…so here it is. This is a part of what I was up to for the majority of February: Longtime readers probably remember me talking about this last year, but unfortunately, that post was lost in the site crash last year and (apparently) won’t be recovered by the WayBack Machine anytime soon. You can still [...]
This morning, the United Kingdom’s Southern Daily Echo, who, on January 27th, reported the death of an anorexic college student, Alice Rae, used the tragedy to buttress their claim that the prevalence of eating disorders is increasing. The Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, which provides a specialist Community Eating Disorder Service, reported that the number of [...]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is Feb. 24 thru March 1 this year. As in years past, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is coordinating Great Jeans Giveaway events across the nation. This is a jeans drive that promotes acceptance of bodies at every size, and for people to “be comfortable in [your] genes.” People [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I made a post asking readers to state their thoughts on whether or not progress has been made in eating disorder awareness. Your response was pretty unanimous. You agreed that basic knowledge of eating disorders has increased amongst the general public, but the rest is still widely misunderstood. Misrepresentation in [...]
I’m going to break from the usual format of this website and ask for input on something I have been thinking about. Readers, I want your thoughts. Are people better informed of eating disorders than, say, twenty years ago? As Eating Disorders Awareness Week came to a close last Saturday, I started thinking about this and came [...]
This is a blog where a roster of three regular writers and several guest writers comment on the latest news about eating disorders. It isn’t just a news feed, nor a personal journal – it’s a hybrid of both. We discuss the news with our own personal spin.
We aren’t journalists or outsiders looking in. We have eating disorders. We know about this illness because we live it. Some of us are thoroughly active in our eating disorders while some are in recovery. Most are in some state in between.
Nothing is off-limits in terms of coverage. We write about everything from the onset of eating disorders to the long-term consequences thereof. We write about all eating disorders, not just anorexia and bulimia. And we write media reviews, short stories, and whatever comes to mind in relation to current events.
This does mean, however, that we may bring up some sensitive topics — things like abuse, rape, self-injury, etc., so tread carefully. We’ll tag posts with the appropriate warning label whenever possible.
Readers are encouraged to comment and participate in the discussion. Just click on the “comments” link under any entry.