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The day my eating disorder could no longer hide
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Lying on the scanning table, my mind wanders, mentally running through tasks to complete before heading home. After comfortably (obliviously) shielding myself with denial, my default for 21 years, lying on this table is a mundane task. Blood tests, ultrasounds, MRIs, X-rays, and computed tomography (CT) scans are routine procedures...
Eating Disorders
Lived experience stories to boost understanding of eating disorders
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People with eating disorders can’t afford to wait – so what can be done to overcome misconceptions about this illness? The team at Body Brave and Canada’s National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED) is arranging an event where people with limited knowledge of eating disorders can gain an understanding. The value of...
Eating Disorders
Help researchers understand ED recovery process – share your story in survey
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Through collaboration, solutions will be found to the eating disorder mystery. We can all help. Including you. Your experience counts! In many, many important ways. For instance, Kelly Romano, a student in Florida State University’s Mental Health Counseling M.S./Ed.S program, is completing a masters-level thesis on the eating disorder recovery process and seeks...
Teeth literally crumbled out of my mouth: how ED can cause a dental debacle
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If you have an eating disorder, feel no shame and tell your dentist. This is the message from Holly, who is sharing her story to emphasise the importance of dental care when suffering an eating disorder. For many years, Holly had nothing to smile about. This is Holly’s story: I was parentless...
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In this free podcast, Dr June Alexander reads her memoir, written almost entirely from her diaries, which she began writing at the age of 12.
Dear Diary
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The diary, a book in which a daily record of events and personal experiences can be kept, offers a window into life in the past.
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