Is It Too Late to Apologize?
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. Hi Rachel, I started college last year and met my friend who quickly became a best friend. The problem is that later on in the year a third friend popped up to make a threesome and I didn’t handle the situation as gracefully as I could have. [...]
Creative Connection in the Recovery Process
April 12, 2012 by Christel Parker
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Recovery, What to Say, How to Say It
Do you ever find that you’re at a loss for words about how to share your experience of the eating disorder with others? Do you have a hard time figuring out what words to use for this largely ‘untalked’ about illness? You’re not alone if you feel this way from time to time or even [...]
Eating Disorder Parity: What people don’t get about Binge Eating Disorder and the “war on obesity”
March 27, 2012 by Emma Wood
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Mental Health, Obesity, Weight Stigma, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
With the 2013 revision of the DSM right around the corner there will be a need to rethink, both at the professional and public level, how we conceive of the “war on obesity” and the way in which both health care providers and lay people talk about food and weight. As some of you may [...]
A Teen’s Instructions to Parents
October 15, 2011 by MamaV
Filed under Eating Disorders, Healthy Communication, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
Thanks to MEDA’s recent newsletter, I was led to a blog post on the Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Health site. It was written by a teenager who has healed from an eating disorder and wanted to share what she wished her parents had known about EDs. For this young woman “It was never about weight” [...]
