Eating disorders look like you and me.  They don't always fit a certain shape, size, or mold.  That doesn't exclude anyone from the need to get help.  When you let food, the scale, your weight, the number on your jeans, or a venomous shame that causes you to want to feel small, get help.  While the causes of eating disorders vary, their roots in a strong desire not to feel connects them all.

Often trauma exists co-occuring with an eating disorder.  Rape, or other crimes to our person, can cause us to want to hide or mistreat our body.  There is help.  There is hope.  There is a path to self-love.