By Bronwen Prejudice is rife in the eating disorder world, from the preconceived ideas of family and friends to the clinicians. The media today is…
Reflection by Helen I was 27 years old, in a happy relationship and with a good career when anorexia first entered my life. Over the…
You’ve read some of our amazing voices on our Lived Experience blog. We’d like you and your family to be part of that legacy. Write…
By Dr June Alexander F.E.A.S.T. Advisory Panel member “Life is not fair,” my psychiatrist said rather bluntly some years ago, when I was bemoaning relationship…
by Laney Park, F.E.A.S.T. volunteer for World Eating Disorders Action Day 2019 We couldn’t afford to wait. In the fall of 2013, my daughter started…
by Kym Piekunka Special Projects Coordinator What an honor and exciting moment to join F.E.A.S.T.! As I moved towards starting, I found myself thinking back…
Jenna Dower, Teacher, Austin, TX, USA I think eating disorders are completely different from disordered eating. I know a lot of friends who struggle with…
published by permission of the author, Kinsey Ouellette To my parents and all the parents of children with eating disorders: Dear Mom and Dad, Thank…
by JD Ouellette F.E.A.S.T. Board Member and US representative to our new Global Task Force for Regional Action In April my daughter celebrates 6 years…
by Denise Robertson This would be a long-involved story if I had to write when and why I became scared of food and eating, and…