Guest Post by: Dr. Adele Lafrance, C.Psych, Natasha Files, MSW, RSW, & Alison Bell, MA, RCC There is no relationship connection more powerful than that between parent and child. The strength and importance of this connection is clearly reflected in the pain parents experience when they are a witness to their child’s suffering, including an eating … Read More
Body image among youth in BC is a growing problem. “A third of healthy weight males were trying to gain weight, while 52% of healthy weight females were trying to lose weight.” (McCreary Centre Society, 2013). Every year, February 1-7th marks Eating Disorders Awareness Week, an annual event aimed not only at bringing this … Read More
Eating Disorder Awareness Week has been officially proclaimed in the Province of British Columbia for February 1st – 7th, 2017! Province of British Columbia City of Victoria, Capital of BC City of Vancouver, largest city in BC See all of the proclamations done for 2016: http://bit.ly/2heLXnh And join us in taking part and … Read More
PEDAW is putting on a FREE public panel event to celebrate and acknowledge Eating Disorders Awareness Month (every February!) and promote prevention and awareness of eating disorders. We are proud to provide this opportunity for you to listen and ask questions to our panelists as they share their illuminated perspectives on the event theme, … Read More
WHAT: The Vancouver Canucks will be playing the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena! PEDAW will host a “Community Table” near the main entrance Rogers Arena will be lighting up purple for ED Awareness The Canucks will all be wearing our iconic purple wristbands to honor Eating Disorders Awareness Jumbotron will be having a message … Read More
February includes Eating Disorder Awareness week, and we need YOUR help to spread awareness about eating disorders! WHAT: A time where we stop and honor eating disorders awareness, education, and prevention across Canada! Eating Disorders Awareness Week runs from February 1st – 7th, 2017, and we invite everyone on Friday to wear PURPLE or our … Read More
WHAT: The Hunt to Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves challenges residents of B.C. to complete missions for points using an app for Android, iPhone and tablet devices called “GooseChase.” GooseChase is a free app that hosts mass scavenger hunts! The game has a list of missions/tasks for everyone to complete. Each of these missions relates … Read More
You are simply beautiful. You are stunning, and radiant. But darling, you will soon learn that everyone defines beauty differently. You will be taught to strongly believe in one definition, society will force on you another, and all those around you will undeniably have their own classifications. You may scoff when you are told that … Read More
*Reprinted from “Body Image” issue of Visions Journal, 2016, 12 (1), p. 5 Few of us today escape some kind of dissatisfaction about the way we look. In a 2008 study, only 10% of BC adolescent girls in Grades 7 through 12 rated themselves as very satisfied with their body image, compared to 19% of … Read More
*Reprinted from “Body Image” issue of Visions Journal, 2016, 12 (1), p. 35 I don’t think anyone can be fully prepared for working in the field of eating disorder prevention. It is frustrating, empowering and challenging all at the same time. Having struggled with an eating disorder and negative body image myself, I felt … Read More
