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: Food
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. […]
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 […]
Celebrities and food: Why do we care?
When I was in high school reading glossy magazines, I remember noticing that every interview with a prominent actress seemed to begin with her breezing into a restaurant in a […]
How I became a feminist – the college years!
So, here is part two of my “how I became a feminist” series (check out part one here). Ironically, I’m going to skip my actual high school years. While there […]
I was a high-school feminist 