Navigating cultural differences when recovering from an Eating Disorder
Cultural experiences are important factors to consider in eating disorder treatment, as perceptions of body and food can be heavily influenced by culture. Depending on the culture and overall emphasis of traditions involved, and/or the need to adapt to a new culture, one may find their surroundings either favourable or resistant to the building of a healthy body image and relationship with food.
Creating a Recovery Culture in Dance
Everyone is responsible for fostering a recovery-positive culture in the dance world. This includes dancers, teachers, families, educators, directors, choreographers, and all other staff and health professionals invovled in dancers’ lives. This article looks at dance culture, diet culture, and how individuals, institutions and industry can build a Recovery Culture to support dancers to overcome eating disorders.
List of Resources to help you through the Eating Disorders Recovery Journey over Christmas
We've gathered a not-so-exhaustive list of books, blog posts, instagram accounts, podcasts, websites, and Youtube videos, that can help you get through this Christmas holiday period.
Every meal, every snack, and every bite you take, will lead you closer to a life free of eating disorders. And you deserve that.