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Publications on teenage body image in Huffington Post by Jane Shure

Articles By Jane in The Huffington Post

  • The Hypocrisy of David Letterman


    Huffington Post | October 2009

    "...Here we are once again confronted with yet another public figure who postures one way and acts another. Thursday night, after becoming the target of an extortion plot, David Letterman confessed, "Sure enough, contained in the package was stuff to prove that I do terrible things."..."
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  • Women's Dislike For Michelle Obama Reveals Middle-School Mentality


    Huffington Post | September 2009

    "...While we've made tremendous progress, sexism is alive and thriving in America. It's particularly painful when the discrimination -- unconscious or conscious — comes from women. Some of us get stuck in that competitive mode of middle school development..."
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  • To Regulate or Not Regulate Yoga Teacher Training


    Huffington Post | July 2009

    "...when reading about a new trend toward cracking down on the self-determined, free spirited nature of training yoga instructors, in favor of licensing rules with fees, forms and inspections requirements, I wondered how this might set some up at an advantage and others at a disadvantage....."
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  • Palin Leaves The Pool


    Huffington Post | July 2009

    "...Like a true narcissist, Palin once again acted with a grandiose sense of self-importance, claiming that while she "promised efficiencies and effectiveness... that's not how I'm wired. I'm not wired to operate under the same old politics as usual." Correct, she's not. She, like most other narcissists, are above the standard for reasonable behavior, important enough that she gets to make her own rules -- rules that serve her, in spite of how they affect others...."
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  • Lessons Learned from Michael Jackson


    Huffington Post | June 2009

    "Less than 24 hours since the news broke announcing the death of 50 year old Michael Jackson, and many of my clients are expressing all kinds of emotions connected to him. Michael embodied trauma and his actions reflected an inner structure based on compartmentalization and dissociation...."
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  • The Women Who Are There For Us When Our Mothers Are Gone


    Huffington Post | May 2009

    "How do we learn those things that mothers pass on to their daughters once our mothers are no longer alive to do their job? I was one of the lucky ones. How ironic a statement for someone who lost her mother just before her nineteenth birthday. But yes, I was fortunate..."
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  • The "I'm Right, You're Wrong" Dynamic


    Huffington Post | April 2009

    "A few weeks ago my buttons got pushed. Oh yes, I sure did get triggered..."
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  • The Tyranny of Perfection


    Huffington Post | December 2008

    "A few weeks ago I had the privilege of hearing Jane Fonda speak to 700 psychotherapists at a conference sponsored by the Renfrew Center Foundation..."
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  • Propaganda from Within the Mind


    Huffington Post | May 2008

    "Recently a client talked with me about wanting to work for the Obama campaign but found herself held back by an inner voice telling her that she couldn't because she was 'not a persuasive person'..."
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  • Comparing Ourselves to Others


    Huffington Post | February 2008

    "This morning in yoga class, I glanced over at Judy, and remembered that she went back to law school many years ago. Automatically I thought 'Oh, I could never have done that; I'm not smart enough'..."
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  • Musings From Two Therapists


    By Jane Shure & Beth Weinstock
    Huffington Post | December 2007

    "There I was in my bedroom, not able to locate my sneakers, when out of the blue chimed a voice saying 'that was dumb.'..."
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Articles By Jane in Eating Disorders Today

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  • The End of Empty Nest Syndrome


    Oprah Magazine | June 2009

    "...Jane Shure wasn't surprised by her grief or the sense of deep loss, the resonating silence in the house—when her youngest daughter left for college; what shocked her was how quickly it dissipated. "At first simply driving past a soccer game would make me weepy," says the 54-year-old mother of two from Philadelphia, who officially became an empty nester in August 2007. "But by December, I remember thinking, "I've adjusted." Suddenly she and her husband were going on impromptu dates and getting together with friends. And Shure, a family therapist, threw herself into editing a clinical treatment book—something she would never have time for if the girls were still home. "I absolutely miss my kids," she says, "but I'm enjoying a really full life now."..."
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  • An Innocent Word Can Be a Heavy Burden


    The Washington Post | February, 24 2009

    "...Last year, a Philadelphia area nonprofit called A Chance to Heal began a series of workshops in which counselors, therapists and nutritionists talked to parents about easing up on their children regarding their appearance. Jane Shure, a family therapist on the group's board, said the meetings have attracted a strong response, with up to 50 people attending. ..."
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  • Body Image


    MetroKids | November 2008

    "...Dr. Jane Shure, psychotherapist at A Chance to Heal, a Jenkintown, PA eating disorder education and advocacy organization, explains that being looked at as a sexual being can be uncomfortable even for adults. Young girls who are taught to look sexy often become numb to their feelings of what's comfortable and what's not because they think they should be viewed as sexy. Shutting down these feelings makes girls more vulnerable to disorders..."
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  • My Thin Lifestyle - Teenage Weight Land - How teens successfully lose weight & how they develop....


    WebTalkRadio | September 1, 2008

    Jane Shure interviewed about teenage eating disorders.
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  • Inside Out


    Main Line Times | May 2007

    "...Modeling is also important. Jane Shure, a Philadelphia-based psychologist and co-founder of Selfmatters.org warns moms not to criticize themselves in front of their daughters. Saying thing like, 'I'm fat' or 'I can't eat that' sends a message of anxiety and self-doubt..."
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  • Intuition | Models are so thin, designers so dense


    Philadelphia Inquirer | October 23, 2006

    "...Now, the weapon is food. 'The culture doesn't allow for a lot of diverse ways of being,' says Jane Shure, a psychologist specializing in eating disorders and a Chance to Heal board member. "We're putting ourselves down. There's a competition going on among many people, with a layer of icky female stuff where women boast about what they didn't have to eat.'..."
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  • Why Kids Are So Competitive — and How Parents Can Teach Fairness


    Family Circle | October 2008

    "...'Although kids have always competed for status, there's more edginess, influenced by the winner-take-all mentality in our society,' says Jane Shure..."
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