love our bodies, love ourselves

The Hunt to Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves! February 1-29, 2016 It all started a number of months ago.  We came across an online game our friends at ChangeDayBC were hosting using an app, new to us, called GooseChase. What is GooseChase, you ask?  GooseChase is your ticket to an iPad Mini.  Yes, you heard…More

Unless you’re from another planet, you’ve likely noticed that it’s that time of year again – yes, the holidays are back! For some, the holidays are a happy time of year consisting of fun-filled parties and special family meals, where old recipes are savoured.  A time where relatives and friends catch up, laughs are had,…More

It's baaaack! Our 3rd annual #Purple4PEDAW event is happening on Feb. 5th and we need your help to make it a success. #Purple4PEDAW is a day designed to bring awareness to eating disorders. Various landmarks in BC will be turning #Purple4PEDAW in support.  Check out our list in progress here of confirmed venues and be sure…More

Can you believe it? Eating Disorder Awareness Week is coming soon (Feb. 1-7, 2016). And before they're gone, we want you to snap up free tickets here to our panel discussion, Interrupting the Stigma: Putting an End to Size-Shaming happening on January 30, 2016. Our panelists bring professional and personal expertise in the areas of…More

We are delighted to share with you our newly redesigned website, with a bold new look and enhanced navigation experience! To start, we’ve streamlined our menus to give you quick access to the items you’re looking for. We’ve consolidated information on our organization, our work and commitment to eating disorders prevention and awareness in BC!…More

Having worked in eating disorder treatment for many years I can appreciate how hard eating disorders can be for others to understand. The way in which a person can become entrapped, tormented and completely preoccupied with weight, shape, food, body image, what others think, what others eat, every perceived change of their body, is hard…More

  What kinds of things do you apologize for? Chances are you say you're sorry when you step on someone's foot, when you arrive late for a meeting, when you inadvertently hurt someone, or if you interrupt someone when they are speaking. Those are all great reasons to apologize. You know what's not a good…More

  August 1, 2013 was the most difficult day, as a mother, that I've experienced yet.  It was the day my husband and I took our daughter, Avery, to St Paul's Hospital to be hospitalized for anorexia, she was 18 years old. If I close my eyes, I can see it all.  I can feel…More

“How did you learn to love your body?” While I was out treading water in the middle of the lake on a hot summer evening recently, a new friend asked me this question after remarking how confident I am in my skin. Loving my body has been a process, mostly a shift in mindset. Now,…More

After years of suffering from an eating disorder, I can finally say I am recovered.  It took me so long to get to this point and at times I felt as though I would never reach it.  Recovery is difficult and tiring, but worth every ounce of energy, every tear cried, etc.  It is at…More