The other day I was chatting with a client and we both felt angry at the lack of eating disorder awareness. Eating disorders- are a highly stigmatized mental health condition and from my client's perspective, and mine, there are too many people living with eating disorders who aren't aware of the serious harm they cause. Even -kids can be prone to eating disorders-, mostly teens. Of course, a person...
About 45 million people in the U.S. go on a diet every year. So there's no denying that we all live in "diet culture" because it's everywhere. The urge to lose weight, and the product someone is shilling to help us do it are in almost every commercial and in every store. From fads and crash diets to tried and true eating plans, everyone has a suggestion. But this deeply pervasive diet culture may be...