24 Nov, 2024
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#WANTyourself

If you’re in the LA area, come see these body image activists (our own co-founder Lynn Chen included) for the first Women Against Negative Talk Panel!  Tickets are available here – use code WANTlynn for a discount!

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A Reader of Mixed Races Shares Their Struggle

Coming from a Taiwanese father and Spanish mother has never been simple at all. Mixed languages, mixed families, and of course, mixed principles, cultures, and values. While one side says something, the other contradicts it. Respect to both sides was instilled in me since the moment I could utter a word, so of course it was difficult to know who exactly to listen to. In come my parents: my father was more easy going than my mother, though both had their moments like every parent, or person, does. Food was always either Chinese or Spanish, or sometimes both, and always one of the main dishes was rice, be it white or a combination of vegetables and rice. Whenever family, of either side, came over, it was always …

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Podcast 7: Eating Recovery Day

We’re doing something a little different with this podcast episode – as part of ERC’s first ever Eating Recovery Day on May 3rd, we are answering this question: “If you could go back and talk to yourself at the beginning of your recovery journey, what would your wiser self say to your younger self?” You can hear Lisa and Lynn talk about this question below, or by downloading the episode here. Find out how other bloggers are responding to this question this week on their sites: Day 1, Monday, April 25th — Karla Mosley is a NEDA Ambassador who speaks out about her recovery from an eating disorder. She’s also an actress on the TV show The Bold and the Beautiful. Karla will be writing on the NEDA…

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‘I was binge eating and it was spiralling out of control’: Takeaway addict loses 15 STONE after getting wedged in … – The Sun

The Sun'I was binge eating and it was spiralling out of control': Takeaway addict loses 15 STONE after getting wedged in …The SunA MAN who was hooked on KFC has lost an incredible 15 stone after he almost got trapped in his car. Jason Storer, 34, from Ibstock, Leicestershire, ballooned to a whopping 35st 11lb after gorging on junk food every day washed down with Jack Daniels and …and more »

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Abilify gets potential for binge eating, sex urges added to label – FiercePharma

FiercePharmaAbilify gets potential for binge eating, sex urges added to labelFiercePharmaOne of the potential side effects listed for the antipsychotic Abilify and its generics is an uncontrollable urge to gamble. But the FDA is now saying that does not nearly encompass the uncontrolled impulses the drug can inflame. And so it is now …Mental Health Drug Aripiprazole May Cause Uncontrollable Urges To Gamble, Shop, Binge Eat And Have Sex: FDATech TimesCompulsive Sex and Gambling Linked to Abilify, Says U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationDaily Hornet (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)FDA Warns of Compulsive Urges with AripiprazoleManaged Care magazineall 11 news articles »

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Recovery Nights at The Emily Program

At The Emily Program we know recovery is possible, often from personal experience. We enjoy hearing former clients, community members, and even our peers talk about their journey to recovery from an eating disorder. Gathering together as a community provides another level of support. It provides a forum that is safe, inspiring, and powerful.This month we will hold Recovery Night in St. Paul, MN and Seattle, WA. You can check our website for all dates and locations of future Recovery Nights.In St. Paul, MN:Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at 2265 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN Meet Jenny: Jenny will share how her running career intersected with her development of anorexia, and how The Emily Program helped guide her on the path to recovery. Jenny also…