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What Causes Anorexia?
CN: brief mention of physical and sexual abuse. It’s natural to wonder what causes anorexia, a mental illness. In some ways,…
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Come as You Are: Hindsight is 2020
This year’s #NEDAWARENESS theme is Come as You Are: Hindsight is 2020 has got me thinking a lot about what I/We…
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Random Acts of Kindness Week 2020
Commit random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty. That quote, and the overall idea of practicing “random acts of…
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020
NEDA’s annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week runs from February 24th to March 1st, 2020. This year’s theme is Come As…
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Fostering Positive Food Relationships for Children
Parents have the responsibility and privilege to intentionally make their homes a refuge from diet culture. Abandoning food rules helps foster…
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Valentine’s Day While in Recovery from an Eating Disorder
Updated on 12/28/23 On TV and in the movies, Valentine’s Day is a big deal. Couples exchange gifts over romantic candlelit…
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Eating Disorders and the API Community
The stereotypical image of a person with an eating disorder is a young, white woman. This image is the one we’re…
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Latest Food Labeling Research Upholds Diet Culture
How many minutes of running would a person have to do to burn off a Big Mac? Or a salad, for…
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The Rebellious History of the Fat Acceptance Movement
Where did the fat acceptance movement start? Who started it? And how is it related to body positivity, Health at Every…
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What Jillian Michaels’ Comments Are Really About
Trigger warning for discussion of “Obesity,” fat shaming, fatphobia What Jillian Michaels’ comments get wrong about body positivity, political correctness, and “glamorizing…
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