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Founded in September 2002, Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee is the Southeast's first statewide nonprofit to advance eating disorder awareness, education and prevention. Our mission is to offer hope, help and support to all who are impacted by disordered eating.
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June 13 - Negative self-talk can be all-consuming, taking over every thought that goes through your head. Often, your mind just needs a break from the spinning of thoughts that never seems to stop. How about downward facing dog? Child’s pose? Research shows that different practices of yoga (with the exception of hot yoga, which can be dangerous to your health) help to break that cycle of negative self-esteem and encourage the development of a positive self-image. Read the following article from Huffington Post to learn five ways that a regular yoga practice can help heal body image issues:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/yoga-for-selfacceptance-5_n_3348153.html?utm_hp_ref=eating-disorders
April 11, 2013: Former Miss America, Kirsten Haglund, arrived in Belle Meade, TN to speak at EDCT's largest annual fundraiser - Evening of Song and Story. Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund, shared her personal story of recovery.
After completing her year of service as Miss America, Kirsten continued to travel and speak on body-image issues and eating disorders, and started the Kirsten Haglund Foundation to provide treatment scholarships for women struggling with the illness.
Kirsten's story was paired with songs from Musical Guest Singer-songwriter and Nashville native Kelleigh Bannen, CMT’s “Listen Up” artist for the month of November 2012. Prior to the event, Kirsten stopped by Talk of the Town on Channel 5 to speak out for EDCT.
February 24th - March 2nd is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Our social media theme for this week is A Disordered Society. We chose this theme in order to highlight the negative effects that the western society has on the occurrence of eating disorders. But we'd like to begin our week by recognizing a company that is working hard to present a positive message about body image to the public.