"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.