Let's Talk About Eating Disorders, Addiction, and "To The Bone"
Eating disorders, as I have recently learned, are not necessarily about being thin or controlling weight. I say “necessarily” because I am neither a doctor nor a therapist, I have no experience with eating disorders myself nor with people who have eating disorders, and the only source of information I have regarding eating disorders comes from what I’ve read in biographies and, as of last night, the new Netflix original movie, To the Bone , starring Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves. My boyfriend and I are always looking for a new show or movie to watch. We stumbled across this one a few nights ago and thought it seemed interesting. Last night, we delved into it, and I was not prepared for it. Something particular about this movie hit close to home for me: at one point, Karen, the inpatient counselor played by Alannah Ubach, points out to her group of inpatients (and to viewers alike) that eating disorders are not always about numbers on the scale—they can, in fact, be a result of ad