Eating Disorders
By Sharon Witt Eating disorders are becoming increasingly common amongst young people, particular girls and it’s hardly surprising. Young people face a daily barrage of toxic messages both in the media and amongst their peers relating to body image. It is almost impossible to escape the highly manipulated and digitally altered images of celebrities and […]
Going, Going, Gone
by Christy Heitger-Ewing I had just finished running on the gym’s treadmill and was heading towards the free weights when something—rather, someone—caught my eye. It was a frail girl, maybe 13 or 14, carefully climbing up onto the Stair Master. Her spindly arms looked like dry, brittle sticks—the kind children use to fashion a snowman—and […]
