Body Kindness

When the Netflix Original 'To the Bone' was released many helping professionals who work with people with eating disorders were not too happy. The primary complaint was concern that (once again) stereotypes for eating disorders would be reinforced by centering the story around a very thin white woman. See here: How Current Eating Disorder Discourse Fails The LGBTQ Community. And How We Can Change That To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm As An Eating Disorder Therapist, I’m Worried After Seeing Netflix’s ‘To The Bone’ Why We Need More ‘Hunger’ And Less ‘To The Bone’ I sat down with Chevese Turner, founder of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) to discuss the myths and misconceptions about who gets eating disorders (we all do) and how we can all do better to identify and help those struggling find recovery. It’s pretty tricky because many people with weight concerns show up to diet programs and weight loss centers when they could have an eating disorder. In this episode