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Eating Disorder Holiday Survival Guide
Surviving the holidays when you have an eating disorder is not always easy. If you are like many of my clients you are not looking forward to the holiday parties, events, dinners, and plans.For most,...
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If I’ve learned anything….
Trigger Warning: the following materials may be triggering for some individuals - please read with caution.How do you make someone else understand exactly what it’s like to hate yourself? They usually...
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Language of Recovery
Photo bySam MannsonUnsplashTen years ago I began to see signs in a different language–signs that I ignored. However, even though I disregarded them, they persisted in ever growing intensity. Was I a...
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Eating Disorders Aren’t Usually Visible—Looking Beyond Body Weight
Eating Disorders Aren’t Usually Visible—Looking Beyond Body WeightWhen I talk to people that I meet in my life about where I work—an intensive hospital-based treatment program for people with moderate...
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Break the Mold. Turn Up Compassion
One size does not fit all! Nothing in nature grows the same and neither do people. Humans have created ways to genetically modify nature to fit their mold. Some of the produce in stores are genetically...
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“I Told My Doctor I Had An Eating Disorder & He Tried To Put Me On A Diet.”
TRIGGER WARNING: the following material may be triggering for some individuals - please read with caution. There is nothing I hate more than visiting the doctors—especially when you have to talk about...
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EDAW 2018: A Recap
Organizations across Canada worked tremendously hard and achieved incredible awareness and recognition for EDAW!Six provincial and territorial proclamations: British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova...
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Stories and Social Justice
A few years ago, I started to reconsider whether telling my personal story of recovery is productive to the effort to reduce the social stigma and shame that has been problematically linked to eating...
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WeDoAct2BreakStigma: World Eating Disorders Day 2018
To mark World Eating Disorders Day 2018, the NEDIC Blog is sharing five blogs from members of the World Eating Disorder Day community. These blogs represent diverse perspectives and a variety of...
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A Wish List from a Mental Health Dietitian for People Living with Eating...
As a dietitian at a specialized regional mental health care hospital, I am often working with some patients who have formally diagnosed eating disorders. Many others have disordered eating or have the...
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