We will not be holding our regular Monday night support group meeting on the evening of November 2nd, 2026. We’ll be back to our regular schedule the next week!
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At The Joy Project, our primary mission is centered on mental health, recovery, and strength for those affected by eating disorders. Mental wellness cannot exist when there is a lack of safety, dignity, security, and justice. The Joy Project stands with the people of Minnesota, which includes the immigrants who are an integral part of our
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Nefiso Abdi (middle left), Hodo Mohamed (middle right), Eliza Vu (furthest left), and Abyan Ahmed (furthest right) from The Joy Project were thrilled to be a part of this year’s NEDA Care Fair, a community-centered event dedicated to spreading awareness, providing resources, and supporting individuals affected by eating disorders. The fair empowers local communities by
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There is much debate among the eating disorder treatment provider community as to how best to handle a patient who is not progressing in their treatment program. Some providers are content with applying harm reduction techniques or meeting the client where they are. Other providers believe that continuing to see a patient who is not
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You may have heard about the National Eating Disorders Association’s ill-fated decision to replace its professional helpline staff with a chat bot. Our friends at Eating Disorders Off Topic sat down with two of the newly-fired helpline staff members to hear their side of the story. This new episode is available on any major streaming
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The Joy Project would like to highlight the history of both the Body Liberation and Fat Acceptance Movements, the Black, Queer leaders and advocates that created the movements, and the discussion around how these leaders have been left out of the very movements they created. We end this discussion with a list of resources, articles,
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Assumptions about Eating Disorder Behaviors Eating disorders are a choice In a short answer… No! In a longer, more detailed answer, still no, but because eating disorders are complex ,biopsychosocial illnesses, meaning that there are biological, psychological, and social-environmental factors that ALL contribute to developing an ED, personal choice not being one of them. For
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Join hosts Joy and Adam as they discuss anything and everything related to eating disorders. Both eating disorder survivors, they tackle controversial and personal subjects with honesty and humor.No topic is off limits! The podcast is available on most major streaming services, like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also follow all the episodes
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The Joy Project http://joyproject.org/Contact:info@joyproject.org Program Description Patient Demographics Support Groups Monday nights from 6:30-8:00pm at University Lutheran Church of Hope, 601 13th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Hosts weekly support groups for members of the community who are struggling to recover from an eating disorder. More info here.COVID-19 Edit: Until further
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “Did family members, friends, peers or other people do or say anything that was harmful towards recovery from your eating disorder (what things made
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