By Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Founder and Advisor The conversation has haunted me for over a decade. I don’t remember the location, or which conference…
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 Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Board “Calm down.” “Be confident.” “Relax, mom.” “Please stop shouting, dad.” Isn’t it strange how that kind of message…
Dear Family, You’ve opened this envelope after a very bad day. I don’t know how bad, or in what way. But I have talked with…
by Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Executive Director Eating disorders are truly dreadful brain disorders. There are a range of these conditions we call “eating disorders”…
By Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Executive Director “The malnourishment of an eating disorder is even more serious than in the Minnesota study” At the…
by Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Executive Director Very few people with eating disorders look ill. You can’t tell by looking. You can’t evaluate someone’s body…
You might think that since most of the families involved with F.E.A.S.T. share a fluency in the English language that we’d all understand one another…
by Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, F.E.A.S.T. Executive Director One of F.E.A.S.T.’s earlier Executive Directors, Belinda Caldwell, made a very wise observation recently about the difference between…
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh The F.E.A.S.T. community lost a child today. It could have been any of us. There is no reason why it was…