Welcome to the blog space of the Looking Glass community, where we post our own and others’ reflections and perspectives on eating disorder issues, programs and resources, journeys of recovery, and community news and events.
In August, I attended Looking Glass Camp as a Cabin Leader. It was my first time at camp. I don't mean that it was my first time at Looking Glass Camp or my first time at camp as an adult. It was my first time at camp ever...
DetailsNot very long ago I was submersed in the throes of an eating disorder so rampant it nearly took my life. The question "will I ever by okay?" was forever in my mind. Although I didn't believe it at the time, the answer was yes...
DetailsSeveral years ago, Tyson Busby was the first young man to enter treatment at the Woodstone Residence on Galiano Island (now the Looking Glass Residence in Vancouver). Recently, we asked Tyson to reflect back on his experience, and to give us a man's perspective on eating disorder recovery...
DetailsWe are everywhere. The ones who had an eating disorder. Who clawed a way through and out of our respective nightmares. And who, more often than not, keep totally mum about it.
It was nearly 15 years after pulling myself free from a 20 year stranglehold with this disease before I could say the words, admit it, put it out there: I had an eating disorder.
DetailsThis year, the Looking Glass Foundation Scholarship Committee received so many compelling scholarship applications, all from inspiring young people with dreams for furthering their education. It truly was a difficult choice. (It was so difficult that, with the help of a generous anonymous donor, we even added an additional scholarship!)
DetailsWhat do I mean when I say “managing our emotions”, and what is the link between our emotions and the onset and maintenance of eating disorders? These days it is almost universally understood that our ability to manage or regulate our emotions contributes very positively to our mental health. Individuals who are less able to manage their emotions (particularly difficult emotions related to feelings of shame, anger, and fear) often find themselves at increased risk for a number of mental health disorders, ranging from anxiety and depression to eating disorders...
DetailsThe legacy began in 2001. Community-based programs for eating disorder recovery were overburdened, hospital admissions meant long wait lists, and families seeking residential care were forced to find it outside of Canada at tremendous expense and personal sacrifice. Several families, who all shared a similarly desperate struggle to find appropriate treatment programs for their daughters, came together in frustration. Looking Glass Residence co-founder Deborah Grimm remembers it well...
DetailsQ: My husband and I have two daughters. Why did one end up with an eating disorder?
DetailsWhen those we love are hurting we hurt right along with them, and the closer we are to them the more we resonate with their pain and suffering. We want to take their pain and hurt away, and one of the ways we often choose to do this is by talking them out of whatever painful emotion they are feeling or experiencing...
DetailsQ: Whenever I spend time with my daughter, I feel like everything I do or say might trigger her. How do I build a normal relationship?
A: This is a great question because I know that so many parents can relate to your dilemma.
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