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The #MeToo Movement Gives Me Hope for a World Without Abuse

The year 2017 has been an uphill battle for women, and a year of liberation. Numerous people have asked me how I feel about the #MeToo movement being a person who could say, "me too." In 2015, I released my first book, CONTROLLED, a memoir which…

Stuck on Choosing a Fear for ‘The Fearless Challenge’? Check Out These 9 Ideas!

Activism

Channel your inner champion, face your fears, and raise some money for a great cause! This January, we’re calling upon YOU to join The Fearless Challenge, a NEDA initiative in which we call upon participants to choose a fear and an activity…

Announcing ‘The Fearless Challenge’

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Leave those diet ads in the dust and face your fears this New Year! We’re making it possible to channel your inner champion, face your fears, and raise some money to support NEDA’s life-changing programs and services. Join The Fearless…

What Eating Disorders Activists Can Learn From TIME Magazine’s “Silence Breakers”

Activism, Trauma

This morning, I checked my phone to find a flurry of excited Facebook posts about TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year, the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. The magazine featured a group of women and men crucial to the…

How We’re Using Podcasting to Talk About Mental Health

Activism

When my friend, Lily Stav Gildor, and I realized that we weren’t aware of any podcasts that specifically focus on discussing mental illness with people our age (18-35), we decided to take matters into our own hands. Last month, we launched…

How I’m Utilizing Social Media for Social Good

Activism, Social Media

I often want to delete all of my social media profiles. In fact, I deleted my Snapchat months ago and it has been great. But I keep my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter alive, and I do this because social media holds a lot of powers. One of them…

Media and Your Body Image: What You Need to Know

Activism, Body Image, Social Media

We spend more time than ever using media and everywhere we turn there are messages telling us how we should look that can make us feel less confident about our appearance. While we’re probably not going to use less media, we can protect our…

The Hemendinger Family Successfully Reaches the Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro to Raise Funds for NEDA

Activism

Last month, the Hemendinger family of Amity Harbor, NY successfully reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Together, as a family, they completed the 10 day journey of the highest free standing mountain in the world at 19,341…

Every Body Can Dance: Body Positivity in Dance Education

Activism, Athletes, Body Image

People often assume that dance training is at odds with the ideals of body positivity. I can understand why – at the professional level, dance has a longstanding reputation of requiring a very narrow ideal body shape and size and dance class…

Advocacy Day Empowered Me to Share My Story Without Shame

Activism, Advocacy

Twice a year, advocates come together in Washington, D.C. to influence federal policy, push for change, and educate representatives of Congress about those affected by eating disorders. NEDA has served as a collaborative partner with the Eating…

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