5 Important Takeaways from Our Marginalized Voices #NEDAwareness Chat
BIPOC, Social Media, Special TopicsLast Tuesday, we hosted a #NEDAwareness Twitter chat to hear from marginalized members of the body positive and pro-recovery community. The goal of the chat was to gain insight into how food, exercise, and body image issues impact different…
What Does Intuitive Eating Mean?
Special TopicsIntuitive eating tends to bring up a lot of feelings with folks as they move through different stages of recovery from eating disorders. In my work, I find that it is a topic that can lead to some difficult conversations around food and bodies.…
How Purity Culture Made Me Ashamed of My Body
Body Image, Special TopicsIn the grocery store checkout line in suburban Orange County, Calif., my mom looked at me and said, “watermelon.”It was our code word for “stand up straight.” I was a preteen, taller than all my friends, and was constantly slouching.…
What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders in Muslim Communities
Special Topics, Understanding Eating DisordersWhen I first started writing this post, my intention was to highlight how eating disorders affect the Muslim community in ways that differ from people of other faiths (or no faith). However, the more I looked into it and the more I thought about…
Centering the Voices of People of Color in the Fight Against Eating Disorders
BIPOC, Special TopicsGloria Lucas is a self-described “chubby warrior, DIY punx educator, and eating disorder survivor” dedicated to increasing the representation within the body positive and eating disorder community. After struggling with her own eating disorder,…
The Importance of Diverse Media Representation
BIPOC, Special TopicsWe are shaped by our experiences and our perceptions. Our views of the world are defined by what we see and what we hear and the media has always played a role in that. Throughout history, the media and arguably, our immediate environment, has…
Eating Disorders Among LGBTQ Youth
LGBTQIA+, Research, Special Topics, Student LifeNEDA and the Trevor Project teamed up on a national survey to better understand how LGBTQ+ youth are affected by eating disorders. We found that a majority of those surveyed have been diagnosed with an eating dissources/eating-disorders-among-lgbtq-yoorder…
Respect My Disabled Body
BIPOC, Body Image, Bullying, Special TopicsDuring my teenage years, I was very confrontational. I was also very angry and embarrassed to be in my body. This anger and shame, encouraged me to yell at and hate the strangers I caught staring at me in public places. The staring happens…
Actress & Dancer Mollee Gray Opens Up About Her Body Image Struggles
Athletes, LGBTQIA+, Special TopicsMollee Gray is an actress and dancer most recognized as Giggles in Disney films Teen Beach and Teen Beach 2 and as a finalist on season 6 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. She currently tours nationwide teaching master classes and dance…
Dyspraxia and Anorexia: What’s the Connection?
Recovery, Special TopicsMy journey to diagnosis for anorexia started when I was 20. I’d had enough of feeling the way I did and being controlled by emotion and intrusive thoughts. During this time, we discovered it had started at 10 years old due to issues at school…