love our bodies, love ourselves

                                    Hello everybody! The Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign is looking for your TOP THREE positive quotes about body image, self-esteem, eating disorders recovery, prevention, awareness, and general feel-good inspirational quotes! These quotes will be made into an…More

As you may know, we recently partnered with the Vancouver Graffiti Management Team to hold unique PEDAW Mural Contest inviting BC amateur artists to paint or draw 2 dimensional artwork that reflects the question: “What does ‘love our bodies, love ourselves’ mean to you?”   The purpose of this contest is to brighten up the…More

Check out the speech I did at the Balancing Our Minds 2014: Tools for Youth Wellness!  This was an event organized by BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services in partnership with the Vancouver Canucks. It was a free, one-day workshop for high school age youth in BC to learn about mental health and engage…More

The relationship status on my Facebook profile would most accurately read “in a relationship with recovery, and it’s complicated”. At a certain point fifteen years ago, I made a commitment to myself that I would live, because in those darker times, that seemed the very best I could hope for. Since then, I have learned…More

In my counseling I have noticed that there is a huge epidemic of people who are struggling with being out of tune and out of touch with their bodies. What I mean by this is that I notice that it is very common for people to have no idea what their bodies are asking them…More

Reblogged from our friends at the National Eating Disorders Information Centre (NEDIC). For more information about NEDIC and the wonderful work they do, go to www.nedic.ca . *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ May 6: Celebrate International  No Diet Day! Billions of dollars are spent every year on the latest diet programs, diet pills and diet books, yet most dieters…More

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! You’re invited to participate in our  PEDAW MURAL CONTEST!  Brought to you by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign together with the Vancouver Graffiti Management Team This unique contest invites BC amateur artists to paint or draw 2 dimensional artwork that reflects the question: “What does ‘love our bodies, love ourselves’…More

Have questions about the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign? Then look no further! We recently created this video to help explain who we are, what we do, where we do it, and why!  Creating this video not only allows more people to recognize who PEDAW is, but it also brings the Province of B.C.’s…More

Remember to Love Yourself because "You Are Enough"  By Amy Gill (Outreach Lead) & SFU Health Peers As students we are constantly pushing our limits yet we still feel that we are not doing enough. The goal of the outreach organized and hosted by the SFU Health Peers at the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Burnaby…More

Why did I take on the project of creating a Guide for recovering from an eating disorder? And why did I want it written by those with lived experience? Because I know from personal experience that there are some pieces to an eating disorder that cannot be explained. There is an overwhelming sense of comfort…More