How do I heal my body image?
Unfortunately, we probably can’t do much to change the way society talks about bodies. What we can do is work on how we talk about bodies with ourselves…
What scared me into recovery: the reality of eating disorders
I am often asked what was it that made you get help? What was it that made you want to recover? Sitting in my dimly-lit study room at my parents house in 2004…
Its “Just a Number”
I know there was a time before I was aware of my body and my weight. When I didn’t know what calories were. When I would never give a second thought to growing out of a pair of pants. When my parents would ask me…
The place of culture and humanity in ED treatment
When my mom placed a bowl of daal (lentils) and rice in front of me, I stared at it not sure of whether I was ready to eat it. That's because, during the three months I was in recovery, I saw nothing like this…
Practicing from a HAES® lens: questions with a psychotherapist
1.Please introduce Yourself. Hi there! I'm Lauren Linn, LMSW, a psychotherapist working in private practice in the New York City area. I operate from an intersectional, social justice oriented, trauma informed, and HAES®/fat liberationist lens…
I AM still here
When I first learned about Eating Disorders, I knew that I could never have one. How could anyone think like that? How could anyone do those things?I didn’t know then that anyone could develop an ED. That they don’t…
From the eyes of a mother
I never thought I would become the villain in my child's story. The one who "ruined their life." But I did. But what I learned was that, really, I was the villain for my child's eating disorder. And in that case, I was truly the hero. I decided…
Not a lone struggle: Maryam's story
My heart dropped. Did they just call me fat? There must be something wrong with me. This is the thought that clasped onto my mind for almost 2 years. Little did I know…