Eating Disorder blog about eating disorder treatment, food, body, movement, and mental health. By Opal: Food + Body Wisdom.
Guest Post: Sophia Bazzi – Where are all the women in glasses? One of our youngest Health at Every Size advocates talks about what she noticed while school shopping lately and what is is like to experience changes to your body that don’t necessarily fit into society’s standards Sophia is Read more
Caterer + Chef Katie Peterson Talks about Life with Opal Opal leans on so many members of the community to keep our organization running smoothly. Making new business partnerships is something we love to do at Opal and each of them holds a special place in our hearts. We are Read more
The 2016 National Eating Disorder Association Walk A reminder of the importance of community in recovery Every year the National Eating Disorder Association – or NEDA – facilities walks all over the world as an act of solidarity for those who struggle with eating disorders and their families. Opal Food + Read more
How to Talk to Kids about Body Image What does it look like to raise children with a healthy relationship to food + body? If you are a person who has had an eating disorder, works with eating disorders, or knows someone with an eating disorder, chances are you’ve wondered Read more
Our Bodies: A Source of Wonder “A mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem.” – Naomi Wolf I have read this quote before, thinking it was a lovely notion, but I didn’t really understand the truth of the message until I experienced The Body Read more
Client Interview: Family Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery One of Opal’s hallmarks is our Family + Friends programming and the commitment to including a client’s community (family, friends, roommates, significant others, etc) in the treatment process. Our Family + Friends program consists of many components: family therapy, family + friends Read more
Body Hate, Body Love, and Everything In Between I lead the body image group at Opal, which often leads to the assumption that my own body image is flawless. And some days it is. But, my experience as an embodied woman is constantly shifting and changing. Just when I get Read more
Food+Body Freedom in the Backcountry One staff member’s experience of freedom from her eating disorder while backpacking in Washington Over the fourth of July weekend, I embarked on a four day backpacking trek to Washington’s finest and most envied spot, The Enchantments. As mentioned in its name, this captivating Read more
Student Health Consortium organizes conversation about healthy eating Opal co-founder, Julie Church, CD, RDN speaks at the University of Washington in May 2015 for a presentation entitled, “Healthy Eating: Listening to your Body.” Read the article here.
Disordered Eating: Therapist Who Helps, Once Suffered Article by Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS in Northwest Runner Magazine from June 2015 found here. She shares her own recovery story and involvement in the treatment of eating disorders in the world of sports and athletics