By Sterling Renzoni (He/Him) Mental Health Warrior and Writer 2020 was a challenging year for all of us. As someone with an eating disorder, I…
By Sarah Ravin, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Over the course of my career, I’ve observed a dramatic increase in the number of pre-adolescent children presenting for…
By Anita Federici, Ph.D C.Psych. FAED Given very high rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviours among adolescents with eating disorders, it is crucial that families…
By Judy Krasna, FEAST Board Member and Volunteer One thing that is pretty much true across all religions is that holidays focus on food. This…
By Lisa Burns, FEAST Volunteer Fellow Canadian parent eating disorders advocate and FEAST volunteer Tara McDonnell and I had the wonderful opportunity to present FIRST30Days,…
2020 has been an extremely difficult and challenging year for every single one of us. It has brought a tremendous amount of uncertainty and unpredictability,…
by Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. I recently talked with a mom who was shaken and upset because her son was being bullied by classmates for…
By Millie Plotkin, MLS A few years ago, a colleague asked for the source of the statistic “Eating disorders are the third most common chronic…
The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) has released a new publication titled “A Guide to Selecting Evidence-based Psychological Therapies for Eating Disorders.” We are proud…
By Daryl Madill, F.E.A.S.T. Volunteer “When You Know Better, You Do Better” –Maya Angelou…