Many people suffering from eating disorders do not realize they have an illness. The signs and symptoms of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and related disorders frequently go undetected. In a society that promotes dieting and unrealistic beauty standards, disordered eating seems to be the norm. As many as 1 in 20 adults (1 in 10 teen girls!) have experienced key symptoms of anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. The need for eating disorder treatment and prevention is great.
In an effort to spread awareness, Jenni has written a wide array of articles related to the treatment and recovery of eating disorders, PTSD, and other mental illnesses. Jenni’s message is clear: there is always hope for recovery, no matter how severe the illness. If you or someone you love struggles with an eating disorder, trauma, or PTSD, please check out some of the articles below.
Featured Articles
- What You “Know” About Eating Disorders Is Wrong
Healthline
May 1, 2017 - Why We Must Renew Our Vows to Recovery
To Write Love on Her Arms
February 13, 2017 - The Voice Deep Within: Healing from My Eating Disorder
Busted Halo
August 10, 2016 - How Journaling Helped Me Overcome My Eating Disorder
Amendo
September 28, 2016 - Her PTSD Led Her to Choose Suicide Over Living—“I Could Have Been That Girl”
To Save a Life
July 2016 - A God-Shaped Puzzle Piece
Beliefnet
July 21, 2016 - The Myth of Eating Disorders
CosmoGirl
October 2008
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- I’m Going Crazy, Again? Healing from an Eating Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Gürze-Salucore Resource Catalogue
2017 issue - Back to Curvy
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Confident and Curvy
January 2017 - Do the Impossible: Healing from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety Depression Association of America: Personal Stories of Triumph
October 2016 - I Recovered from PTSD and an Eating Disorder and You Can Too
Eating Recovery Center Blog
October 2016 - I Could Have Been That Girl: Is PTSD Incurable?
The Huffington Post
May 2016
Learning To Love Your Body
- Body Image: I love how I look—in a world that doesn’t
The Huffington Post
May 2012 - The Eating Disorder Time Suck
The Huffington Post
January 2012 - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Who’s the thinnest of them all?
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
January 2007
Tools For Eating Disorder Recovery
- It Gets Better: Not Just for Everyone Else
Keys to Recovery Newspaper
May 2016
Conquering Relapse
- Together Again: Relapse in eating disorder recovery
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
October 2004
Life Beyond Ed
- Who Am I Without Ed?
Robert Wood Johnson Blog
December 30, 2015 - Shopping at Home: Life after an eating disorder
The Huffington Post
October 2009
For Loved Ones
- Mom, It’s Not Your Fault
The Huffington Post
May 2010
Overcoming Perfectionism
- Tips for Battling Perfectionism
Eating Disorders Recovery Today
March 2005
Music & Healing
- Here’s How Music Supports Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating Recovery Center
July 20, 2017 - Singing and Eating Disorders
Ezine Articles
August 2007
Help For the Holidays
- A New Holiday Tradition: Making peace with food and weight
Recovery Today (first published)
December 2012 - A New Year’s Resolution: Making each day a time for change
The Huffington Post
December 2009
All Things Ed
- I Will Never Forget my First NEDA Conference
National Eating Disorders Association Blog
October 1, 2014