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advocacy Feeling heard — the benefits of story-sharing during eating disorder recovery

Feeling heard — the benefits of story-sharing during eating disorder recovery

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I love to participate in online eating disorder surveys, especially those inviting ‘lived experience’ to be shared. I haven’t always felt this way about sharing my illness story, so what has changed? Firstly, I have been with narrative mentor, Dr June Alexander, as a client for more than three years...

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Families Join the cicadas chorusing loudly to advocate about eating disorders around the world

Join the cicadas chorusing loudly to advocate about eating disorders around the world

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  I liken my life to that of a cicada, an insect that lives underground in the dark for many years, before emerging into the light for a brief and noisy appearance. Upon receiving the Meehan/Hartley Award for Public Service and Advocacy, at the Academy of Eating Disorders ICED,  I...

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