Binge Eating Disorder — The Bridge Between Obesity and Eating Disorders
March 7, 2013 by BEDA
Filed under Binge Eating, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, HAES, Mental Health, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Wellness
Written by Robyn Hussa Farrell and Chevese Turner — Founders of NORMAL and BEDA, respectively. As we know, the nation is caught in the grip of epidemic health crisis, including both mental health and obesity. Following extensive recent studies, we now know that mental illness (including addictions) is more widespread than previously imagined and is […]
Shame and Weight
June 20, 2012 by BEDA
Filed under Binge Eating, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Freedom, HAES, Healthy Coping, Males with Eating Disorders, Obesity, Recovery, Weight Stigma, Wellness
I am always curious how people come to the idea that shame motivates positive change. As a culture, we seem to believe that validation, compassion and acceptance makes for lazy, out of control people, with no moral compass or willpower. Perhaps it’s our “Horatio Alger” myth, our “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” notion of […]