Disclaimer: The videos and podcasts include in depth discussions of Eating Disorders, including Anorexia, Bulimia, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): please exercise caution.
Each resource gives insight into the everyday lives of those suffering with eating disorders, tips for how to minimize it's impact on your day, and inspiring stories from those who struggle with these conditions. Keep in mind that all experiences are unique, and the videos and podcasts below do not reflect everyone's lived reality.
Ali Borden meets with several women who have had life-threatening struggles with anorexia and bulimia. She models ways of privileging a client’s knowledge, ideas, and resources, noting that confrontation does not produce change. She then discusses with Larry Zucker narrative approaches to anorexia and bulimia and clinicians’ fears and responsibility.
"Anorexia, the most deadly of all mental illnesses, is on the increase among teenagers, both male and female. Three young people describe their battle with this often misunderstood eating disorder."
Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color.
In this video, I talk about the 10 biggest lessons I have learned throughout 2 years of eating disorder recovery. This video is aimed to be educational for those wanting to recover, understand recovery, or help someone in recovery. I keep it as honest and real as possible, not sugar-coating or minimizing this difficult of this process. Mental health is so important, and I want to shed light on how difficult it can be to maintain and improve mental health. Even though it's a battle, it is worth it.
If you're struggling with an eating disorder or mental health in general, The Eating Disorder Diaries is here to let you know that you're not alone and there are ways to find recovery. Host Amy Goeckel talks about her 15+ year struggle with bulimia, her experience with eating disorder recovery, and interviews others along the way who have been a part of her journey or had their own experience with an eating disorder.
Hear stories of experience, strength, and hope from members of the 12 step group “Eating Disorders Anonymous”. To submit content from EDA speaker meetings, contact EDAPodcast@gmail.com . We are not officially affiliated with EDA, so direct all other inquiries to EDA’s website eatingdisordersanonymous.org . The information shared here reflects the experiences and beliefs of individual participants, and does not represent EDA as a whole.
In this series, “Big Ideas in Eating Disorders,” join host, Dr. Kathy Pike, clinical psychologist and professor at Columbia University, as she talks with leaders in the field of eating disorders. We hear from researchers, clinicians, and people who have personally experienced an eating disorder. In each episode, guests share one big idea that they believe is crucial to improving the lives of people at risk for developing or currently living with an eating disorder. Capturing today’s wisdom for a better future, “Big Ideas in Eating Disorders” is filled with stories as they have never been told before.
