This blog is pretty much exclusively for updating my family and friends on life with Molli, but I figure, it's my blog, I can do whatever I want. So here goes; something out of the ordinary.
This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and I figure, I have a small soundboard here, so lets expand awareness! First off, let me just state that eating disorders are an issue near and dear to me and I think they are one of the most commonly misunderstood disorders. I have several friends who have battled/are battling this issue. I would probably get punched in the face if I just told them to get over it and eat like a normal person. It's not that easy. This struggle can literally be a minute to minute battle, everyday.
I have a friend who is working on a site to share with the world what she finds important issues surrounding the topic. Heaps of research, even writing a thesis paper will not grant a full understanding, but sites like that are just a glimpse of the magnitude of EDs.
The aim of NEDAwareness Week is to "ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder."
If you are someone who struggles, or know someone who is, take a step this week. Pray, talk, call...something.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php
Along these lines, this makes me even more committed to raising Molli with a more pure outlook on body image, and social influence. Lord help me model how to find her identity in holiness.
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