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Healing the Hidden Wounds: Understanding the Intersection of Eating Disorders and PTSD

In the realm of mental health, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stand as complex conditions, each with its own set of challenges. However, what often goes unnoticed is the intricate connection between the two.…

Navigating Recovery: The Impact of PTSD on Eating Disorder Recovery

Recovery, Trauma

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) awareness month, and I believe it is important to consider the effect PTSD can have on recovery from an eating disorder. To begin with, battling both an eating disorder and trauma simultaneously…

Creating Myself Through Recovery

Men, Recovery

As June hits, and the glow of the sun rings bright on my skin, I’m reminded of the dark times before I knew what recovery from my eating disorders looked like. Before there was any inkling of what the rays of recovery felt like on my…

What Does Recovery Look Like?

Men, Recovery

A car collision one Friday morning required that I speak to a very astute hospital nurse. This was the first person to notice the anorexia I had been living with. It wouldn’t take long for my family members to also discover my behaviors…

Identified Recovery

LGBTQIA+, Recovery

June; when the earth’s axis begins to be more equal. Rushing to put our feet into the sand and finding the perfect location to catch the sun’s rays. I dreaded this time filled with endless barbecues, and events centered around…

Eating Disorder Recovery Tips for Autistic Individuals

Disability, Recovery

Recovering from an eating disorder is hard enough but it can be especially challenging when the general information and approach don’t necessarily fit with your experience. When navigating eating disorder recovery as an autistic person,…

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Maternal Mental Health: A Journey Through Motherhood and Eating Disorder Recovery

Pregnancy, Recovery

Happy Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month! This is a much needed spotlight on the mental health for all mamas in any stage of their journey through motherhood. “1 in 5 women experience mental health concerns during pregnancy and…

Nurse and Patient: Living With an Eating Disorder

Recovery, Special Topics

My history with disordered eating and eating disorders involved dieting, which was sometimes disguised as "lifestyle changes" or "clean eating". Dieting was and is everywhere and there is always a new way to lose weight or a new food plan…

The Support I Didn’t Know I Needed

BIPOC, Recovery

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 for many years. And when I realized that I must have an eating disorder…

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Hope, Strength, & Real-Life Recovery <3

Recovery

Hey NEDA Fam! I’m Jenny (she/her/hers)! I am a NEDA Walk Coordinator, a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist, a Recovery Coach, a Case Manager, a Behavioral Health Technician, and a mental health advocate. I am a sister, a daughter,…

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