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My Journey to Seeing Myself as Beautiful with an Eating Disorder
"I look at myself in the mirror, and I see a body that has survived so much harm from myself and others. I see a body that houses who I am on the inside, someone I have fought to love and care for deeply." -
Eating Disorders: What to Do When Your Teenager Is at Risk
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. If you are a parent of a teenager or young adult, here are the the risk factors, warning signs and ways you can help. -
Is This Recovery?
"I did not win this time, but perhaps I will tomorrow. I may not be recovered right now. I may not be in a normal state of mind, but I will be again." -
5 Films That Address Mental Health
As we continue to spread awareness about the realities of mental illness, we can look to accurate portrayals in the media as an easy way to help others understand. Here are a few films that address mental illness in a truthful way.
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Showing Strength in the Face of Mental Illness
"After three decades of battling my brain, I thought it was time for me to do something to help people understand. That’s why I decided last year to use my annual PlanksGiving event to support mental health advocacy and NAMI." -
You Can’t Always See an Eating Disorder
"Eating disorders can cause weight gain, weight loss or they can have no effect on weight at all. And all these eating disorder diagnoses are valid; one does not have to 'look sick' to be struggling."
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Reshaping My Relationship with Myself
"As a dancer, my world has always been full of mixed messages about bodies. The 'ballerina body' was often discussed, and attaining that body type was a goal for many. As I got serious about dance, I felt pressure to change my body." -
Imperfectly Perfect
For so many years of my life, my greatest wish was to not exist… I believed that my feelings of hopelessness, shame, and guilt were all of my own doing. It was all my fault.
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NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: Reversing Health Disparities in People with Serious Mental Illness
People with serious mental illness (4-6 % of the U.S. population) have a life expectancy that is 11-30 years shorter than that of the general population. This webinar covers approaches to reducing that early mortality risk. -
Don’t Give Up Fighting
"It’s been nine years since I was discharged and I’m a healthy weight now. But my recovery hasn’t been simple; there have been times when I felt ready to welcome anorexia back in to my life. Fortunately, I was able to hang in there and I encourage you to do the same."