Trigger Warning: Eating disorders, disordered eating, bulimia, anorexia, fat phobia, suicide, depression, weight loss and gain, body dysmorphia.
Season Two of Grey Maybe, a podcast and social experiment, on the topic of The Body. In this episode, Jillian Schmitz reads her own story outlining her eating disorder, disordered eating and body dysmorphia in the hope of lessening the stigma and shame associated with eating disorders. If you would like to share your story of recovery, anonymously or otherwise, please email greymaybestories@gmail.com
Do’s and Don’ts: https://eatingdisorder.care/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dos-and-Donts-EDCare.pdf
National Library of Medicine (NIH) ED’s among dancers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24277724/
BMJ Journals statistic on dancer energy needs: https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000906
Dance Nutrition Statistics & site: https://dancenutrition.com
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD): https://anad.org/eating-disorders-statistics/
The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
Bechdel Test: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bechdel%20Test
Bulimia: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/bulimia-nervosa/mental-health-bulimia-nervosa
Anorexia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9794-anorexia-nervosa
Orthorexia: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/orthorexia
Binge Eating Disorder: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/bed
Eating disorders and emotions: https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/eating-disorders-self-mutilation-and-unexpressed-emotions-a-deadly-relationship/
Overeaters Anonymous (OA): https://oa.org/
Find a 12-step fellowship: https://multiconceptrecovery.com/find-a-12-step-fellowship-near-you/
12 Step Programs for Addictions: https://www.addictioncenter.com/treatment/12-step-programs/
If you are feeling suicidal or in crisis text or call 988.
National Institute of Mental Health: (NIMH) https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Episode Transcribed Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LuUHebkBgD4MY0kaBJFIDRq1ASruQmQh/view?usp=sharing
