Diana Beaudet
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Traumatic treatment for people with eating disorders must stop 7 months ago
Imagine being told: ‘You are naughty and a burden on your family’. Survivor voices are gaining momentum in calling on health professionals to treat their patients with care and respect.
Hospitals are rare […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Putting fire in the belly of eating disorder recovery services 10 months, 1 week ago
Lived experience, from people who have experienced an eating disorder, and people who have been caregivers, is finding a place in the heart of treatment strategies.
Eating disorder support services are […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Recognition that ‘experience’ experts can help ED recovery 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Eating disorder conferences — what purpose do they serve? Increasingly, they are becoming a sounding board for stories of recovery and ongoing healing. Right now I am returning home from the 26th […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, A story of love and acceptance, and a foreign exchange 10 months, 3 weeks ago
A pamphlet attached to the noticeboard outside the school principal’s office caught my eye. The year was 1967 and I was 16. The words “essay,” “scholarship,” “USA,” drew me in. The American Field Service w […]
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Diana Beaudet commented on the post, Sharing stories from inside out gives ED nowhere to hide 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I love this quote June: “Writing can be therapeutic in a self-help kind of way, for it encourages us to become an observer as well as a participant in our story. Now that I was outside my story rather than lost in it, a new world opened up.” Thank you for this post, and for always providing a community, connection, and a boost of bravery in…[Read more]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Sharing stories from inside out gives ED nowhere to hide 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I was a grandmother when I “came out.” The event, in 2007, was a private girls’ school information night. Until then I had lived a part-life, struggling to appear “normal” to the outside world, while battling […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Supporting friends and family with eating disorders 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Many individuals recovering from eating disorders, and families assisting their children and teens through recovery, receive little support and outreach during this difficult process. People tend to shy away […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, A reflection on the journey of choosing to believe in hope 1 year ago
As a teenager, Alyssa encouraged a friend to seek help for her eating disorder. Today, as a young woman, she has entered a career to help others experiencing this illness.
Well I made it. I have achieved […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, A holiday message of hope for those with eating disorders 1 year, 1 month ago
by June Alexander
My Christmas at age 11 was not happy. If you are dreading this Christmas, hold on to hope for things will get better. My wish for you is that you will seek and follow the well-lit path […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Perceived utility of genetic counseling for individuals with eating disorders 1 year, 1 month ago
Opportunity to participate in research
by Julianne Elizabeth Streukens
Eating disorders are complex in how they are caused, developing from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Turning letter-writing into a self-calming conversation 1 year, 2 months ago
by June Alexander
The unconditional love and informed support of family members can speed the pace of self-renewal when recovering from an eating disorder or traumatic experience, but if you are alone or […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Cultivating compassion for oneself through letter-writing: A welcome and helpful strategy for people with eating disorders 1 year, 2 months ago
by Allison C. Kelly, Ph.D. and Sydney Waring, M.A.
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Many people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and other eating disorders do not seek formal treatment. […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Is anorexia planning its revenge? The reality of recovery 1 year, 3 months ago
I’m afraid of ruined teeth, bent back, and not able to have a child
by Špela Kranjec
I had anorexia nervosa. It’s no longer a secret. Even though I was ashamed and hid my condition for nine years, I can […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Feed, love and heal – the role for parents when their child develops an eating disorder 1 year, 3 months ago
What to do When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder
by Lauren Muhlheim
(Introduction by June Alexander)
I wish my parents had access to Dr Lauren Muhlheim’s new book When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder w […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, When a food binge can be helpful 1 year, 3 months ago
“… bringing on, deliberately, what you fear most is an excellent way to increase self-belief”
by June Alexander
“I’ve been on a binge.” What does a binge mean to you? Is it something you carefully p […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Getting Better Bite by Bite – in English, German and now Korean 1 year, 3 months ago
Meeting the need for universal eating disorder recovery guidance
by June Alexander
My granddaughters, aged eight and six, excitedly helped to unwrap a book that arrived this week. I was already excited, […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Secrets are an eating disorder’s best friend 1 year, 4 months ago
There is no such thing as a good secret
by June Alexander
How do you cope with secrets in your family and within your own self? When you become aware of a secret, do you set about dismantling it, or do […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Forget the scales, gaining weight as a person is the real marker in eating disorder recovery 1 year, 4 months ago
‘Gaining weight in my life is giving me life’
By Karyn Braveheart
Gaining weight is something l have struggled to do for a very long time. Now, after a lot of hard work and many hospital admissions, I a […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Beware of the challenges of the Internet for adults with eating disorders 1 year, 4 months ago
by June Alexander
Forty years ago I told a GP that I feared something was taking over my mind. “You have a flat battery, that’s all,” declared the doctor. “We’ll pop you on medication and you will soon be a […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, The home that really matters is the one I carry within 1 year, 4 months ago
by June Alexander
Feeling at home with self is the most important thing. Feeling this way enables us to feel at home anywhere. Wherever I am these days, I feel at home. For many years, however, feeling […]
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I love this quote June: “Writing can be therapeutic in a self-help kind of way, for it encourages us to become an observer as well as a participant in our story. Now that I was outside my story rather than lost in it, a new world opened up.” Thank you for this post, and for always providing a community, connection, and a boost of bravery in sharing our stories to help promote our own and other’s healing. You are so valued and appreciated!