What No One Tells You About Living with Body Dysmorphia
The truth? It is not as simple as a one-line answer.
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What to Do When Your Well-Meaning Friends Say Body-Negative Things
Sometimes a “compliment” has the opposite effect.
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I’m Leaving Diet Culture in 2021 and Here’s Why
Trigger Warning: This article discusses disordered eating, body image, and diet culture. Freshman year was a blur. I can remember the fun...
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Holiday Sweets, Treats, and Body Image Defeats: Maintaining Intuitive Eating after Winter Break
Eating around the holidays can be very difficult for those who struggle with food. Whether you are scared to eat because you can’t stop or...
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No Nuance November: Mental Illness Edition
The recent TikTok trend, #NoNuanceNovember, was popularized by user @/ediblesrex. Posts with this hashtag include controversial “hot takes”, typically with no context. Here are my top takes, explained, about mental health, using my own experiences and those around me.
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Breaking Diet Culture During the Holiday Season
Why it's okay to enjoy holiday meals.
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Eating Disorders: The Hidden Beasts of Holiday Feasts
As the holidays approach, many of us may feel excited to spend time with family and celebrate, especially through food. But for those with...
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Are You Dealing With an Eating Disorder on Campus and Don’t Know What To Do?
Disclaimer: the following article talks at length about eating disorders. The article does not aim to give professional advice to anyone...
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Eating and Nutrition 101
They taught us about a balanced diet and having 3 square meals a day, but they left some stuff out.
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Dear High School Me
Edited by Olivia Spahn-Vieira Dear high school me, It's been a while since I last checked up on you, and you've grown up a lot. I’m just...
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Redefining "Healthy"
Food is fuel!
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Has Ballet Changed? Kathyrn Morgan’s Story
How the ballet world continues to be harsh, judgemental, ruled by outdated aesthetics, and overly opinionated.
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Why You Probably Shouldn't Step on the Scale
I was doing well until I put my feet on the scale. I did not weigh myself in months, and this was intentional. I steered myself away from...
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My Struggles with Body Dysmorphia and How I'm Learning to Combat It
Combating body dysmorphia goes much deeper than following self-care tips.
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Why Are Eating Disorders So Glorified in College?
Edited by Sanjana Hira TW: Eating Disorders You often wake up before the alarm. Sleep isn’t something you are quite familiar with, though...
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Body Dysmorphia in Female Athletics
Being an athlete is hard work, but being a female athlete comes with a whole new set of challenges that are not frequently addressed
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Counting Calories
Overcoming an eating disorder
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Fighting Fatphobia: The Importance of Combating Diet Culture
CW: Eating disorders, mentions of weight and fatphobia. For many of us, dieting and body image have been a part of our lives for as long as...
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#WCW: Demi Lovato
TW: Mental illness, substance abuse, eating disorders Happy Wednesday! For this week’s #WCW, we decided to focus on Demi Lovato. Demi...
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Navigating University While in Eating Disorder Recovery
My personal experience of learning to care for myself amid the eating disorder
