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Eating disorders are about emotional pain – not food

  • Written by Michele Patterson Ford, Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College
Taylor Swift, one of millions of Americans who has struggled with an eating disorder.AP Images/Invision/Charles Sykes

In her documentary “Miss Americana,” music icon Taylor Swift disclosed her history of eating disorders. Her revelation underscores the fact these disorders do not discriminate. According to the advocacy and awareness...

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