Eating Disorders Among LGBTQ Youth

NEDA and the Trevor Project teamed up on a national survey to better understand how LGBTQ+ youth are affected by eating disorders. We found that a majority of those surveyed have been diagnosed with an eating dissources/eating-disorders-among-lgbtq-yoorder and more than 75% suspect they have an eating disorder. And, of those diagnosed with an eating disorder, […]

Respect My Disabled Body

During my teenage years, I was very confrontational. I was also very angry and embarrassed to be in my body. This anger and shame, encouraged me to yell at and hate the strangers I caught staring at me in public places. The staring happens to me a lot and it’s not because my outfits are […]

Men Struggle, Too: My Journey with Binge Eating Disorder

Waking up at 2am thinking about food. Surfing the internet at work, looking up new recipes when you have a deadline coming up. Planning and stopping at fast food restaurants between every meal. This isn’t a buildup to a funny meme about loving food. This was my life until I was diagnosed with binge eating […]

Seattle Mariners Catcher Mike Marjama Has a Message for Men Struggling with Eating Disorders

Mike Marjama currently has a successful career as an American baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners, but he once struggled with an eating disorder that threatened his ability to play the sport he loves. As a teen, Marjama attended Granite Bay High School in California and later played baseball for California State University. While in […]

Actress & Dancer Mollee Gray Opens Up About Her Body Image Struggles

Mollee Gray is an actress and dancer most recognized as Giggles in Disney films Teen Beach and Teen Beach 2 and as a finalist on season 6 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. She currently tours nationwide teaching master classes and dance workshops, and serves as a celebrity ambassador for Breaking the Chains […]

Participate in Our NEDAwareness Week Instagram Campaign in 3 Easy Steps!

This week marks National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness)! This year, NEDA is running an Instagram campaign to inspire people to speak out and share their stories along with the NEDA recovery symbol. By participating in this campaign, you can help show others that we are all connected and that our voices can create real […]

Happy NEDAwareness Week! Here are 5 Ways YOU Can Create Change Virtually

Happy National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), folks! We all know that our culture has complicated relationships with food, exercise, and appearance. This year, our theme is Let’s Get Real and our goal is to expand the conversation and highlight stories we don’t often hear. During NEDAwareness Week, anyone can join the conversation and help […]

A Professional Relapse

I began my career as a psychotherapist when I was 24 years old. I was not yet a year out of graduate school. I was eager, ambitious, and ready to start this next chapter in my life. And like many social work graduates, I had grand plans to save the world. I knew I wanted […]

Comorbidity is Real: My Struggle With an Eating Disorder and Alcoholism

As we all know, attending college can be a pain, but attending college with an eating disorder? Don’t even get me started. I struggled with anorexia and bulimia for years and went through treatment. I thought my journey through treatment would be the hardest thing I’d ever go through, but boy was I wrong. I […]

5 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me in Recovery from Anorexia

I know how anorexia makes you feel. You think she is your best friend; you think she can solve everything. She holds you in the night when you feel alone. She walks down the road with you reassuring you that you are valued. She teaches you how to miss meals and you become a team. […]