International No Diet Day on May 6 each year is an opportunity to reflect on the harm that’s caused by diets, diet culture, and fat phobia such as:

• Creating a hierarchy amongst different body shapes, sizes, and weights

• Discriminating against and dehumanising people in larger bodies

• Triggering and perpetuating eating disorders

It's also a helpful time to reflect on:

• Your own body privilege

• The harm language can cause, such as using categories from the BMI scale

• Who you follow on social media - clear out accounts that promote diet culture

There are resources to educate yourself further. I recommend starting with ASDAH and reading about the history and principles of HAES ©.

To do something kind for yourself today, enjoy this 10-minute gentle self-compassion practice.

Let me know in the comments below if you’ve done the practice.