When I saw the headline, My five-year bulimia nightmare, by Diane Keaton, I felt pangs of sorrow and a tender connection with Diane.
Here you will find articles discussing the various ways culture and media can affect both the development of an eating disorder and eating disorder recovery.
Links to various articles in the news and other websites and blogs representing cultural voices will be posted here along with commentary.
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I found a "Called Out" comment on Forbes Magazine attacking obese people outrageous. I address it here.
Meghan Casserly has a wonderful article, "Eating Disorders and the Executive Woman," running in Forbes Magazine. She describes the call to anorexia that many professional women answer by restricting themselves to the point of endangering their health and way of life. But she doesn't address the call to overeat or binge eat that creates overweight or obesity.
The outrageous comment contains this excerpt:
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When body dissatisfaction leads to body obsession, you create an invisible prison for yourself that is stronger than steel and stone. This is true regardless of whether you suffer from an eating disorder.
But what if you didn't know you were in prison? How could you plan an effective escape?
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I'm heartbroken over the shootings in Tucson, especially Christina Green's death at nine years old.
The level of acceptable violence seems to be climbing in our country. Violence sells.
But this climate of violence makes it easier for a person to make a violent choice.
- Black Swan: Beautiful Public Appearance and Ugly Secret Body Destruction (1-8)
- Black Swan: Danger to Others (6-8)
- Black Swan: Is Help Possible for Nina? (8-8)
- Black Swan: End of the Film and Beyond (7-8)
- Black Swan: Violence and Danger (5-8)
- Black Swan: Stealing (4-8)
- Black Swan: Mother/Daughter Dynamics and Sexuality Issues (3-8)
- Black Swan: Narrow Life Obsession (2-8)
- Cautionary Tale and Need for Self Development
- Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part III - Informed Consent Issues