Opening the lines of communication about body image, self esteem and eating disorders during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week has the potential to be a lifesaver for those we reach. Sharing personal experiences and roads to recovery can lead others who struggle with these issues to find a more hopeful, healthy awareness of better things to come. Reach out to a coordinator in your area and let NEDAW help answer some of your questions...the time to live your life is now!”
                                                                                
- Emme, NEDA Chair Ambassador


"Until we have adequate money for research, accessible treatment for those struggling, education and awareness in our schools and communities, and not another 10 year old on a diet, we need to celebrate National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Until the media diversifies its images of beauty, until we all cease from sharing in our body hatred and until the world understands this is a mental health disease and not a vanity issue, we need to shout this week from the rooftops."
                                                
- Jessica Weiner, author, TV personality and self-esteem expert