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Q&A Series: How an Early Introduction to Dieting Impacted My Self-Esteem
In this article, a woman expresses how diet culture within her family and an introduction to dieting at an early age negatively impacted her relationship with food and her body. Q: Tell us about how...
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Q&A Series: Carissa’s Reflective Journey to Loving Herself First
Carissa shares with us an important journey that stemmed from feeling pressure to fit into societal and cultural standards. In this article, Carissa explores how she learned to embrace herself after...
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Q&A Series: How Diet Culture and Perfectionism Led To My Battle With Orthorexia
Celeste C. candidly shares how the flames of her eating disorder were fanned by remarks about her body from family members alongside experiences of trauma and loss. In this article we explore the...
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Q&A Series: Sarah-Kate’s Courageous Journey Confronting Eating Disorder...
Sarah-Kate shares with us an insightful experience of how harmful stereotypes are when it comes to eating disorders. As someone in a bigger body, she explores and shares how the dismissal and...
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Q&A Series: Lucia’s Journey From Overachieving to Acceptance
Lucia shares how her tendency to overachieve and the stigma attached to mental health issues led to secrecy and isolation during her eating disorder journey. Being put on a diet at an early age placed...
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How Comparison and Trauma Shaped My Recovery Journey
I was seven when I first became aware of my physical being. I remember looking at my mom and twin sister while playing at the park and wanting to disappear because I thought life would be better...
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Q&A: Battling My Eating Disorder As A Male Athlete
Our self-identified male guest author shares with us how his dedication to his sports performance began a dangerous journey of restriction and comparison. The pressure from racing and cross-country...
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Social Media Influencers and Diet Trends
Many of us have looked up a new recipe online or been intrigued by a vlogger’s “What I Eat in a Day” video. While it can be entertaining to scroll through social media for dessert ideas or advice on...
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I Choose Life
Dear ED, You say to strive for perfection, that being as small as possible is the ideal. You say I do not deserve the space that I hold, I do not deserve that meal. You said to follow society’s...
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New “Open hearts. Honest conversations.” Podcast Episode: Living with an...
In this informative episode, our host, Val, is joined by two guests, Vicky and Joanna. Vicky is a social justice practicum student working with Jessie’s Legacy, and generously shares her own lived...
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