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Surviving an Eating Disorder Where Food is Scarce

A common misconception about an eating disorder and surviving an eating disorder is that it is about food. Certainly, one’s ED experience will affect their relationship with food, but it [...]
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Traveling Internationally While Supporting ED Recovery

J. R. R. Tolkien is quoted as having said, “Not all those who wander are lost.” While this is true, “wandering” can be a wonderful way for a “lost” person [...]
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Finding an Eating Disorder Specialist in a Foreign Country

Being in a positive and supportive environment is key to maintaining stability throughout the changing waves of eating disorder recovery. But life is not always stable. We move and travel [...]
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Volunteering and International Eating Disorder Studies

Eating disorder research is crucial in furthering the understanding of these severe psychiatric illnesses, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Researchers and scientists across the globe are [...]
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Preparing to Study Abroad While in Eating Disorder Recovery

Man on a boat contemplating exposure-based therapy for eating disorders

Having the chance to study abroad while in college is the opportunity of a lifetime for many students. Typically, a university or college campus will offer study-abroad programs with partnering [...]
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Seeking Eating Disorder Treatment Internationally

Woman struggling with Structure in Eating Disorder Recovery

Patients Beyond Borders, an organization that works to connect individuals to quality healthcare and also publishes a medical-tourism guidebook, reported in 2007 that “patients spend between $3,800 and $6,000 per [...]
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How to Finance Eating Disorder Treatment Out-of-Country

Girl in the LGBTQ+ community who struggles with eating disorder

Some insurance programs can make it challenging for families to get coverage, but there are steps you can take to make the pre-approval process easier when seeking treatment for anorexia, [...]
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Getting ED Treatment When It’s Not Available in Your Country

There are various ways to get health coverage overseas for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. First, know your options on how to plan for [...]
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Working in Third World Countries as an Eating Disorder Survivor

Woman struggling with bulimia looking at lake

Overcoming an eating disorder is an amazing feat. Recovery is absolutely possible, but challenging life situations can also be challenging to our recovery status. Job and relationship stresses, new environments, [...]
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The Rise of Eating Disorders in Developing Countries

Eating disorders are truly a global issue. As westernization and populations grow, reports of eating disorders in developing countries are on the rise. Most assumptions of eating disorders in non-westernized societies [...]
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