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Fat Talk Free Week
Dr. Carolyn Becker and student research assistants completed the initial development and
testing of Reflections: Body Image Program
in collaboration with the local sororities at Trinity University.
Since 2005, Dr. Becker also has partnered with the Delta Delta Delta Fraternity (i.e.,
Tri Delta) to translate what was learned at Trinity and expand the program nationally.
During the 2008-2009 academic year, Reflections will be implemented on 28 campuses across
the country.
Psychology department research assistants who are members of the local sororities at Trinity
continue to run their campus-based combined program/research study on a yearly basis with
Dr. Becker, thus making an ongoing contribution to our understanding of eating disorders
prevention and risk factor reduction and furthering knowledge about Reflections as a program.
Check out the 2009 Tri Delta video
Check out the 2008 Tri Delta video
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Fat Talk Free Week & Reflections Fact Sheet
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Fat Talk Free Week:
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Fat Talk Free Week (Oct 19-23) is a national, 5-day public awareness effort to draw attention to body image issues
and the damaging impact of the 'thin ideal' on women in society.
This nation-wide body activism event coincides with the official launch of Tri Delta's body image education and eating
disorders prevention program, Reflections. |
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Highlights:
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- Major partnerships with Seventeen magazine, National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and Oxford University Press
- Powerful viral video will be sent on Monday, October 13th and available online with an educational emphasis on the serious costs of pursuing the thin ideal and fat talk
- Daily e-mail challenges with thought-provoking national statistics and simple, immediate body activism exercises
- Call to sign the Fat Talk Free Week Promise online
- A focus on a different segment of the female population each day, turning the tide on fat talk for every age group (Tues: school-age girls, Wed: college women, Thurs: adult women, and Fri: mothers/daughters)
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How did Fat Talk Free Week come about?
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Dr. Carolyn Becker, an associate professor of psychology at Trinity University, leveraged the unique organizational
structure of sororities to disseminate a groundbreaking peer-led eating disorders awareness program - with exciting results.
Tri Delta heard of the program and signed on in 2005 to pilot the program at 12 major universities.
With strong positive feedback from participants, Tri Delta is now launching the program, titled Reflections, nationwide.
In the process, Tri Delta recognized the prevalence and damaging effects of chasing the thin ideal and 'fat talk' on women of all ages,
and decided to start a major body activism movement for all women using the principles of Reflections - and Fat Talk Free Week was born.
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What is Reflections?
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Reflections is the first evidence-based, peer-led eating disorder prevention program repeatedly shown to work by independent scientists.
It also represents a unique collaboration between academic psychology and sororities.
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Where can I get more information or find out how to participate?
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Visit the Reflections website at www.bodyimageprogram.org/
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