Jamie | Eating Disorder Vs. Me
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by Jason Wood
2w ago
Home Eating Disorder Vs. Me By: Jamie Lewkowitz It was like tug-of-war every day, except eating disorders are far from a game. Back-and-forth my mind would go, from eating disorder thoughts to my healthy-self thoughts, then back to eating disorder thoughts again. Who would ‘win’ that meal, that snack, or that day? Or better yet, who would ‘win’ at the end of it all?  Eating disorders are a serious mental illness. Sadly, someone loses their life to an eating disorder every 52 minutes. That’s more than 10,000 deaths per year in addition to the increased risk of suicide among those ..read more
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Ally | Surviving To Thriving in Recovery
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by Jason Wood
1M ago
The post Ally | Surviving To Thriving in Recovery appeared first on ANAD - National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ..read more
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Jami | Breaking Free of My Eating Disorder
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by Jason Wood
2M ago
Home Jami | Breaking Free of My Eating Disorder By Jami S. My name is Jami and I have been in recovery from my eating disorder for one and a half years. I live in Dyersville, Iowa (think Field of Dreams) with my husband and four kids.  A year ago, I started to open up about my eating disorder because I was tired of the stigma that comes with eating disorders. I reached out to NAMI Dubuque to see if we could get a support group started to help those who are suffering from eating disorders/disordered eating behaviors.  My dream came true and I currently facilitate a group with ..read more
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Eating Disorders in Gen Z
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by Jason Wood
2M ago
Home Dear world, GEN Z needs your help By Jennifer Yu, All Bodies Coalition Too often forgotten in the discussion surrounding eating disorders, and unfortunately too often the demographic most impacted by them, GEN Z is struggling now more than ever to find ways to love, honor, and nourish their bodies. Eating disorders thrive with unrealistic expectations Following a decade-long surge of social media and it’s inevitable integration to modern society, GEN Z, of whom have grown up at the hands of apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube, now find it hard to establish a strong sense ..read more
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Rayna | Overcoming Cultural Stigma of Eating Disorders
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by Jason Wood
2M ago
Home Rayna | Overcoming Cultural Stigma By: Rayna We’re grateful to Rayna for sharing her experience of eating disorder recovery while growing up in a middle eastern household! No Confidence and Wanted Change The word taboosh in Lebanese is a word my mom used to call me that means chubby. How could a two-vowel word destroy my life? It was my nickname in my family. My family would call me it as a joke, but to me, every time I heard that word, my heart would sink. It made my self-esteem drop to a low, and I wanted to hide under my bed covers and dissipate from reality. I didn’t want p ..read more
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My ARFID Recovery Story: I Felt Alone—Until I Found Peer Mentorship
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by Jason Wood
3M ago
Home My ARFID Recovery Story: I Felt Alone—Until I Found Peer Mentorship By: Kelsey Gilchriest, Equip Peer Mentor Once when I met with a new registered dietitian for the first time, I mentioned my eating disorder. She immediately assumed it was anorexia nervosa. When I began to explain that it wasn’t, she cut me off – “is it bulimia?” Attempting to contain my frustration, I said, “no, I have ARFID.” Her response was, “what’s ARFID?” This wasn’t the first time I’d been asked this question by a medical professional. My eating disorder is far less common than the ones most people grow up ..read more
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Addie | My Last Imaginary Friend
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by Jason Wood
4M ago
Home Addie | My Last Imaginary Friend The Descent I was the child who would swim until my hands were raisins, completely blocking out moms screams to put on sunscreen. I didn’t need sunscreen, I was a mermaid! But then I was also a licensed driver—able to travel the world of my patio on a plasma toy car. Some days I was a witch, a good one, that turned backyard pebbles into princes. My imagination granted me the power to never be lonely. I always had a new friend to make and a new life to live.  Like most imaginary friends, mine started to die off as I grew up. Slowly but surely re ..read more
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ANAD Eating Disorder Helpline: Providing hope, just one call away
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by Jason Wood
4M ago
Home Providing Hope, Just One Call Away By: Kristen Portland, Executive Director I was terrified the first time I went to answer the ANAD Eating Disorder Helpline. It was not long after I’d started, and I did all the things I do to get ready for something that scares me: I read all the books I could find, had detailed discussions with anyone who would listen, procrastinated, read some supplementary articles, set a deadline, did some research, then pushed my deadline back by a week. I was two weeks into the job, head spinning from everything I was learning, and the ANAD helpline was wa ..read more
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Alana | The Part of Mental Health No One is Talking About
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by Jason Wood
4M ago
Home Alana | The Part of Mental Health No One is Talking About Understanding mental health I love that we are starting to talk about mental health, especially for athletes. We are starting to realize that self-care is important.  We are prioritizing; putting ourselves first so that we can show up as the best version of ourselves.  However, we can do all the yoga, journaling, meditating, or self-care we want, but if we’re not using the best version of ourselves to give back, to be helpful to others, then we’re missing out on the most important and impactful part of mental healt ..read more
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Understanding the Crucial Role of Peer Mentors in Eating Disorder Recovery
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by Ashton G
4M ago
Home Understanding the Crucial Role of Peer Mentors in Eating Disorder Recovery By Michelle Konstantinovsky, Equip Contributing Editor When she was first seeking treatment for her eating disorder, Maris Degener wasn’t sure if real recovery was even possible. Without a reliable role model for what full recovery actually looked like, she concluded that it simply wasn’t in reach, or worth all the time and energy. “The biggest message I received over and over again was that things might improve a little bit, but there would always be a ceiling,” she says.  Fortunately, Degener kept g ..read more
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