How much do you know about eating disorders?

Let's bust some myths during Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Illustration by Amanda Sala

I’m recovering from a horrible bout of the flu and still working on my (now overdue) manuscript revisions. So that means my big plans for new essays will have to wait.

Because it’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, however, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to share some posts from the archives that I hope will increase your knowledge of these oft-misunderstood illnesses.

In honor of this awareness week, all of the essays below are free for everyone to read. Thanks again to all the paid subscribers who support my work; I appreciate you!

The eating disorder risk we don't talk about: childhood hunger

When pop psychology and parent blame go viral

"You've got to be ripped."

Can you eating disorder-proof your college freshman?

"But it's just so obvious they have an eating disorder."

An injection that gives people anorexia symptoms—what could go wrong?

Disasters trigger eating disorders—and not just for the reasons you think