Category Archives: Eating Disorders Videos

How to Tell Your Parents About Your Eating Disorder

May 28, 2013 / by / Surviving ED

(Ed. Note: Patricia Lemoine is writing the blog while Jess Hudgens is away.) I’m often asked about how to come out to parents and family members about our eating disorder. If you haven’t told your parents about having anorexia or … Continue reading →

Bulimia Recovery: Admitting You Have Bulimia

May 14, 2013 / by / Surviving ED

(Ed. Note: Patricia Lemoine is writing the blog while Jess Hudgens is away.) Admitting I had a problem was my first step to bulimia recovery. With time, wisdom, and experience, I’ve come to terms with my diagnosis and accepted that … Continue reading →

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013

February 24, 2013 / by / Surviving ED

This week, February 24-March 2, is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the U.S. In this video, I share the ideas behind NEDA Week, as well as how the stigma of eating disorders relates to the Stand Up for Mental … Continue reading →

About Jessica Hudgens, Author of the Surviving ED Blog

December 17, 2012 / by / Surviving ED

I’m Jess. I’m twenty seven. I love to take jumping pictures. I have more books than my bookcase can hold, all organized by genre. I sing along to Broadway show tunes while I work. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree … Continue reading →

Eating Disorders Are Not Just About Being Thin (Video)

March 4, 2012 / by / Surviving ED

There’s a common misconception that eating disorders are only about being thin. This is both incorrect and harmful to those struggling with eating disorders. I talk about why in this eating disorder video.

Deciding To Go Inpatient For Eating Disorders Treatment (Video)

December 26, 2011 / by / Surviving ED

There are times when your eating disorder and/or other co-morbid illnesses require inpatient psychiatric treatment. In an earlier post, I discussed my decision to enter an inpatient psychiatric hospital for anorexia, alcohol abuse treatment.  In this video, I talk more … Continue reading →

Finding Balance In Eating Disorders Recovery (Video)

November 30, 2011 / by / Surviving ED

Recovery from an eating disorder can be all-consuming at times. In this video, I talk about how you can and should balance recovery with real-life activities and how that balance can ultimately help you in your recovery from an eating … Continue reading →

Surviving ED: One Year Later

November 12, 2011 / by / Surviving ED

Surviving ED really is the fulfillment of a dream: to reach out to other people who have eating disorders, and to offer them both honesty and hope and perhaps help them feel just a little bit less alone in their … Continue reading →

Being On The Other Side: When Friends Struggle With Eating Disorders (Video)

October 31, 2011 / by / Surviving ED

I recently learned that several friends of mine also are struggling with their eating disorders, and that it hurts even though I also have an eating disorder.

“Why Don’t You Just Eat?” – Educating People About EDs (Video)

September 28, 2011 / by / Surviving ED

I have run into many people who just don’t understand eating disorders since I developed anorexia in my early forties. Many people would ask me, “Why don’t you just eat?” They did not realize I was terrified to eat. In … Continue reading →