“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
Eating disorders are A) not fun at parties, and B) they're not very fun in movies. — Marti Noxon Copy Share Image
“You have a history of starving yourself," he says gently. I lift my head. I meet his gaze. "I have a history… — Stephanie Kuehn Copy Share Image
“For the first time in history, children are growing up whose earliest sexual imprinting derives not from a living human being, or… — Naomi Wolf 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
“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
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their… — Amy Chua 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
“A really important and underestimated part of recovery is allowing yourself to fall apart without rushing in to fix it.” — Brittany Burgunder 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
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
“A look of interest, or perhaps doubt, came across his face. "Well," he said, "I'm sure your bulimia was fulfilling some need.” — Kathryn Hansen Copy Share Image
“Eating disorder recovery becomes possible when you keep making the next right decision over and over. With time, these decisions become automatic.” — Brittany Burgunder 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
“A bulimic person may be so disconnected from her experience that she does not even know what she needs or wants. If… — Sheila M. Reindl Copy Share Image
Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
Women with body image or eating disorders are not a special category; [they’re] just more extreme in their response to a culture… — Gloria Steinem 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
“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
I actually avoid talking about my diet and exercise regime because I have interviewed so many people affected by eating disorders and… — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
“It's funny. When we first started hanging out I didn't want Ashley to think I was a pig, so I was careful… — Natasha Friend Copy Share Image
“Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.” — Carrie Arnold Copy Share Image
