Word: mihelich
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...There are definitely society pressures," says Julie M. Mihelich '86, co-director of Eating Problems Outreach (EPO). "There's a dislike of femininity, with the roundness associated with it. If you're really slim, you are denying the notion of femininity," she says...
According to Mihelich, since 1950 the body weight of women between ages 20 and 30 has been increasing, yet the ideals for women have been decreasing. "Women are biologically heavier, but [are under pressure] to become slimmer," she says...
Eating disorders may begin when people feel a need to gain control over their lives, according to EPO's Mihelich. "In college they enter a new situation. At home you are controlled by your parents. At school, there are more issues over which you have direct control--how much you eat, study, if you stay out late or not," she says...
Women tend to focus on their body as a way of gaining autonomy, says Mihelich. "It may be a way of breaking off from one's parents. The person may think 'only I control what I eat, you have nothing to do with what I put in my mouth.' It becomes a coping mechanism," she says...
Besides the title quest, today's meet also marks the Blogdett Pool finale for five Harvard seniors. In addition to Wilson, Co-Captain Shannon Byrd, Kathy Graham, Allison Greis and Julie Mihelich will all end their dual meet careers in front of the home crowd...