Don’t Tell Yourself You Don’t Care Around Food
March 5, 2014 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Livin in the Moment, Obesity, Recovery, Self-Care, Treatment, What to Say, How to Say It
Do you know the three words you never want to say to yourself when you’re faced with eating decisions? “I don’t care.” Say them and you know what food- and body-abusing road you’re heading down. The fact is, you do care. You care, you care, you care! Not long ago, I was privy to observing […]
Quotes for Healing, Support and Inspiration
March 3, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Wisdom quotes you carry in your pocket or post on your wall can inspire your mind and heart plus help keep you on your recovery path. Here are a few you might not know. This one is a guide for anyone with separation difficulties. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on […]
Dr. Who? Day 4 NEDA Week
February 26, 2014 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured
I used to watch the show Dr. Who religiously! I LOVED it. And I just returned from presenting at the Popular Culture Association Regional Conference in New Mexico on Healthism and Weight Stigma where they had three hour seminars on Dr. Who!!! But for those of you who don’t know who Dr. Who is…that is […]
Day 3 NEDA Week: Count Your Blah Blahssings Baby!!
February 25, 2014 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Eating Disorders
Count you Blah Blah Blessings Baby! If you are like most people, you thrive on positive reinforcement and disintegrate just a bit each time you are shamed or told you are wrong. So why do we give our power over to negative reinforcements like scales, diet companies, and the fashion industry which profit from telling […]
Am I an Instrument or an Ornament?
February 25, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Guys, Healthy Eating, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Wellness
I just read a wonderful article on The Huffington Post. In it, Jennifer Aniston interviewed Gloria Steinem about life and feminism in 2014. It’s full of tons of great information but one especially potent statement stuck with me. Steinem said that women are taught to think of our bodies as ornaments and men are taught […]
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week: A Call To ACTION!
February 14, 2014 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Anorexia, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Food Revolution, Freedom, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Obesity, Orthorexia, Over-Exercise, Parents, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Talking To Kids, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness
Many people do not know that there is such a thing as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. On February 23-March 1 is NEDA week. This week is important for many reasons, yet is rarely acknowledged in our culture. Eating disorders are commonly looked down upon, and I feel a big reason is because they are misunderstood. […]
When Food Is No Longer the Center of Your Life
February 5, 2014 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Addiction, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Recovery
Although many disregulated eaters yearn for the day when food is no longer the center of their lives, my experience is that when this happens, they experience substantial disquiet within. Much as they’ve waited for food to be just nourishment, they’re not sure what to do with all the open space in their minds—and their […]
New Year, New You? Heck NO! – The New Year’s Anti-Resolution
January 27, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Wellness
How did you feel about the usual barrage of new year’s resolution marketing this year? Did it annoy you? Make you feel like you should join in? Did it piss you off and make you want to rebel against it? However much it affected you, or didn’t, odds are it did affect you a little […]
#NEDAwareness 2014 — Eating Disorders Programs for Schools!
January 20, 2014 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Featured, Males with Eating Disorders, Politics, Prevention, Recovery, Treatment
This time of year is Eating Disorders Awareness and Love Your Body month! More than 100 nonprofits come together to raise awareness about eating disorders and healthy body image. The last week of February is NEDA’s National Eating Disorder Awareness week (#NEDAwareness) and many schools and universities seek content that is safe and effective for […]
Finding the Artist within: Art Therapy and Eating Disorders
January 20, 2014 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Anorexia, Art Therapy, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Creative Art, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music, Orthorexia, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Art Therapy has been a powerful and effective coping skill that the eating disorder community has embraced for decades. Art therapy helps and challenges a person to create and to reflect on the process of the art making experience and the art work they create. This process is powerful especially for someone who is suffering […]
