Christine Selby, Ph.D.

11/28/2022

It really does not take much to improve your overall health and well-being. Walking IS an effective form of exercise.

Even moderate amounts of exercise can help ward off depression.

05/17/2022

Today is with the ! If you couldn’t attend a meeting but still want Congress to know you support the Anna Westin Legacy Act, click the link to reach out to your Members of Congress! https://bit.ly/33qscXG

04/16/2022

Some scary s**t...

The information below was complied and published this month (April 2022). What the organization found is so incredibly dangerous. And to be clear, when you see "pro-eating disorder" this refers to accounts that encourage people do their eating disorder "better" (similarly some sites are referred to as "pro-ana" or "pro-mia" referring to sites that specifically encourage anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa respectively).

Why is that problematic? For one thing eating disorders are serious psychiatric diagnoses that affect EVERY system of the body (e.g., the brain tissue of those with anorexia nervosa shrinks). And two, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of ANY psychiatric disorder. Kids as young as 9 years old consume content on these sites.

"Fairplay for Kids is an organization dedicated to fighting against marketing to youth. They have just released a report on Instagram and eating disorders content

● The pro-eating disorder bubble on Instagram includes 90,000 unique accounts and reaches 20 million unique followers on the platform. This could be one in 75 Instagram users who follow someone in this bubble.

● The bubble is young. This research found children as young as 9 and 10 following three or more eating disorder accounts, with a median age of 19. One third of Instagram’s pro-eating disorder bubble is underage, and they have over half a million followers.

● Meta derives an estimated $2 million revenue a year from this bubble and $227.9 million from all those who follow this bubble. This revenue includes that derived from underage users – Meta directly makes $0.5 million a year from the underage pro-eating disorder bubble and $62 million in revenue from the people who follow these underage pro-eating disorder accounts."

Here's link to the full report:

02/26/2022

I am proud to have been part of the Council of Representatives who approved this message of support (I represent Division 47 - the Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology).

APA stands in solidarity with the National Psychological Association of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, and colleagues in the Eastern European region, as the Ukrainian nation defends itself against military invasion.

02/18/2022

I am so glad this has happened!

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week provides an opportunity to draw attention to one of the most serious mental health conditions impacting the lives

02/16/2022

This is fantastic and a looong time coming!

'Encanto' artists had to put up a fight to get Disney to allow them to give Luisa a muscular physique, but it all paid off.

12/09/2021

Yes - we often value and prioritize others' voices to the exclusion of our own...and to our exceptional detriment.
Listening to one's self can often be misinterpreted and is often believed to encourage selfishness...well, yes it is when you think of being selfish as giving a s**t about your own well-being. It is NOT about not giving a s**t about others. Not at all. But when we never/rarely listen to what we need and what we want, we tend to be discontent at best and miserable at worst.
Listen to yourself.
You will learn what and who you should have in your life because those people and those things add richness to your experiences (and you, in turn, can add richness to theirs'), and who and what to jettison because they take, and take, and take without taking into consideration what that is doing to you. Then they have the audacity to call you selfish when you stand up for yourself. So...who is selfish?

06/10/2020

Here is another article highlighting Black psychologists both historical and contemporary.

It’s Black History Month and we’re excited to bring you this list of important African and African American psychologists who have conducted critical research and contributed to the field of psychology in so many ways. 1. Kenneth Bancroft Clark (1914-2005) Contributions: Work essential in case o...

06/10/2020

Check out this article. I pledge to highlight and honor psychologists of color in my courses (not just now, but until I no longer teach) who RARELY show up in text books.

Not too long ago, psychology was a discipline dominated by white males. Change came slowly in the wake of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements...

06/10/2020

Turns out I'm not that good at keeping up with social media in general and when I do focus on sm I usually focus on one platform at a time! So...I've been on Twitter quite a bit and retweeting as much as I can on and other social/racial justice issues. Please check out these retweets (https://twitter.com/ChristineSelby). So much of the information is important to know. We have a long way to go in this country and white people have a LONG way to go to truly show the kind of solidarity POC have been waiting for...for decades!

I hope you are all staying safe, staying well, and looking out for one another as best as you can! ❤️

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