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Weight Stigma – The Root of Eating Disorders

In the eating disorders community, we often hear the phrase “Not every diet leads to an eating disorder, but every eating disorder starts with a diet.” That’s true, but if we really want to prevent eating disorders and allow for full recovery,…

A Light in the Darkness – How You Can Play a Role in Suicide Prevention

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This blog post is sponsored by Veritas Collaborative.September is Suicide Prevention Month, and now more than ever, we need to examine how we can each play a role in decreasing suicide rates in the United States and beyond. Suicide is the…

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Dating in the LGBTQ+ Community: Perspective from a Guy in Recovery

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In this day and age with all the apps, dating has become mainstream. But, while it’s become extremely accessible for all communities, it’s also become ever fleeting. You meet someone and there’s one thing you don’t like about them, so…

NEDA & Yoga and Body Image Coalition Announce Upcoming Roundtable Series

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This roundtable discussion series is a collaboration between NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition are thrilled to announce an upcoming collaborate roundtable…

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“Ain’t it easy to kick me when I’m down?”

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Let’s talk about celebrity. Glamour. Glitz. Lights. Camera. Action! Most of us watch TV. We go to the movies. Maybe we watch the Academy Awards, the Grammys, the Golden Globes. We read magazines, whether intentionally or accidentally glancing…

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The Lack of Representation of Eating Disorders in the Arts

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I have loved theatre since I was a toddler. It has always been an integral part of who I am; my deepest obsession. Until another one took over: food. I was a teenager when I started struggling with disordered eating, and things escalated when…

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The Power of Breath

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"I already know how to breathe….” said to me by a participant in my Breathwork workshop! Notice, she said this while participating IN my workshop...LOL!I hear that often. Our Breath is unique. Breathing is unique. Folks take their…

An Open Letter to Fitness Professionals

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Encountering weight-based discrimination and internalized weight bias can be particularly challenging in spaces designed to highlight fitness and body movement. In this piece, Lindley Ashline writes a letter to fitness professionals about the…

My Journey with NEDA Comes Full Circle

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My journey with NEDA began after my daughter and I attended our first NEDA Walk in St. Louis shortly after she was discharged from her first treatment stay. I remember the joy in knowing that all the people there knew exactly how I felt. …

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You’re Amazing: A Chat with Claire Msyko, NEDA CEO

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I decided to test out my theory that the world can be changed through conversation. I sent out one hundred letters to one hundred different people who have positively impacted this world. In each letter, I simply asked for them to chat with…

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