Wrestler Adam Page Auctions Ring Gear to Benefit NEDA
Professional wrestling offers a unique combination of athleticism and the art of storytelling. Through the use of larger-than-life characters and sometimes relatable storylines, the audience is met with events they can connect with. For months, professional wrestler Adam Page has offered a storyline of his journey through pressures of looking perfect for a big matchup. […]
Implementing Horticultural Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery
This blog post is sponsored by Rogers Behavioral Health. Being out in nature, enjoying the warmth of a greenhouse, and working with plants all have a positive effect on someone’s mood and can also reduce anxiety. Because of this, horticultural therapy has been a valuable component of care across a variety of treatment settings, and […]
5 Things You Can Do to Take Action on June 2: World ED Day!
World Eating Disorders Action Day 2019 Eating Disorders: We Can’t Afford to Wait Annually, every June 2 around the world has been proclaimed World Eating Disorders Action Day. This year is no different! World Eating Disorders Action Day was founded in 2015 by a handful of advocates who wanted to bring together global citizens in […]
I’m Grateful for My Awareness
Awareness hurts, but it saved my life. Awareness is far more difficult than being ambivalent or ignorant, but it is absolutely necessary for recovery. A couple weeks ago, I had an enlightening conversation with my therapist. I was talking to her about how being in recovery quite often hurts. Being in recovery means I am […]
To Honor My Mom on Mother’s Day
My beautiful mother Judy seemed to always defy the odds her whole life. In the face of her struggle with mental illness, more specifically anorexia, depression, and anxiety, I witnessed a very strong woman, though she might not have felt that way. When I think about my mom, what comes to mind quickly is courage, […]
Bridget’s WREATH: Wichita to Winnipeg – Ride for Eating Disorder Awareness and Therapy
My sister, Bridget, was diagnosed with anorexia when she was in 7th grade; she was only 12 years old. I was a freshman in high school, and at 15, I had limited capacity or empathy for her daily challenges. I have to admit, it took losing her for me to more fully understand the depth […]
No Diet Day Round-up
It’s May 6th, which means the NEDA Network‘s first national No Diet Day is finally here! NEDA is excited to collaborate with our Network members on this important initiative to encourage the rejection of diet culture, and to promote the elimination of shame associated with society’s standards of beauty and respect for all body shapes […]
Pursuing Weight Loss Is Not a Way to “Take Care of Yourself”
Monday, May 6th is International No Diet Day, a day to celebrate the beauty and diversity of how bodies show up in the world, affirm every body’s right to live free of shame, stigma, and oppression, and learn the facts about weight loss, dieting, health, and body size. After working in the dominant weight paradigm […]
Dear Me: Your Light Never Takes the Same Shape Twice
Thank you to Eating Recovery Center for sponsoring this blog post in conjunction with Eating Recovery Day on May 7, 2019. Dear Me– I know, it’s been a while since we’ve talked. I mean, really talked. Not just “What do you want to watch on Netflix?” talk, feelings talk. “Checking in with yourself” talk. “Remembering […]
You are enough. I am enough. We are enough.
No Diet Day takes place annually on May 6th. It is a day for us to celebrate our bodies just exactly as they are without criticism or judgement. It is a day I hope can turn into many days, free to believe we are enough despite our size, despite what we eat. No Diet Day […]
