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. […]
Bodies Die But Connect Spirits Forever
March 30, 2013 by Angela Mensah
Filed under Body Image, Depression, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Role Models, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality
My birthday has never been celebrated in the traditional sense because there was always a Lent and Easter celebration. I suppose as a child I felt left out but as an adult my birthday is meaningful in a non traditional way. A long time ago I started a tradition of giving my mother a gift […]
Paying It Forward
March 26, 2013 by Matt Wetsel
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Guys, Males with Eating Disorders
The Spring Lobby Day with the Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) is coming up, and it’s got me reflecting on how I got involved as an activist, writer, and advocate. In 2007, a friend was trying to organize an event for Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and she was trying to get guest speakers to come and […]
Welcome your humanity
February 17, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Gambling, Healthy Communication, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Over-Exercise, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. Not for kudos and not for cash — Just refuse to bear them.” William Faulkner. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the […]
Hiding within yourself
August 13, 2012 by Sharon Peterson
Filed under Depression, Eating Disorders, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Mental Health
Many people with eating disorders feel ashamed and embarrassed. People are calling and texting you to go out, do things, and socialize. Have you called them back? Yes. Have you told them you’d meet up with them? Yes. But… You cancel at the last minute. Why? “I just can’t go” you say to yourself. “No […]
Overcoming Fear of Fat
July 11, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Featured
I recently read a great post on the importance of fat in our meals. Fat is a critical nutrient that is vital to our health. But my first thought when I read the title was that the post was about fear of fat on our bodies. Because that’s what drove the fear of fat in […]
Weighing In: The Yay! Scale
June 12, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Body Image, Fat Talk, Featured, HAES, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Obesity, Self-Acceptance, Weight Stigma, Wellness
Weighing ourselves. It’s an activity fraught with anxiety for many (most?) women. That’s understandable as we’ve been raised to measure our worth by what we weigh. So when we get on the scale, if it doesn’t tell us what we want, whatever mood we were in is destined to head downhill. Knowing our weight can […]
When Your Body Is Not The Norm
Obviously many of us here are used to living in bodies that are outside the perceived “norm” (if we want to avoid even trying to define what the “norm” is anyway). But there are times when our bodies seem to intersect. For example, it’s generally assumed that all brides will try to lose weight. It’s […]
Hey, What’s Up With the Lying?
March 20, 2012 by Sharon Peterson
Filed under Featured, Healthy Communication
Ok, so you have an eating disorder. Everyday you are consumed with food thoughts, numbers, calories, and negative thinking. On top of this you have developed a habit of lying to others about small, medium, and big things. Even some things that are important, like your health. Do you like to lie? No. Most people […]
