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.
Last week we introduced you to Dolores - one of Looking Glass Foundation’s Founders. In a great blog post last week, she began her family's story: My Side of the Looking Glass. This week, Dolores explains a bit more about how her daughter, Denise, found herself fighting for her life at a young age in a battle against an eating disorder...
DetailsDolores is one of Looking Glass Foundation's Founders. She and her family have been on an extraordinary journey. In the next five weeks, Dolores has generously chosen to share that story with our community so that you can understand more about where we come from and why we started. This week, Dolores starts at the very beginning...
DetailsMy name is Sarah and I have been involved with the Looking Glass Foundation since August of 2004 when I was invited to go to the organization's first ever summer camp as a camper. I was excited at the opportunity to attend and to have a week of freedom from my eating disorder...
DetailsSurvival – it’s the most basic instinct of every living creature on the planet and humans are no exception. Our bodies, immensely complex systems that they are, have an amazing capacity to condition, adapt, and sustain themselves through even the most extraordinary circumstances...
DetailsThe Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders is seeking its first full-time Executive Director! We are looking for an experienced and energetic leader with a passion for helping young people and families struggling with eating disorders who can build on the many strengths of the Society and lead it to the next level...
DetailsThis week, Alison writes about the word "pretty" - six letters that hold tremendous power, both to destroy and to empower, and the evolution of meaning as she has journeyed to recovery...
DetailsWith the Looking Glass Foundation's Summer Camp just a handful of weeks away, camp alumni and eating disorder survivor, Alison, remembers how she left summer camp feeling like she had been given new life...
Detailsn the coming weeks and months, we have a great team of people working together to deliver top-notch resources, stories of recovery and tidbits of Looking Glass’ inspiration through the blog. One of these great people is Alison – a freelance writer and knows a thing or two about recovering from an eating disorder. After all, she’s a survivor...
DetailsThis June, the Woodstone Residence, Canada’s first non-institutional residential centre for youth, that opened in April of 2011 on Galiano Island, is just about to welcome its 100th resident. To fully understand the significance of this milestone – one must look back to the beginning...
DetailsNeeds for residential treatment of eating disorders extend beyond the 10 public beds opened at Woodstone Residence in 2011. We are pleased to announce that we now have additional capacity!
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