Eating Disorder and Treatment Nostalgia

Disclaimer: Content warning for discussion of eating disorders, in both this post, and the attached video. The video also includes one picture that was completely unnecessary. I included a thumbnail for a video that has a weight loss picture in it. Dorian, OfHerbsandAltars, has put out a new video about eating disorders. I do enjoy these…

Disfigured (2008): Depiction Of Eating Disorders

To recap: Disfigured (2008) is an independent film about a fat woman and a woman with Anorexia who meet in a Fat Acceptance group. Lydia (Diedra Edwards) belongs to the group, but is ambivalent about her weight and size. Darcy (Staci Lawrence) is ambivalent about recovering from her eating disorder. She tries to join the…

Shrill (2019) Pool Party Controversy

I thoroughly enjoyed the new Hulu series, Shrill. After Dietland's premature cancellation, I was concerned I would be seeing fewer fat women on television. Shrill's protagonist, Annie, is played by SNL's Aidy Bryant. The series is based on Lindy West's memoir of the same name, but also draws from the experiences of Bryant and some…

Very Special ED-Pisode: Lizzie McGuire (2002)

Lizzie McGuire Lizzie McGuire was a Disney Channel original series that aired for 2 seasons between 2001 and 2004. It concluded with the theatrical release of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie", in 2003. (They were airing "new episodes" that took place chronologically before the film, a year after it's release. It made no sense, but I…

Very Special ED-Pisodes: Full House (1990)

Very Special ED-Pisodes is a "series" where I discuss single episodes of tv shows that center around eating disorders, dieting, and body image. These will most commonly be sitcoms and animated shows, with episodes that fall into the "Very Special Episode" category, if this wasn't already obvious. The purpose of this blog from the beginning…

My Biggest Problem with To the Bone (2017)

Spoilers for To the Bone (2017)! I plan to write either a more comprehensive post about what I liked and didn’t like about “To the Bone”, or several shorter posts about specific topics. It’s going to be difficult to avoid redundancy, as many of the subject I want to address regarding this film overlap. Since…

“Insatiable and “Ravenous” by Eve Eliot

"Insatiable: The Compelling Story of Four Teens, Food, and It's Power", and it's sequel, "Ravenous: The Stirring Tale of Teen Love, Loss, and Courage" were both written by Eve Eliot. They are young adult novels, published in 2001 and 2002. The books follow characters that meet in eating disorder group therapy. I enjoyed these stories…

Eating Disorder Exhibitionism and the Problem with Before and After Photos

I've been trying to come to terms with something a lot of people without eating disorders don't understand, and that a lot of people who have eating disorders don't talk about.  In people who have experienced dramatic weight loss as a result of their disorder, there is a sense accomplishment associated directly with the illness.…