MP Kelly Block Visits BridgePoint

By: Anonymous | Posted: Jan 16, 2017

Thank you to Kelly Block MP for stopping in at BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders this morning for a visit and a tour. The timing was fantastic as we were able to personally invite her to join in the activities that National Initiative for Eating Disorders - NIED has planned on the Hill for Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 1-7. Thank you for bringing the Saskatchewan voice on our behalf!

Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is such an important time to take the opportunity across Canada to bring awareness to eating disorders. It is time for family, researchers, organizations, medical professionals, mental health advocates, government, communities and those suffering to come together to bring the seriousness of the illness to the forefront. It's time to debunk the stigma and spread the message that EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT A CHOICE.

BridgePoint is the provincial champion for Eating Disorders Awareness week for Saskatchewan. Our first priority was to actually apply to have #EDAW2017 officially proclaimed in the province of Saskatchewan and municipalities around the province. We are still waiting to hear from the Province of Saskatchewan to hear if they will support the week. Kudos go out to Saskatoon, Regina, and Estevan as the municipalities that have officially declared eating disorders awareness week!

Testimonials

Eating disorders are a lifetime struggle and I strongly believe in building and maintaining a strong positive support system. I am so thankful for the BridgePoint programs for planting the seed of self-acceptance that I needed at that time to begin my road to recovery.

I trust everyone and the confidentiality and the trust here. It's difficult at times, very emotional and it's hard dealing with a lot of feelings but it's what you have to do and it feels so better much and so supportive.

There's no comparison to anything else I've tried and it’s a real blessing and an opportunity to be able to come here and an opportunity not to be taken lightly. It's a privilege to be here and I know that I will leave here a different person.

I can identify the issues and accept them and be able to learn how to work with that. I think over time we can say goodbye to the eating disorder. There is freedom at the end of the tunnel, but it takes work.

It's not about being broken and getting fixed, it's that we are all individuals who have pain and we're learning how to cope in a very healthy way.

The fact that BridgePoint operates so differently than the traditional medical model was very refreshing, and proved to be vital to my experience and healing.

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