Netflix’s ‘To The Bone’ Could Harm Those In Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating Disorder Recovery

Netflix recently released a trailer for To The Bone: a soon-to-be-released movie about a teenage girl with anorexia. The roughly two-minute and thirty-second trailer has prompted hours and hours of conversation on social media about the complex double bind that often results from depicting eating disorder behaviors in the media. While films like To The Bone can raise much-needed awareness about these often misunderstood illnesses, they can also potentially trigger relapse in those who are in recovery from an eating disorder and inspire those who are “on the brink” to engage in dangerous eating behaviors.

Equine Therapy Teaches Acceptance and Trust

Equine Therapy For Eating Disorders
His name was Laramie, that tall brown horse that taught me to love, laugh, and trust again. My weight and blood counts were too tenuous during those first days at The Meadows Ranch to do much of anything, but with my therapist by my side, I went to the stables and met the person in charge of Equine Therapy.

Truth in Love: Eating Disorder Recovery for the Whole Family

Truth in Love

By Michelle Wells, The Meadows Ranch Alumna

It didn’t take long for The Meadows Ranch to become my home and her residents my family, but my stay there was temporary. I knew that from the moment I arrived. Though letters from family and phone calls from home were comforting and something that I looked forward to, they were also a reminder that life beyond the ranch was going on without me.

Say Yes to Eating Disorder Recovery

Say Yes to Eating Disorder Recovery

By Elisabeth Stewart, The Meadows Ranch Alumna

Beloved,
I look at you, the person I was ten years ago, about to leave the deserts of Arizona and return to life, a life that seemed terrifying and uncertain and exciting all at the same time. I know you are hopeful and nervous and scared all at the same time. I know you are asking, “Who am I apart from my eating disorder? What do I actually enjoy? What do I actually enjoy doing rather than doing something because ED tells you to? What is it like to live fully without ED screaming in my ear every second?”

Your Eating Disorder Lies to You

Your Eating Disorder Lies to You

By Margo, The Meadows Ranch Alumna

Note: This is a letter I wrote to myself when I was still at The Meadows Ranch, and I’ve revised it a bit. I still struggle quite a bit in my eating disorder, but every day, I strive to win those small goals. And if I don’t, I try again.

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