“Everybody at Sweet Valley High, even Elizabeth, seemed to forget that there was ever a fat and ugly Robin. But Robin would… — Francine Pascal Copy Share Image
“Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin… — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“In yet another paradox, bulimia nervosa serves as both an expression of feelings and a defense against experiencing feelings, particularly shame, anger,… — Sheila M. Reindl Copy Share Image
You'll never fully understand depression, eating disorders, or the need to self inflict, until you go through it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I need to make myself strong on the inside instead of what is on the outside. I know all of this, but… — Piper Caleb Copy Share Image
American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl culture’s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girls’ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents:… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
“No wonder there are so many people with eating disorders.It’s like this diet plan is being administered by the Gestapo.” — Helen Argiro Copy Share Image
“Where woman do not fit the Iron Maiden [societal expectations/assumptions about women's bodies], we are now being called monstrous, and the Iron… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Studies show that the more often families eat together, the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Beauty" and sexuality are both commonly misunderstood as some transcendent inevitable fact; falsely interlocking the two makes it seem doubly true that… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Clean eating necessarily implies that any other form of eating – and consequently the eater of it – is dirty or impure… — Nigella Lawson Copy Share Image
“Chronic trauma (according to the meaning I propose) that occurs early in life has profound effects on personality development and can lead… — Elizabeth F. Howell Copy Share Image
“And that’s the problem. When you’re alive, people can hurt you. It’s easier to crawl into a bone cage or a snowdrift… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
When people have eating disorders, they can't actually see what they truly look like because they're so clouded with their emotions. — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
“One of the most dangerous myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a life sentence.” — Lynn Crilly Copy Share Image
“When you believe without knowing you believe that you are damaged at your core, you also believe that you need to hide… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“She's a baby," Maggie told me. "Babies wear pastels." "Says who?" I asked. ... "Society. The same society, I might add, that… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Depression is not an act. Bipolar isn't an excuse. Eating disorders aren't phases. Suicide isn't a cowards escape. Homosexuality isn't a disease.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Just because your heart is beating, doesn't mean you're alive.” — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Recovery is real. It's not a luck-of-the-draw deal where you put your name in a hat and hope to be chosen. It's… — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“No. Absolutely not. I forbid it. You'll have nightmares." "She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?"… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“I think we should be born with a warning label similar to the ones that come on cigarette packages: Caution: If you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
