“[Eating disorders] are a wonderful tool for helping you reject others before they can reject you. Example: You're at a party. The… — Stacy Pershall Copy Share Image
“A consequence of female self-love is that the woman grows convinced of social worth. Her love for her body will be unqualified,… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so… — Carre Otis Copy Share Image
“If you put the wrong foods in your body, you are contaminated and dirty and your stomach swells. Then the voice says,… — Bethany Pierce Copy Share Image
I became a spokeswoman for eating disorders. I would say about three or four months after I actually came out about it.… — Jamie Lynn Sigler Copy Share Image
'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' not only applies to the deeply personal subject matter of 'To the Bone' but to… — Marti Noxon Copy Share Image
We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“SOCIETY AS COMPULSIVE AND ADDICTED Our society is highly addictive. We have sixty million sexual abuse victims. Possibly seventy-five million lives are… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“Eating disorders are prevalent among women who were sexually abused as children. They seem to have components of other symptoms such as… — Karen A. Duncan Copy Share Image
It's my life dream to be able to go and continue going to schools and teaching them about stretching and aerobics, cardio… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
“Bones stared at the cheap melamine plate with an omelet, fruit bowl, and dry toast. "Is something wrong?" Dr. Chu asked. I… — Sherry Shahan Copy Share Image
“As she continually disregards and overrides her body's signals of hunger, fullness, and fatigue, a bulimic woman becomes increasingly disconnected from her… — Sheila M. Reindl Copy Share Image
“The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of female beauty have… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Our society does reward beauty on the outside over health on the inside. Women must not be blamed for choosing short-term beauty… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Culture alone cannot explain the phenomena of such high rates of eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex, but what they all seem… — Karen A. Duncan Copy Share Image
In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
“Sexual satisfaction eases the stranglehold of materialism, since status symbols no longer look sexual, but irrelevant. Product lust weakens where emotional and… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image