Social Stigma and the Struggle to Find Eating Disorder ResourcesStruggling with an eating disorder is a frightening experience, especially when faced with limited resources and societal stigma. I encountered this...

This blog post represents the author’s views and should not be interpreted as professional/medical advice or endorsed by NEDA. The “model minority myth” paints a deceptively simple picture: Asian Americans...

This blog contains mentions of food to help illustrate specific experiences of the author. Some individuals experiencing eating disorders may have a hard time reading this. Please check in with...

Social Stigma and the Struggle to Find Eating Disorder Resources Struggling with an eating disorder is a frightening experience, especially when faced with limited resources and societal stigma. I encountered...

Housing the body with an eating disorder is a lonely and hollow place to be. It can be debilitating. I know because I suffered from an undiagnosed binge eating disorder...

Black girls don’t have eating disorders.  That lie reverberated throughout my adolescence and young adulthood. There were no words for one’s struggle with purging. Or to name and discuss the...

I’m a first generation Indian American and was born and raised in Houston, TX. And as a Catholic, I attended a Catholic school that was predominantly white and close-knit. As...

Everyone seems to enjoy the holidays because they get to see their family and friends at a special time of the year. As college students, we love the holidays because...

Stephanie Covington Armstrong doesn’t fit the stereotype of someone with an eating disorder. And that’s exactly why she wrote her book, Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A...

National Minority Mental Health Month may be winding down, but the conversation about mental health in marginalized communities doesn’t — and shouldn’t — stop. National Minority Mental Health Month may...