Food is our culture's love language, and that’s an amazing thing. From an eating disorder therapist's perspective, food IS a wonderful way to connect, but it doesn’t need to be the only way we connect.

There are numerous other ways we can share love with our complex, multifaceted Brown families and still feel a sense of belonging and connection.

All bodies are imperfect and beautiful, and unfortunately for people of color, that can be difficult to believe with the never-ending suggestions on how we “should look”. Whether that be from family, strangers, friends, doctors, etc. The most important practice is to stop and notice when we are judging other bodies and see what that says about us and our internalized beliefs/phobias. This is some of the most important work we can do for ourselves and those around us.