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Diana Beaudet commented on the post, Sharing stories from inside out gives ED nowhere to hide 1 week, 5 days 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 1 week, 5 days ago
by June Alexander
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 w […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Supporting friends and family with eating disorders 2 weeks, 5 days ago
by Diana Beaudet
Many individuals recovering from eating disorders, and families assisting their children and teens through recovery, receive little support and outreach during this difficult process. […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, A reflection on the journey of choosing to believe in hope 3 weeks, 5 days 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.
by Alyssa Sterry
Well I made it. […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, A holiday message of hope for those with eating disorders 2 months 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 2 months, 1 week 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 3 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 3 months, 2 weeks 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 3 months, 3 weeks 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 4 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 4 months, 1 week 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 4 months, 3 weeks 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 5 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 5 months, 1 week 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 5 months, 2 weeks 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 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Send in the SWAT team and put me in witness protection 6 months ago
A mother’s plea to be Safe With Accessible Treatment for her eating disorder
By Sarah
The growing recognition of the need for support for caregivers of people with an eating disorder is welcome, but one g […] -
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Is food the problem? How to support someone with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) 6 months, 1 week ago
by Chanty Weedon
Understanding how to support someone with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) when you have no experience can be challenging. This is the first hurdle that my family faced even before my diagnosis. […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, “I’m sorry you’re going through that, but you know you’re not alone?” 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Regaining healthy relationships from an eating disorder
by June Alexander
An eating disorder is about more than our relationship with food. When food increasingly dominates our thinking, our relationship […]
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Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, “Aunt June, you are the problem in our family:” Using the journal to dispel stigma, inside and out 6 months, 2 weeks ago
by June Alexander
Engaging in the world beyond an eating disorder (ED) means facing up to things like stigma. The perception or inference by others that ED, or any other mental health challenge, is a […]
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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!