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“People told me to just eat.” – Lisa, 16 said when she was trying to recover from an eating disorder. Sadly, it’s not that simple. There are many underlying causes that can lead to eating disorders that are important to consider. While eating disorders may begin as obsessions with food and body, they are often about much more than weight. Understanding what lies behind eating disorders can help to understand and assist friends and peers who are struggling with unhealthy eating.

No one should ever have to feel alone. No one should ever have to feel helpless, unloved, or unlovable. Yet sadly, this is exactly how many people feel. Depression, addiction, self-harm, and suicide ideation are sobering truths that face us as a society everyday. To Write Love on Her Arms, a nonprofit campaign, was founded on the belief that a community of support can make a difference in the lives of all those who face these difficult challenges.