Looking Glass: A Poem
How do you see yourself?
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How are you and food today?
I thought this week I had nothing to write about. For once in my life, I thought that I had nothing to say, but that’s not true. It’s...
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How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Food
Living at college has altered my diet in several ways. What I eat daily has shifted throughout all four years of university, and it has...
How Weightlifting Helped Me Recover from My Eating Disorder
A common misconception about eating disorders is that everyone who has them must be debilitatingly thin, recluse, and in treatment. Eating...
Taylor Swift Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder
In case you missed it, Taylor Swift has a Netflix documentary titled “Miss Americana". In the film, Swift opens up her world to the viewers...
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Have a Healthy Dialogue about Eating Disorders with These 5 Tips
In today's society, eating disorders are a major concern. At least 30 million people in the U.S struggle with some sort of disordered...
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Call Me, Miss Americana
“But I am actually really happy. Because I pick and choose now, for the most part, what I care deeply about. And I think that’s made a huge difference.”
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The Glamorization of Eating Disorders in Media
We all know that iconic scene from the titular British TV show, “Skins”, where the eccentric Cassie shows Sid how she gets away with not...
Why I Stopped Writing About My Eating Disorder
When I was a sophomore in high school, I developed anorexia. It started out as a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight and then snowballed...
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The Most Unhappy Time of the Year: Holidays and Eating Disorders
The holidays are a time to focus on friends, family, thankfulness, and – in most houses – food. Holiday meals can last for hours with...
#TurkeyTalk: Thanksgiving in the Eyes of an Eating Disorder
Feeling stuffed on Thanksgiving isn't always a satisfying feeling.
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How to Support Loved Ones with Eating Disorders at Thanksgiving
At least 30 million people in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder, and for most of them, Thanksgiving is one of the hardest times of...
How You've raised me
You’ve raised me to be your inferior. To the naked eye this is hard to tell, but since I’ve lived with you my entire life, inferiority is a...
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The Many Faces of PTSD
We’re all in this life together.
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Putting Eating Disorders in Your Conversation
Name: Abigail Stern Pronoun: She/Her/Hers Major: Studio Art, 2020 Senior Abigail Stern is an art major, dedicated to making sure the Agnes...
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"Joker" and Eating Disorders: the Parallel We Need to be Talking About
*Content Warning: eating disorders When I first watched Joker , the new DC backstory film everyone is talking about, I immediately felt.....
An Open Letter to My Eating Disorder
You're no longer our little secret.
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ANAD Week: Where I Have Been
This week, from October 28 to November 1, Concordia’s chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon will partake in ANAD (Anorexia Nervosa and Associated...
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Mental Illness Awareness Week: How I Overcame My Eating Disorder
It’s no secret that struggling with mental illness is hard. If you’re feeling controlled by your eating disorder, here’s some empowering advice I’d like to share!
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You Are Worth More Than Your Eating Disorder
Overcoming our inner-demons requires superhero strength, but you have it in you
