By Josie Brown Imagine waking up in a foreign body. Every step feels disjointed, clunky. The way your clothes fall along your torso looks wrong,…
By an Anonymous Mother When my daughter was first diagnosed with anorexia, a good friend put me in touch with a friend of hers from…
By Marc Black If you, a caregiver, are not fully executing the requirements of your loved ones’ meal plan (or holding firm with other boundaries) because you fear your child with an eating disorder (ED) may contact a mandated reporter with maltreatment claims, then…
By Karyn (KC) Tillman Helping your loved one embark on the journey towards recovery can be brutal and lonely. If I could emphasize just one…
By Katie Maki Our daughter was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa at the age of 10.5 in the fall of 2010. She was an incredibly sick…
By Dave Dunn, F.E.A.S.T. Board Member and Treasurer If my daughter is lying in her bed feeling terrible, and I walk in feeling sad, scared,…
By Anonymous I had one major goal as a mother and that was to raise both my daughters with positive body image. I literally did…
By Liza Cornwell As the mother of a 15-year-old with serious mental health struggles, I feel totally powerless most of the time. The last two…
By Amy It has been almost 2 years ago since this mama was hit by the anorexia freight train. I knew something wasn’t right with…
By an anonymous mom Yesterday, I ran across the email that I had sent to the clinician at the premier children’s hospital in my city.…