March 2001 • Volume 7 • Number 3
'Fergie' commends AAFP for wellness stance
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, recently commended the Academy for allowing a lunchtime Weight Watchers group to meet in its headquarters building.
A Weight Watchers spokesperson, Ferguson visited AAFP Jan. 23 and spoke to staff. She said her own weight problem began at age 12 when her mother left England to marry a man from another country, and she stayed behind. "I started eating all the time," said Ferguson, admitting she didn't know not to overeat. "I wish at 12 I'd had someone who would listen to me, take me by the hand and say, 'This is the way to go.'"
Ferguson asked the AAFP staff members to value their insights, their needs, their assessment of what was best to do for their mental and physical health. "It's so important that we take courage in our own truth," she said.
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