers are @bburnettephd.bsky.social, @hoff-phd.bsky.social, and @ariellesmith.bsky.social. Register here: abctedebsig.wixsite.com/abct-edeb-si...

ONE SESSION, LASTING IMPACT: BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING BODY IMAGE AND REDUCING DISORDERED EATING
September 30 1:30pm ET / 12:30pm CT/ 11:30am PT
This webinar will explore exciting current studies on brief, single-
session interventions designed to improve body image and
reduce disordered eating, highlighting practical strategies you
can apply in your work.
Aubrey Hoffer, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Louisville
Arielle Smith, BA
PhD Student
Northwestern University
Blair Burnette, PhD
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

every time a child tells me that they’re insecure about their body because other kids call them “big back” i die a little inside 🫠

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

it’s okay to be fat!!! fat people are fucking cool!!! i wouldn’t choose to be thin even if i could!!

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

most people don’t have a problem with their weight, they have a problem with the horrible ways they get treated by others because of their weight. instead of trying to “fix” an individual’s weight, what if we tried to fix some of the rampant anti-fat bias out in the world?

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informed attraction @informedattraction.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

this week’s episode on the movie adaptation of the whale, a movie no one has ever discussed in the context of fat politics on the internet ever

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17. Fat Suits III - The Whale Is A Movie

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

“food is just fuel” is a popular saying in the fitness world. and sure, food can be fuel, but it can also be so much more. food can be a way to connect with other people, cultures, and our memories. you don’t have to moralize foods or punish yourself for enjoying them.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

one of the best things i’ve ever done to improve my body image was stop using a scale. it was the easiest way to stop the habit of compulsively weighing myself and it took power away from the number. i hope you can ditch the scale, or resist the urge to weigh yourself today.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

just remember that if diets worked, there wouldn’t be a multi-billion dollar weight loss/diet/wellness industry that continues to grow and exceed profits each year.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

the problem that keeps fat people out of gyms and fitness spaces isn’t their fatness, it’s the fatphobia within those spaces. toxic fitness/diet culture is rooted in problematic ideals around health, ability, size, and so much more. fitness spaces need to be more accessible.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

we act like most diets are invented in labs, but they’re mostly invented in marketing meetings. it’s important to remember that every mass marketed diet was invented by a normal human being (who wanted to sell you a diet). the diet industry capitalizes on your insecurities

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Russ Vought: “We wish to destroy government as you all know it, including medical research and universities, and we will crush Democrats to do it“ Schumer: “Please be our bipartisan partners so we can be maximally bipartisan and pretend things are normal”

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

anti-fat bias are so engrained into everything around us that it can feel impossible to get away from stigma. in that context, it makes sense why so many people strive for weight loss - they think it will be the mechanism that allows them to be treated as someone with value.

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waitingforwithnail.bsky.social @waitingforwithnail.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Stop it! 👇 this is exactly why people don’t vote for Dems….every little thing is offensive

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

when you compliment weight loss, you might be complimenting: - an eating disorder - addiction - depression - disease - trauma we are conditioned to view all weight loss as intentional and positive, and this framing can be harmful. try to reflect on your bias about this.

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The next 15 years of my career were spent on these observations Most recently my team @uofleatlab.bsky.social & @depressionlab.bsky.social spent years translating anxiety digital exposures to eating disorders This work explains our thinking and process www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Adapting digital anxiety treatments to reduce anorexia nervosa relapse

Exposure therapy is an efficacious, frontline treatment for anxiety disorders. Digital interventions for anxiety are effective and increase access to …

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We just received news that my PhD students diversity supplement was terminated. @luissandoval.bsky.social

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mack @macknaw.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I cohost a podcast about beauty and body image in the media (we JUST started) and am gay and would be interested, but my fancier suggestion would be either of the Rehash girlies!

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mack @macknaw.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Episode 1 of Informed Attraction has been out for about a week and we are so proud of her!!! (we are not proud of Hugh Hefner) open.spotify.com/episode/2V5s...

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Episode 1: Hot Bunnies Part I - This Is All Hugh Hefner's Fault

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I'm not sure why we are pretending this has anything to do with "DEI" anymore. There is a systematic effort to purge any acknowledgement that race or racism or gender or misogyny EXIST

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Great turn out at KY stand up for science @clairecusack.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social So many great signs Science is for everyone

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We need some better language for pushing back against what the administration is doing. They’re not “ending DEI.” No. They're firing women and people of color in the military. They’re forbidding whole fields of research. They’re erasing trans people from existence.

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

200 people in stood up for science in Kentucky today. Thank you 🩷 now we gotta keep doing it. Like our lives depend on it. (They do) #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceForAll

Claire standing on Frankfort KY Capitol steps holding a sign above their heads with NSF banned words

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Reason 48261 I cried today. They are killing us. This about more than NIH coins; this is about human LIVES.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Prof. White is right. "When Stanford refuses to speak abt attacks on DEI, I see [it] for what it is: a place of incredible power & prestige more concerned w/public image than the well-being of affected faculty, staff, postdocs & students that call Stanford home." stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f...

