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It’s Time to Address Eating Culture on Boston College’s Campus

It’s Time to Address Eating Culture on Boston College’s Campus

Makenzie Gorman February 20, 2022

I always wondered why being on a college campus in recovery from an eating disorder is so much harder than being elsewhere, and I think I finally have my “why.” It’s because no one talks about it. I...

For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, TWLOHA Encourages Positive Body Image

Andrea Ocasio February 24, 2016
Boston College's To Write Love on Her Arms is hosting events to promote positive body image and mental health in correspondence with National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDAwareness) Week.

On Eating Disorders And Being Enough

Alexandra Allam November 20, 2014
Recovering from my eating disorder began when I threw out all of my old understandings of food and diet. After a year of treatment, I was able to think of myself as completely enough. Coming to a school at which the idea of being more is emphasized has led me to question whether it is truly good for the student body.
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