NEDA & Yoga and Body Image Coalition Announce Upcoming Roundtable Series

This roundtable discussion series is a collaboration between NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition are thrilled to announce an upcoming collaborate roundtable series with thought leaders and influencers in the eating disorders and yoga and fitness communities. While the roundtables are open for anyone to […]

Getting a Healthy Body Starts with Healthier Thoughts

This blog post is sponsored by The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt. Much of the mainstream messaging around health promotion isn’t nearly as healthy as it claims to be.  Weight loss diets, fitness programs and detox programs are abundant but most of them come with restrictive eating habits, a big dose of weight […]

“Ain’t it easy to kick me when I’m down?”

Let’s talk about celebrity. Glamour. Glitz. Lights. Camera. Action! Most of us watch TV. We go to the movies. Maybe we watch the Academy Awards, the Grammys, the Golden Globes. We read magazines, whether intentionally or accidentally glancing at the obnoxious, screaming headlines as we wait in line at the store. It’s intoxicating. Isn’t there […]

Being a Male with an Eating Disorder in the 1970s

It was the summer of 1977. I had just graduated from college, summa cum laude with honors. I had gotten accepted to an Ivy League graduate program and decided to take a year off before enrolling. I had applied for an internship in Washington DC with my congresswoman and planned to spend the year in […]

The Lack of Representation of Eating Disorders in the Arts

I have loved theatre since I was a toddler. It has always been an integral part of who I am; my deepest obsession. Until another one took over: food. I was a teenager when I started struggling with disordered eating, and things escalated when I began college. “Clean” eating consumed my life to the point […]

The Power of Breath

“I already know how to breathe….” said to me by a participant in my Breathwork workshop! Notice, she said this while participating IN my workshop…LOL! I hear that often. Our Breath is unique. Breathing is unique. Folks take their Breath for granted. Many assume the next life enhancing/giving inhale will arrive… like: poof! When you […]