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Eating disorder recovery can be life-saving, but treatment often comes with significant financial strain. The WithAll Recovery Support Program helps people in treatment cover essential living expenses so they can focus on healing. Ursula received one of these grants during her recovery journey. This is her story.
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…
Conversations about weight, body image, and food can have a lasting impact on a child’s well-being. It's crucial to navigate these sensitive topics in ways that build trust, protect mental health, and support positive outcomes.
Diet culture isn’t new. It’s the water many of us were raised in. It shows up in our social feeds, our gyms, our group texts. It’s woven into doctor visits, health classes, marketing campaigns, and family dinner tables. Most of all, it echoes in our own inner voices—so common and normalized that many of us…
Raising kids comes with a whirlwind of challenges, from tackling homework meltdowns to figuring out the best snacks for picky eaters. But, what happens when something as fundamental as putting food on the table becomes uncertain? How does food insecurity affect our kids’ relationships with food?
Every parent has a deep-seated desire to pave the way for their children’s success and happiness. Yet the journey of parenthood is full of realizations that the lessons we’ve inherited may not always serve the best interests of the next generation. This truth becomes especially evident in the realm of food and body image, where…
Before recovery, Gideon was sinking into an overwhelming situation, one where even the most basic human needs felt out of reach. “Every day, all day long, I would fight my eating disorder just to even drink water,” he shared. But with support from a WithAll grant, Gideon was finally able to focus on overcoming his…
On Saturday, August 9, 2025, 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…
If you're someone who builds, leads, teaches, parents, coaches—or just cares about the next generation—you already have influence. You set the tone in rooms. You shape conversations. You make decisions that affect what kids hear, see, and learn about food and bodies. That influence matters more than you may realize.
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.
Five years ago, In March of 2018, I sat in front of my doctor at UCLA’s eating disorder partial hospitalization program as these words filled the sterile air and etched themselves into my fragile psyche: “Sophie, I spoke to your insurance today.
Dear WithAll Supporters, This month, we partnered with the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health for a national Nutrition for Coaches webinar. More than 800 coaches across the country participated to learn how their words and actions shape athletes’ relationships with food, body,…