My Experience with NEDA’s 1st In-District Advocacy Day

Back in January I was cleaning out my emails. You know, the hundreds of unread ones that have been there for an eternity? It was time for them to go. Then, in between the “Today Only Sale” and “Free Shipping” headlines, I recognized an email from NEDA. “Hey – I read these!”, I told myself. […]

Not Flesh of My Flesh

I knew these words before I ever remember hearing them spoken to me. They were lovingly repeated to me by my mother throughout my childhood and, as an individual adopted during my infancy, they provided a deep sense of security, love and connection to my family and the world.

Weight Stigma Awareness Week (#WSAW) 2019 Recap

Last year (2019), the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) continued the legacy of Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW) as part of the recent merger with the Binge Eating Disorders Association (BEDA). Initially spearheaded by BEDA in 2011https://www.www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/neda-continues-legacy-weight-stigma-awareness-week, the goal of WSAW is to bring awareness to how weight stigma and weight discriminiation affects people of […]