YBIC x NEDAwareness 2021 Blog Round Up
The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is a 2021 Featured NEDAwareness Week Partner. YBIC’s mission is to work with all of the ways yoga and body image intersect to create greater access and dignity for all. Check out these articles YBIC is highlighting: Reframing Health & Wellness in the Face of Diet Culture by Pia Schiavo-Campo […]
You Have to See the Eating Disorder Beast to Slay the Beast
This blog post is sponsored by Equip. Note from JD: This is my experience as the mother of someone with restrictive anorexia who is in solid, long-lasting recovery after an early diagnosis; we had access to excellent treatment. I use the term eating disorders in places as much of this translates to other eating disorders. […]
A Message of Gratitude to the NEDAwareness Week Lighting Partners and Volunteer Photographers
Every year in February, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) leads the largest national outreach effort to raise awareness about eating disorders: National Eating Disorders (#NEDAwareness) Week. NEDAwareness Week (February 22 – February 28, 2021) is an annual campaign to bring public attention to the critical needs of individuals and families dealing with this mental […]
#BoycottTheBefore: Sharing Our Recovery Stories Responsibly
As not every eating disorder recovery story is discussed in the media and not every eating disorder sufferer feels valid in their struggles, it is imperative for us to work towards building a most inclusive community. What this means is that we uplift every body — not just some — and work towards creating spaces […]
The Importance of Communication in Recovery
What I’ve learned in ten years of therapy is this: Honesty and communication are two of the most essential components of eating disorder recovery. There are, inarguably, a number of additionally crucial tenets of recovery; for the sake of this entry, however, I will argue that few things offer as much consistent inner clarity as […]
How My Culture Influenced My Recovery
I’m a first generation Indian American and was born and raised in Houston, TX. And as a Catholic, I attended a Catholic school that was predominantly white and close-knit. As young kids, I never remember thinking of each other in terms of race and ethnicity, but as we grew older it slowly became clear that […]
The Intersection of Disability and Eating Disorder Recovery
From a young age I knew I was different from other kids. I can’t pinpoint an exact eureka moment when I became aware that I was visibly disabled, but I do remember photographers arguing about where to put me in school photos. I couldn’t stand for extended periods of time, so I had to sit […]
