Today marks the first day of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (February 26-March 5) held by the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). This year’s theme is “It’s Time to Talk About It”. There are so many myths and assumptions about eating disorders and not enough facts. In order to spread awareness, educate about the disease,…
The eating disorder world is a dark place and very hard to understand if you have never been there. My battle began with anorexia when I was 18 years old, which led me to being hospitalized by the age of 19. Throughout all my treatments, therapy sessions, living with other diagnosed individuals and doing my…
I had the privilage to share my story with students of a health class through a series of questions. Sunnie Tobia, a health and physical education teacher in Rochester, NY, asked me to speak about how I turned my eating disorder into my passion. Part of their nutrition unit covered eating disorders, but the only…