Presented at World of Wonders Museum Science Cafe in Lodi, CA 11/2/16
47:34 min
CLEAR ALL
hi, i'm Lara. this is my story. this was hard for me to upload - i have honestly never felt so vulnerable. but this is me, this who i am and who i was. my journey is my journey & i'm proud of how far i've come. i'm sharing this in the hope to educate & raise awareness
As Evelyn started to grow up and become a teenager, she looked around at her friends and started to notice differences in the way she looked.
Charles is 17. He has anorexia. He’s been going to an eating disorders unit at a hospital in London for the past year and a half. But in just a few months’ time, he’ll turn 18 and will have to leave for good.
Rayo lived with all three & manages life on a day-to-day basis. She shares her experience of having an eating disorder in an ethnic group where eating disorders are taboo & talking about such issues are shameful. In this courageous talk, Rayo shares her truth
Kim Rollins, 36, spent two decades starving herself. The Kitchener, Ont. native described it as her “worst nightmare.” In 2011, after being unable to complete yet another treatment program, Kim heard about a study involving anorexia patients.
At John Hopkins, treatment for eating disorders occurs in a variety of settings: inpatient, partial hospitalization, off-campus residence and outpatient clinic.
Part A of our video on family-based treatment (FBT or the Maudsley approach) for anorexia nervosa, including interviews with eating disorder experts and a young woman recovered from anorexia nervosa.
Featuring one family’s journey through treatment for Anorexia, with input from professionals from CCHP Community CAMHS and the Riverside Adolescent Unit, Bristol, hear a family’s experiences in their own words with actors playing the family whose voices are heard.
A serious illness, anorexia nervosa has a significant mortality rate, can become chronic, and can greatly diminish quality of life and overall health.
Part B of our video on family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa, including interviews with eating disorder experts and a young woman recovered from anorexia nervosa.