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Dear WithAll Friends, We’re writing today with two notes about WithAll’s leadership and what’s ahead: one from Lisa and one from Ali, our Board Chair. A note from Lisa: I’m writing with a personal update. As of September 11, I’ve stepped down…
Fatal had spent years putting food last when money was tight. When intensive eating disorder treatment required her to buy more food than she could afford, a grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped make continuing possible. Today, she has more energy, more freedom, and a growing sense of comfort in her own body.
Megan entered eating disorder treatment ready to recover, but reduced work hours made groceries and rent increasingly difficult to afford. A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped ease that pressure so she could focus on getting well. Today, Megan is building a more stable life on her own terms.
Alexander’s eating disorder nearly cost him his life. A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped ease the cost of rent, groceries, and everyday expenses while he stayed in treatment. Today, at 43, he is preparing for graduate school and challenging the stigma around eating disorders.
Gideon spent years working in social services, helping families through difficult moments. After a workplace injury led to disability, limited income left him struggling to afford enough food to meet his own eating disorder treatment goals.A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped Gideon buy the groceries he needed. Today, he is reconnecting with life,…
Corina had found eating disorder treatment and was beginning to get help. Then insurance troubles and everyday living costs threatened to take that opportunity away.A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped cover the expenses treatment did not, giving her more room to focus on recovery. Today, Corina describes a life filled with more color,…
Sarah is a NICU nurse who spends her shifts caring for some of the smallest and most vulnerable patients. When an eating disorder made intensive treatment necessary, time away from work created another crisis: how to keep paying for rent and groceries while staying in care.A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped ease that…
On Saturday, August 14, 2027, something powerful will take place at Colby Lake Park in Woodbury (just outside St. Paul, Minnesota). Runners will gather not just to move their bodies—but to take a stand. To say that every kid deserves to feel good in their body. To show up for those who are struggling. To run…
Charlotte received a WithAll Recovery Support Program grant at a critical point in her eating disorder recovery. By helping cover groceries, the grant reduced one of her biggest financial stressors and allowed her to remain in intensive treatment for another month. Her story shows how donor-funded support for everyday essentials can give someone more time…
WithAll is thrilled to introduce What to Say for Me, a transformative online course for parents. Lisa Radzak, WithAll’s Executive Director and course facilitator, explains who this course is designed for and how it empowers families to break harmful cycles together.
Dear WithAll Supporters, Driving big change requires two kinds of people: the ones out front, and the ones behind the scenes making sure the work stays on track. WithAll, and the entire eating disorder field, has been fortunate to have both, in…
Dear WithAll Supporters, When people think of WithAll, they often think of our programs—our Recovery Support Program and What to Say’s resources and tools to help adults support young people’s health around food and body image. But our mission reaches further than…