To say that eating disorders are caused by the media would be simplifying an incredibly complex situation. It's just not that easy. After having suffered through a very severe eating disorder for 20 years and being lucky enough to find recovery, I can tell you that...

'm insulted by diet companies who tell me I can eat whatever I want as long as it's made, packaged and sold by them and that the minute I try to make my own choices will immediately gain back every pound they've had me counting. I'm appalled at the wa...

3. "Have you seen Sheila's daughter recently? She had a terrible flu, was sick for weeks and lost 20 pounds! She looks FABULOUS!" (Damn this healthy immune system of mine! What's the point of being healthy if I'm not thin enough to enjoy it? Brin...

All about ME book: Help your child create a scrapbook that's all about them. Use pictures, drawings and whatever mementos you can find to celebrate all of their favourite things, including: hobbies, friends, family, songs, vacations, pets, school projects they'...

Our "war on obesity" is creating a generation of kids who are terrified of being overweight and because of our society's obsession with thinness, they don't even know what being overweight truly looks like! Watching TV or reading magazines and being i...