Recovery Hype Girl

Hello my lovely humans!✨ Beyond Body Positivity: Why Body Liberation Matters If you've scrolled through any social media platform recently, you've probably seen the rise of the #BodyPositivity movement. And don’t get me wrong – it’s an amazingly wonderful start. We're finally challenging the toxic ideals of basic diet culture and the impossibly narrow standards it sets for beauty. But there begs the question... Q: Is it enough? A: When someone pops the question, "How do you feel about your body?" , what's your automatic, gut reaction? I bet it's not always rainbows and butterflies, right? No? Maybe it it's just me. But if even one other person feels even an inkling of similarity to what I feel, then it I have to speak up and let you know that, hey, you're not sailing this boat alone. 🛳 Every time I turn on my Apple TV, or scroll TikTok or Instagram, I'm hit with these unrealistic pictures of perfectly thin, yet curvaceous in all the right pla

Recovery Hype Girl is Breaking the Silence: The Privilege of gaining an Eating Disorder Diagnosis ❗️TW: Confronting the uncomfortable truth about having eating disorder AND having a diagnosis #DiagnosisPrivilige❗️ To be honest, this isn't a post that will be fair popular among the masses of mainstream culture. But I feel that this is an important topic to discuss. It's time to acknowledge something that some of us in the ED Recovery community struggle with, and that's talking about having certain PRIVILEGES we have in regards to our faulty health care system and access to seeing a doctor *no matter how ill equip they are with treating eating disorders, no matter offensive or hurtful their words may be, for those of us who gained a diagnosis for their eating disorder.  ➡️ Hi I'm Alexxandra and I have a diagnosed eating disorder 🙋‍♀️ AKA I have "Diagnosis Privilige" It's time to shatter the stigma and shed some light on a hidden truth: the privilege of an e

Article Title: Understanding Eating Disorders as a Call for Social Justice TLDR; Main Idea This article looks at eating disorders from a perspective of social justice. The writer believes that the reasons behind these disorders are connected to bigger issues in society, like how women are treated and viewed. Starting Point    The writer was interested in exploring ideas about how, in wealthier countries like Canada, some people voluntarily stop eating due to issues with their body image. The writer started wondering if there's a connection between these two very different situations. What if we could inspire women not to spend so much energy on changing their looks, and instead use that energy to help mothers feed their children? Key Points  1. Eating Disorders Are More Than Just Vanity      Feminists (people who fight for women's rights) have said that eating disorders aren't just about wanting to look a certain way. These disorders are connected to bigger problems in soci