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From the Community | I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t care

Assistant Professor Elliot White Jr. denounces the University's faint response to political threats against DEI, especially compared to the robust support its research initiatives in the wake of NIH f...

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

#nedaweek might have officially ended last week, but we're still raising awareness over here in the EAT Lab! Do you think these statements about eating disorder treatment are #myths or #facts? Comment your guesses below! Answers will be revealed tomorrow! #eatingdisordertreatment

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

One thing that all scientists can do now: Cancel the Washington Post. Bezos is intent on using it to help Trump. They just added rightwing Salena Zito fm DC Examiner. Subscribe to news sources run by journalists, not billionaires—like the Guardian US, Philly Inquirer, TPM, Slate, and The Prospect.

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Kim Sauers Art @moonsprout.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Mushroom babe 🍄💛

Fat babe with fantasy yellow skin and big red mushroom hat sits in a wooden wheelchair and basks in the sun

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/03/2025

We should take steps to help American nutrition improve, which is why I support a living minimum wage, SNAP, well-funded school lunch programs, an end to food deserts, and serious antitrust actions against huge agriculture ologopolies.

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I’ll be speaking on the Frankfort capital steps! Join us!

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

food is just fuel” is a popular saying in the fitness world - and sure, food can be fuel, but it can also be so much more. food can be a way to connect with other people, cultures, and our memories. you don’t have to moralize foods or punish yourself for enjoying them.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/02/2025

Never heard of Matthew Memoli? Until recently, I hadn't either. But he's the acting director behind the ongoing illegal shutdown at NIH. This Atlantic story gets into the weeds to explain why everything is still jammed up.

Matthew Memoli official portrait w/ US flag.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

just remember that if diets worked, there wouldn’t be a multi-billion dollar weight loss/diet/wellness industry that continues to grow and exceed profits each year.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

stop teaching children that only a thin body is a healthy body. if we want to teach about health, we can focus on behaviors that promote health: finding joyful movement, having a loving relationship with food, and taking care of our mental health. keep anti-fat bias out.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/02/2025

Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

there are almost no people who need to have a scale in their home. the first tangible step i took to stop compulsively weighing myself was tossing out the scale. it helped heal my body image. i hope you can ditch the scale, or resist the urge to weigh yourself today.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Welcome to Day 2 of EAT Lab’s two-week event for Eating Disorder Awareness Week! Today, we're opening a discussion about social media, fashion trends, and body image. What are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comments!💙💚 #EDAW #EDAW2025 #TheTimeIsNow

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Welcome to EAT Lab’s two-week event for Eating Disorder Awareness Week! To kick off this event, we’re starting with essential definitions of common terms related to eating disorders. Swipe through to learn about diet culture, binge eating, and more!💙 #EDAW #EDAW2025 #TheTimeIsNow

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

You know we could do away with a lot of the health grifters if we a) had better science education in regards to diseases b) checked our society's ableism c) worked on magical thinking as a whole Magical thinking and lifestyle control through diet and exercise cannot make genetic conditions disappear

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Kim Sauers Art @moonsprout.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

the actual “obesity crisis” is that fat people are prescribed eating disorders instead of real treatment. we get treated later than thin people if at all and then we are blamed when we have poorer health outcomes.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 13/02/2025

White poeple should pay attention to how Black culture responds to threats. Black people are not under any illusion we're not in danger. But Black people are still engaging in joy & clowning around. Not instead of fighting but as part of it.

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Kentucky! Frankfort Capitol steps March 7th 12 pm 📣

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

My husband’s grant was flagged. Probably because it acknowledges climate change and involves support for underrepresented undergrads in biology, but I had a nice giggle wondering if the “diverse microscopic fungi” sounded the alarm. #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceIsForEveryone

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/02/2025

I have work to do but I'm distracted by watching US scientific progress & leadership being irreversibly undermined because a few unelected malcontents are penalizing researchers for following legal requirements set out by congressional orders to augment basic research with benefits to society.

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Dr. Jamie Chan @jamiechan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I should mention that if you’ve enjoyed this paper on cultural capital and body image I’m reposting, you might find our parallel paper on objectification and body image amongst White working-class women interesting! They’re from the same larger project :) doi.org/10.1177/0361...

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“That's Just, Par for the Course”: Social Class, Objectification, and Body Image among White Working-Class Women in the United Kingdom - Jamie Chan, Megan Hurst, Matthew J. Easterbrook, Eleanor Miles,...

Working-class women are disadvantaged by unequal classed and gendered power dynamics, which shape their experiences of objectification and affect their relation...

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Aubrey Hoffer, PhD @hoff-phd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

i will always find it troubling that academics will talk about structural inequalities at conferences that cost thousands of dollars to attend. and now with major attacks toward academia, i fear more than ever that higher education is really only a feasible path for the most privileged.

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