Boo! Are you scared of candy more than haunted houses? Does dressing up give you goosebumps? You’re not alone. If you’re a regular reader of… Read More »Surviving Halloween’s biggest fear: Diet culture
Does a book a day keep the therapist away? Like journalling (which I’ve written about in a previous blog post!), I find reading to be… Read More »What I’m reading this summer: Memoirs, magazines & murder mysteries
I’ve been dreading writing this blog post. Recently, I had a bad body image week and experienced a bit of an eating disorder relapse —… Read More »The truth about relapse in eating disorder recovery
It’s rare to find someone that lets us feel 100% comfortable in our own skin, who never passes judgement or makes comments on our appearance.… Read More »Q&A with former model, artist & researcher Emily Gong
I’ll admit I was hesitant to read Shell, a memoir by Michelle Stewart chronicling the last year of her life after a lifelong struggle with… Read More »Eating Disorder Book Review: Shell by Michelle Stewart
What better time to clean up your social media feed than springtime? I promise it’ll take less time than scraping the gunk out of the… Read More »Spring cleaning your social media for better mental health
I first came across Dr. Jill Andrew’s advocacy work with eating disorders when I attended the virtual book launch for Body Stories: In and Out… Read More »Q&A with body justice advocate Dr. Jill Andrew
In the midst of an eating disorder, it’s hard to think about anything outside of the disease. The thoughts revolving around weight, food, appearance and… Read More »Top 22 signs you’re recovering from your eating disorder
Warning: Your heart may be in pieces after reading Marie-Noëlle Hébert’s debut graphic memoir, My Body in Pieces. Drawn entirely in graphite pencil, we are… Read More »ED Book review: My Body in Pieces
Diets may not be a direct cause of eating disorders, but the two are definitely related in a “cousins-not-sisters” kind of way. Dieting falls in… Read More »Friends & family FAQ: what’s the difference between a diet and eating disorder?