Self-Injury Awareness Day: March 1

Updated on 2/13/2023 Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD), is an international awareness day that takes place every year on March 1. This day is meant for learning about self-injury behaviors and for providing resources to those who are in need of help. An orange ribbon, representing a sign of hope for a misunderstood problem, symbolizes this […]…

Depression and Self-Medicating with Food

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa are closely linked to depression, which is a common mood disorder. Eating disorders often develop as an avoidant coping mechanism that distracts the individual from feelings of depression. Depression can also be the underlying cause for the development of an eating disorder as […]…