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February 27, 2015 — National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is February 22-28. All week long, we’re bringing you blog posts specifically on eating disorder awareness and recovery. Eating disorders are complex mental health issues that have serious physical health implications. No one deals with their eating disorder in the same way, but here are some general tips for being […]

February 5, 2015 — February is the perfect time to get your fundraising efforts off the ground for this semester. Eating Disorder Awareness Week is held February 23 – 28 and Valentine’s Day (as we all know) is coming up on February 14. Here are two ideas to raise awareness and funds in February. Restaurant fundraisers: Talk to local food […]

December 31, 2014 — “Dear Treating Physician: Thank you for the opportunity of seeing Emily Lerman in consultation. Her major depression has been complicated by extremely high levels of anxiety, exhaustion, muscle pain, nightmares and night sweats.  I would suggest consideration of the following treatment….”   So began the letter of Dr. Robert M. Post. Our daughter Emily, a […]

October 29, 2014 — I took a year-and-a-half off from college. It was — and is — the best decision I’ve made during my time in school. It wasn’t an easy decision, don’t get me wrong, but it is the decision that saved my life and allows me to tell my story to hopefully save others. I came to college with […]