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Eating disorder awareness week: An epilogue

March 13, 2015by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

As I’m sure you’re aware, I spent the last week of February blogging for NEDA’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. (If you’re interested, you can check out my posts on […]

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I had no idea that eating disorders are often misdiagnosed or overlooked

February 27, 2015by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

Welcome back! Today we’re going to be talking about medical professionals and the role they play in preventing, diagnosing, and treating eating disorders. (If you missed them, check out my […]

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I had no idea that my quest for health was making me sick

February 26, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

Hey kids! Thanks for sticking with me through this week. A lot of the topics I’ve been covering can be incredibly difficult, but it’s worth understanding the risks associated with […]

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I had no idea that bullying can trigger disordered eating

February 25, 2015by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

Hey all! Today is day 4 of NEDA’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week. You can check out my posts from day 2 and day 3 if you missed them. Today’s topic […]

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I had no idea that my passion had become a problem

February 24, 2015by I was a high school feminist 7 Comments

Hey all! Today is day 3 of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. (You can read my post for day 2 here). The theme for today is eating disorders in athletes. […]

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I had no idea that eating disorders don’t discriminate

February 23, 2015by I was a high school feminist 6 Comments

Hey all! Today is day 2 of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The theme for today is eating disorders in marginalized groups. One of the most prevalent myths about eating […]

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How can a biscuit be wicked? Five reasons to stop calling foods “bad”

December 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist 5 Comments

This story starts, as so many stories do, with some biscuits. That’s cookies, to my American readers. Milk chocolate digestives, to be exact. You see, I ate about a dozen […]

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Why I don’t love my body

October 14, 2014by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

Okay, so among other things, today is “love your body” day. I’ve written before about some of the activism I’ve done relating to body image, and I know from my […]

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Cover of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Book review: Wintergirls

June 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

I recently came across a book review of How to Disappear Completely and an interview with author Kelly Osgood at the Reel Girl blog. Of the book, the reviewer states: “Osgood […]

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The cold never bothered me anyway: Frozen and depression

May 1, 2014by I was a high school feminist 11 Comments

So, apparently in the US, May is “Mental Health Awareness Month”. I figured this would be a perfect time to write about “Frozen”. Let me back up a bit. See, […]

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