The Joy Project Real-world support and advocacy for eating disorders, led by survivors

Time 2020-12-23 21:09:25

Web Name: The Joy Project Real-world support and advocacy for eating disorders, led by survivors

WebSite: http://joyproject.org

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Support Group Cancelled During Virus Outbreak Due to the virus outbreak, we will be cancelling our Monday night support group meetings. If you are in need of support during this time of social distancing, please feel free to participate in our private Facebook group, The Joy Project Discussion Lounge, where members of our support groups can connect 24/7. New Podcast: Eating Disorders- Off Topic Join hosts Joy and Adam as they discuss anything and everything related to eating disorders. Both eating disorder survivors, they tackle controversial and personal subjects with honesty and humor. No topic is off limits! The podcast is available on most major streaming services, like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also follow all the [...] #IAmTheJoyProject We all know how diverse the stories of Eating Disorders are. Let s educate the rest of the world! What makes your story unique? What do you wish people knew about EDs? What moment was the turning point in recovery? Let s counteract the stereotypes and the attempts to fit EDs into a tiny little homegeneous box. [...] Support The Joy Project As You Shop Online! Doing some online shopping? A few additional clicks can earn money for your favorite nonprofit- without costing you anything! Click the link below and enter your info. $5 will be donated to The Joy Project! Then, any time you shop online at one of 1600 iGive-affiliated stores, The Joy Project will receive a percentage of [...] Committing to Change Making a change can be a very difficult decision. When the New Year rolls around, we tend to be pumped for a new start and ready to alter the path we have been going down. By February our motivation has usually diminished a little and we have maybe started to travel down our old paths. [...] Intuitive Eating This article highlights the findings of a study done on intuitive eating. The main topics analyzed include intuitive eating among young adults according to their socio-demographic characteristics and BMI. Plus the association between intuitive and disorder eating. The study concluded that those who practiced intuitive eating actually tended to weigh less then those who restrict [...] SAMHSA Announces New Definition of Recovery The United States Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced its new Working Definition of Recovery . This definition represents the culmination of a lengthy public engagement process and ongoing dialogue to refine the definition and principles. The field of Eating Disorders has traditionally struggled to come to an agreement on what it means [...] SAMHSA and TJP Partner for Consumer-Driven Discussion of EDs The Joy Project staffers Serena Iacono and Joy Nollenberg traveled to Rockville, MD, to give a presentation on Empowerment in Eating Disorder Recovery. The presentation was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services, Office of Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, and [...] New Study Faults Current Anorexia Treatments The New York Times recently published an article about the results of a study that tested a more aggressive re-feeding program for patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. We re interested in hearing your thoughts in reaction to this study. Do you think faster re-feeding would be good? bad? necessary? dangerous? frightening for patients? Proceeds of You Are Not Alone Volume 2 to Benefit The Joy Project You Are Not Alone Volume 2 is a collection of stories of recovery and hope, compiled by Andrea Roe with Shannon Cutts. Included in this book is the Founder of The Joy Project s own personal story of recovery. This book is available through Amazon.com, and all profits from sales will be donated to The Joy Project and MentorCONNECT. MentorCONNECT is an organization, founded by [...] Learn more about eating disorders through statistics, definitions of normal eating, diagnostic criteria, details regarding weight fluctuations, myths about eating disorder, and more. Learn More We can support your effort in overcoming eating disorders through FAQ, recovery projects, grounding techniques, anti-binge techniques, sample meal plans, directories, recovery stories, and more. Learn More You can support our cause by donating, volunteering, or purchasing our merchandise. How Does Your Donation Help? As a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) consumer driven organization The Joy Project receives no financial assistance and relies upon philanthropic, fundraising and private donations.  Your donation will go towards helping us to provide vital support to individuals, families, and [...] Learn More About the Joy Project The Joy Project is a non-profit, grassroots organization based on the philosophy of using real-world, workable solutions to end the epidemic of eating disorders. We work towards reducing the rate and severity of eating disorders by supporting and conducting research, education, and support programs.The Joy Project does not seek to replace or discourage traditional or current treatments, but to expand the options for treatment. We seek to make treatment options more accessible to anyone affected and find and implement ways to make treatment more effective. The Joy Project seeks to empower individuals with eating disorders to be active participants in their own recovery.The Joy Project has testified before members of Congress, created public service announcements to promote the message   eating disorders come in ALL shapes and sizes and have spoken to members of the general medical community on how to help people with eating disorders in a way that is validating and effective. Learn More Support Group Joy Project hosts weekly support groups. This is a safe space for members of the community who are struggling to recover from eating disorders. Anyone affected by eating disorder or body image issues is welcome. Friends and family members are welcome as well. Learn More Tools for Recovery Joy Project offers resources and information to assist you, your friends, or members of your family to recover from eating disorder. Here are some of the tools for recovery that might be helpful to you. You can also access the full list of these tools from the menu bar of our homepage as well. Learn More Recovery Stories Eating disorder comes in many forms, and so do the experiences of suffers and recoveries. Here, we post stories of recoverers that were contributed to us to share the knowledge, experience, and hope for recovery. Click here to see the list of contributed recovery stories. Learn MorePlease share our efforts with your friends and followers! If you find a page that you want to share, click on the social media icons at the bottom of the contents. Scroll over the orange "+" for more options. Terms of Use We want your experience with our website to be as safe, secure, and pleasant as possible. You are encouraged to use and enjoy our website, and to do so it is very important for you, the user, to understand our Terms of Use Statement. Please click here to read our Terms of Use Statement. Privacy Statement The Joy Project takes your privacy very seriously, and the following statements describe our commitment to protecting the privacy of all of our website visitors and users. Your visit to The Joy Project website and providing of any personal information to The Joy Project constitutes your acceptance of practices described in this privacy policy (click to read).

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