Disordered eating and eating disorders \u2013 two separate issues along a single continuum \u2013 are widespread among tweens and teens. While these struggles aren\u2019t new, rates are up and people are talking about them more openly. This episode starts by defining terminology like anorexia, bulimia, bingeing, purging, bigorexia, and orthorexia. Then we get into all of the reasons why kids (and adults) might experience one or more.\nShow Notes:\nCenter for Emotional Wellness\nJoin our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP\xa0\nOrder our book This Is So Awkward\nCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at\xa0www.lessawkward.com\xa0and our super comfy products at\xa0www.myoomla.com\nTo bring us to your school or community email\xa0operations@lessawkward.com\nTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com\nWatch the full episode on Youtube!\nProduced by Peoples Media\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices