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advocacy My prize in eating disorder recovery is the opportunity to move forward

My prize in eating disorder recovery is the opportunity to move forward

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When I began to recover from an eating disorder, I often found myself in close company with anger. I felt I was thrown into a pool with no instructions on how to swim. There were many moving pieces around me, yet I had little information. Upon reflection I realize this...

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Anorexia Parenting with an eating disorder

Parenting with an eating disorder

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I am a mom with an eating disorder. Those were once difficult words for me to say out loud. There is a myth that anorexia nervosa (AN) is only an adolescent disorder. The truth is, 13 per cent of American women 50 or older experience eating disorder symptoms. I am...

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