Today, 'fat' Has Become Not A Description

Public Intellectuals Come From A Range Of Areas And Use Their Expertise To Comment More Widely Than Just Their Field. They Want To Make A Contribution To Public Space, And They Stick Their Necks Out To Do It.

Emotional Literacy Means Being Able To Recognise What You Are Feeling, So That It Doesn't Interfere With Thinking. It Becomes Another Dimension To Draw Upon When Making Decisions Or Encountering Situations. Emotional Expression By Contrast Can Mean Being Driven By Emotions, So That It Isn't Possible To Think. These Two Things Are Often Confused, Because We Are Still Uncomfortable With The Idea Of The Validity Of Feelings.

Today, 'fat' Has Become Not A Description Of Size But A Moral Category Tainted With Criticism And Contempt.

No One Likes To Feel Helpless. We Find It Psychologically Unbearable And Inside Ourselves We May Try To Make Ourselves Part Author Of Our Misfortune Rather Than Simply The Recipient Of It.

Mothers Unconsciously Allow More Latitude To Sons, And Open Encouragement, And With Daughters They Treat Them As They Would Treat Themselves.