ReStart and Refresh

I am thinking about relaunching this site and using it for my own personal gain. You all can follow along as you wish.

I have been thinking a lot about feminism recently. About how I was taught from a very young age that feminism was negative and extreme, and how I see it now as being so much more than what was presented to me as a kid.

I am a woman. Constantly I am forced to observe and internalize images of women who have been altered, cut, augmented, glossed, brushed, etc. It is not something I want my daughter or son to have to deal with. I think that since I was young in the 1980′s when media started to really take the shape of being a part of daily life and consumption for the general population I was one of the early products of that society.

Now media is even more omnipresent and I am frankly quite frightened by what the reality might look like for my children who are 4 and 5 now. Technology and media are ubiquitous and pervasive. I don’t want their lives to be about consuming what the media wants to feed them.

(my daughter who is photobooth savvy)

I am also thinking about legislation in terms of healthcare and health related issues. How even as a doctoral student I am floundering and struggling to find a way to have my voice heard. I am hoping to gain some clarity in that arena.

Bringing those things together, I wonder about how/when we should start looking at the major health implications of our technological and consumer focused society and take action. I mean, things like depression, anxiety, overweight & obesity, eating disorders, and many other health problems can be linked and associated with consumption of media.

I want to do something about that.

Any ideas?