Looking Glass Update on COVID-19: Our Programs Are Open
The Looking Glass Foundation programs are still open. If you, or someone you know, are suffering during these challenging times, please reach out to us. We are here to help.
Looking Glass Foundation receives a $20,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund
The Looking Glass Foundation is pleased to receive a $20,000 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant to support enhancement programs at the Looking Glass Residence, a 14-bed facility where youth aged 16 to 24 receive care from medical and mental health professionals.
Looking Glass Foundation Supports National Eating Disorder Strategy
The Looking Glass Foundation aligns with the recommendations put forward by the Canadian Eating Disorder Alliance and we are pleased to see the strategy receiving media coverage, which helps to increase awareness about eating disorders and the gaps in treatment that are evident across Canada.
If We Don’t Make Change Happen, Who Will?
With Something’s Gotta Give, we’re trying to do more than raise awareness about the realities of eating disorders; we’re seeking to change up the way we – as individuals, as institutions, as a society – actually go about beating this disease.
Something's Gotta Give
For decades, people with eating disorders have been living (and dying) in shame and misery all around us – but we don’t seem to be any closer to beating this disease.
Family Therapy Workshop
Emotion Focused Family Therapy Workshop for Caregivers Two Day Intensive Workshop Focused on Eating Disorder Recovery Natasha Files and Trixie Hennessey are working in collaboration with the Looking Glass Foundation to host a Workshop focused on Eating Disorder Recovery. Caregivers being involved in specific ways can make recovery from an eating disorder more likely, according…
Woodstone Featured in North Shore Outlook
At the height of her eating disorder, every night Amy Pezzente prayed that she wouldn't wake up.
She couldn't bear to face another day and the guaranteed judgmental glances from strangers...
WE Magazine: BC pioneers residential care for eating disorders
Melissa Quinn, here with her sister Amy, began suffering from disordered eating at the age of 14. At age 18, she nearly died. She speaks about her journey and how the Looking Glass Foundation helped save her life.
Everyone laughs as they apologize, and then the story of Melissa's survival begins...
Laura's Garden
A donor family generously supported the creation of Laura’s Garden to honour their daughter. They provided the impetus and funds to create a therapeutic space for Woodstone residents to handle foods from seed to table. The garden is nourishing in so many ways and is greatly appreciated by both residents and members of the Woodstone team.
Canada's first publicly funded residential centre for eating disorders to open on B.C. island
Journalism is rewarding, especially when stories have an impact on public policy or when they lead to positive change for those in greatest need. Last week, the provincial government announced it was pledging $4.1 million to help launch the Woodstone Residence for patients aged 17 to 24 with eating disorders...
