By Jori Hamilton When the coronavirus emerged to upend our lives, we were ordered to stem the spread by taking shelter in our homes. But what if home isn’t your safe space? What if home is, for you, one of the most dangerous places in the world? That is the case for millions of men, […]

Do You Struggle with Food? Are you constantly thinking about food? Wondering what or when you’ll next eat, afraid you’ll go overboard for the day? Do you frequency try to ignore a nagging hunger? Do you find yourself reviewing your intake and planning ahead based on what you’ve already consumed? Do you think there’s a […]

My therapy session started off the way all hard sessions do. Me: “I’m doing great.” Therapist: “That is wonderful.” Me: “Yes. I finally feel good physically and we had a great spring break trip with the kids. I haven’t been sleeping well. But other than that little issue things are great.” My therapist began asking […]

Tell us about yourself! I am Parkavi Chellappa (she/her), MD, the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services in North Carolina. I have been with The Emily Program for almost seven years. How does a collaborative approach to eating disorder treatment benefit clients? Eating disorders are usually sneaky and try to find loopholes to get […]

In our book, Marcia and I wrote about the “Western toxin effect,” in which developing countries begin to experience a rise in eating disorders, often spread through exposure to TV and the Western emphasis on appearance and physical beauty. Now, however, that phrase seems quaint. In Asia, for instance, pop culture has been completely co-opted […]

Having a powerful powerful post-birthday, pre Eclipse week.. .when everything is illuminated and I can see which energies are at play and calling me and I am willing and it all happens and flows fast fast. And i see the brilliance of the body, the brilliance and blessings of Divine Order and Divine Timing… and […]

Considering the life-long issue I’ve had with my body and self-image, I decided to spend my journal period, listing the things that I’m grateful for about MY BODY. Admittedly, some of these came quickly but others I had to think about. “Ample cleavage” was met with “yeah but what about how they’re too big and […]

The transformative potential of Nonviolent Communication By Brian Stout; cross-posted with permission from Belonging Together Nobody likes “cancel culture.” Why, then, do we participate in it? It can be tempting to dismiss “cancel culture” as a fringe phenomenon limited to activist college students or right-wing trolls, a trend in digital discourse that will pass. I […]

Recently, I stumbled upon an advertisement for a boot camp class for kids. They’re marketing it as designed to get kids moving (for health), but still. . .  Kids don’t belong in a gym. While physical activity is important among our youth, no matter how many ways you spin it, kids need not be exercising or […]

P!nk’s “I am HERE” has always been one of my go to anthems, but today more than ever the line struck me: “I am here, I am here. I’ve already seen the bottom, so there’s nothing to fear.” I’ve seen the bottom. I’ve seen lots of bottoms in my lifetime – and with each bottom […]

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and sexual and gender diversity. Members of the community and allies unite in pride and solidarity to recognize, honor, and uplift the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning people. As we honor the LGBTQIA+ community this month and beyond, we […]

This blog was created to show the real truth about eating disorders. Having an eating disorder is not glamorous and will not improve your life in any way. Feel free to submit any material you think will be valuable to this blog. Anyone sending hate mail will be blocked. Warning: some images may be disturbing. […]