Eating disorder awareness week: An epilogue
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 […]
Tag Archives: eating disorders
I had no idea that eating disorders are often misdiagnosed or overlooked
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 […]
I had no idea that my quest for health was making me sick
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 […]
I had no idea that bullying can trigger disordered eating
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 […]
I had no idea that my passion had become a problem
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. […]
I had no idea that eating disorders don’t discriminate
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 […]
How can a biscuit be wicked? Five reasons to stop calling foods “bad”
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 […]
Why I don’t love my body
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 […]
Book review: Wintergirls
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 […]
The cold never bothered me anyway: Frozen and depression
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, […]
I was a high-school feminist 