The Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign presents… love our bodies, love ourselves: Perfect is BORiNG! PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! This unique contest invites BC amateur photographers to explore striking images that reflect beauty in imperfections! Submitted images will be showcased on our love our bodies, love ourselves blog: www.loveourbodiesloveourselves.blogspot.ca Contest Theme: Take images that capture our subtheme Perfect … Read More
Similar to what I posted earlier on our Facebook page, here is your assignment for the day: Take this picture, print it out, write in your Top 5 Love Your Body Affirmations, and tape it on your bedroom door and/or bathroom wall where you can see it everyday! Here’s a few to get you started: … Read More
I have just started to realize and understand the power of living in the now. I have always been wrapped up in thinking about who I used to be, and who I will become. These thoughts inhibited my ability to fully appreciate and acknowledge where I am right now. As I was dwelling on what … Read More
I have been thinking a lot about gardening lately, and have actually started a garden on the side of my building. I began growing pumpkins, tomatoes, corn and a variety of other veggies. I am amazed at the entire process: dirt that was just there, dug into with newly bought shovels and freshly painted fingernails. … Read More
Have you VOTED yet?? Not long ago, PEDAW entered a video contest and we need your help to win so we can continue spreading awareness and prevent eating disorders! Be sure to go online and VOTE for the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Campaign! Deadline for votes is June 22nd, 2013!
Appreciating the little things will help you open your mind and have a positive outlook on life! Today, I am grateful for… Life Health Sunshine Rain Food Relationships Friends Hugs Freedom Ability to Vote Ability to make CHOICES Education My future My past Laughter Pets Nature Color Music Setbacks… What are YOU grateful for today? … Read More
“Being happy can be hard work sometimes. It is like maintaining a nice home – you’ve got to hang on to your treasures and throw out the garbage. Being happy requires looking for good things. One person sees the beautiful view and the other sees the dirty window. You choose what you see and you … Read More
Coping skills are our abilities to respond to difficult issues and stressors. Interestingly enough, they are applied everyday, some with conscious thought, some without! How do you cope?
Sometimes we learn better from someone with lived experience who has walked the same path. That’s what I feel makes a Peer Support Worker so valuable –it’s first-hand experience. When I was struggling with an eating disorder, I remember feeling more understood and at ease with someone who had recovered from an eating disorder themselves. To … Read More
