Body Image and Blindness: It’s Not What I Saw, It’s What I Felt

I’ve wanted to talk about my body image struggles and my blindness in a correlating way for sometime now. Many people don’t realize that just because I can’t see well, doesn’t mean I don’t struggle with what I do see or feel. I don’t blame my blindness for my past eating disorder, but it has […]

Losing Sight of Myself: Overcoming Bullying and Eating Disorders

What was it like to be me growing up?  Eye-opening. It all started around age fourteen, when I began feeling self-conscious about my body. I was always the tall, lanky kid that was horrible at sports but a great talker and an even better writer. I guess you could say, I was a good observer. […]

My Core Value: Community

One of my professors, on the first day of class, pulled up on the projector a list of 50 words. Authenticity; Justice; Integrity; Inner Harmony; Productivity; Independence; Love; Family. Core values. Values that highlight what we stand for, that guide our behaviors and our decisions and our actions. Values that guide our lives. “I want […]

It All Started With a Little Cafe: How One Nonprofit Builds Community and Sustainability

NEDA is excited to share how NEDA Network member, Ophelia’s Place, thinks outside the box to raise awareness around eating disorders and body image issues in its community, while at the same time finding a means of sustaining the organization so its important work can continue. We would love to hear how others are building […]

My journey with NEDA to bring awareness of EDs to men and the LGBTQ+ community

30 Million Americans will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their life and 10 million of those are men, a number that I think is extremely underrepresented due to the stigmas that surround mental health and men. Eating disorders in men is something you hear far too little about, but it’s something […]

Families Are the Humans Who Find You When You Need Them Most.

I was 22 when I was a diagnosed with an eating disorder, although my eating disorder tendencies began long before then. Like many other courageous individuals, I sought treatment, even though I was in complete denial. Unlike many others, I did not have an abundant circle filled with support; people with whom I could speak […]