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Imagine a World Without Weight Hate

This Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW), taking place Monday, September 28 - Friday, October 2, 2020, we want to End Weight Hate and help the broader eating disorders community understand why weight stigma and weight discrimination should matter…
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Weight & Generational Trauma

Everyone’s eating disorder struggle looks and feels different. The same thing could be said about body hate and weight stigma. For me, weight and body image triggers go hand in hand. For the most part, I’m grateful because my eating disorder…
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I Am A Tool.

As a photographer, I am a critical component in the image capturing process--I am that tool that stands behind the camera, knowing what to say to make the subject smile a certain way; waiting for the light to hit a mountainside; capturing the…
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You Look Great: Battling Bullying and Eating Disorders as a Man

Somewhere on the New Jersey Parkway, my friend’s dad looks in the rearview mirror - looks me in the eyes - and says, “Car’s running a little slow today, eh, Justin?” It’s a middle school summer: I’m a year or two into a five-year…
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Finding a Philosophy to Match My Outlook

It wasn’t hard for me to stop dieting. I was exhausted from the processes – mind, body, and soul. It was harder for me to find a thinking or philosophy that matched my new outlook. Body love, peace and joy didn’t resonate with me.…
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Kentucky Passes First Eating Disorders Legislation

It all started with a letter. Early fall 2019, Ruby Jo Lubarsky, a grandmother, sent a letter to her State Senator, Julie Raque Adams. Ruby Jo shared her frustration about the limited treatment options in Kentucky, how inconsistent insurance…
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NEDA Public Policy Updates Winter/Spring2020

ATTENTION EATING DISORDERS RESEARCHERS Call for proposals for eating disorders research through the Department of Defense. Pre-application deadlines are approaching!Research proposal pre-application letters are now being accepted for the…
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NEDA Walks, but Make It Virtual!

NEDA Walks are inspirational, community-building events where passionate walkers raise money to fund eating disorders education, prevention, and support, as well as advocacy and research initiatives. They are a celebration of hope and strength,…
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Virtual Support Group Options

Organizations from across the country have joined together in partnership to advance the field of eating disorders and build a community of support and hope.  This collaboration has served one fundamental purpose: to provide a unified voice…
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20 Closing Thoughts for NEDAwareness Week 2020

On behalf of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), I want to thank everyone for a meaningful and empowering National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDAwareness) Week 2020.At the beginning of the week, we posted a question on Instagram…