February 1999
The 16th Annual SCAN (Sports Cardiovascular & Wellness Nutritionists) Symposium entitled Disordered Eating & Obesity: confronting the problem...and creating solutions in Cincinnati, Ohio
March 26-28/99.
Linda co-presented with Ann Litt: presentation called "Sail into Success: Building a Business and Marketing Yourself"
Co-presented "Brainstorming sessions to identify the problems and look for solutions" and "Sharing the solutions" with Nancy King, Karen Kratina, Dayle Hayes
Participated as one of a panel of eight in presentation called "Gold Nuggets from the Trenches" -- each participant shared a valuable concept that has been effective with clients.

March 30, 1998

Radiance Magazine, Spring 1998 issue includes an article about Linda entitled "Nondiet activist measures success in lives changed not pounds lost".

March 30, 1998
Linda's articles called "Freedom from counting for people with diabetes, Part I & Part II, were published in Healthy Weight Journal in the first two issues of 1998.

March 30, 1998

HUGS facilitator, Monika Woolsey, is profiled in the April/98 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, article entitled "When food becomes a cry for help. How dietitians can combat childhood eating disorders.

January 28/98

Congratulations! Your web site has been evaluated for its size-positive content and has been chosen to receive The Size Wise Excellence Award. This award is presented only to web sites that express respect for people of all sizes, encourage a non-diet approach to improved health, and/or spread the word that nobody should wait until they have lost weight to enjoy all that life has to offer. Evaluation of sites being considered for this award is based on these factors plus site content.

You have done a wonderful job with your site and deserve to be recognized for your efforts.