Eating disorders impact people of every ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, gender, and body size, but still, there are many misconceptions about what eating disorders look like. Because of these myths, too many people remain undiagnosed and without treatment. Am I...
Recent research indicates that the risk of developing an eating disorder may be higher for LGBTQ+ people. It’s important for providers who treat eating disorders to be sensitive to the unique challenges that members of the LGBTQ+ community often face. This may be...
The cultural stereotype of someone with an eating disorder is typically straight, white and female. Data from a large body of research tells us that eating disorders are not straight, white problems; in fact, people of all genders who identify as members of the LGBTQ+...
Eating Disorder Recovery as a Queer Woman Grace Patterson of Project HEAL joins us to discuss her own recovery experience as a queer woman who couldn’t afford treatment. She’ll also explore lessons from her own recovery and how she now works with people in...
