About the Author!
Naomi Pegler-Gordon is a sophomore at Okemos High School. She has struggled with body dismorphia and few types of eating disorders for about a year now. She realized that teens all around the world were struggling with the same illness as her and she was not alone. Many of her peers were showing symptoms of eating disorders yet, they perceived it as "normal" and "something everyone goes through". She wanted to help teens to notice the symptoms of eating disorders and its dangers along with understanding the dangers of social media, which was one of the main causes of her eating disorder. In the process she also noticed that very few schools acknowledge eating disorders and wanted to help show educators how they can help their students with this mental illness.