"Me Little Me": An Authentic Portrayal of Eating Disorder Recovery
At the beginning of November, I was thrilled to attend an online screening of the independent film Me Little Me! It’s a thought-provoking work that shows aspects of the eating disorder recovery experience not typically represented in the mainstream, making it an incredibly important film, and I thought I’d share a bit about what makes it unique in an effort to highlight all the ways society so often gets it wrong. Below is a list of the ways in which Me Little Me veers away from common – and highly problematic – tropes about eating disorders.
Expanding our Potential for Healing from Eating Disorders through Diversity of Perspectives and Lived Experiences
"A Hunger So Wide and So Deep, by Becky W. Thompson. To say that this book resonated with me doesn't even capture what happened. It did more. Reading those stories, I felt seen, validated and soothed... and it was everything to me. "
The invisibility of marginalized folks who suffer from eating disorders
Eating disorders are often viewed as occurring in Caucasian, thin, affluent, cisgender adolescent girls. The way our current media portrays those suffering from eating disorders reinforces this myth.