Social media can connect people and communities from all around the world. But online social platforms can also be competitive places where unrealistic standards of beauty are praised and diet culture runs rampant. [continue reading…]
Despite being one of the highest-populated cities in the country, Philadelphia is also one of the most unadvanced when it comes to affordable care for people with eating disorders. [continue reading…]
Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any mental illness, only surpassing opioid addiction. As the nation grapples a pandemic and individuals are experiencing unprecedented isolation, many are forced to deal head-on with their [continue reading…]
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