Lily Collins

Editor’s Note: The following post contains spoilers for the TV shows and movies mentioned.  As we get ready for the new year, we wanted to give 2017 a proper send-off with a recap of the best and most controversial portrayals of mental illness in popular culture this year. While there are many different definitions of what [...]

Sometimes the news isn’t as straightforward as it’s made to seem. Juliette Virzi, The Mighty’s Associate Mental Health Editor, explains what to keep in mind if you see this topic or similar stories in your newsfeed. This is The Mighty Takeaway.  Editor’s note: If you live with an eating disorder, the following post could be potentially triggering. [...]

There’s been a lot of conversation surrounding the new Netflix movie “To the Bone,” which follows a young woman’s (Lily Collins) journey with anorexia. Some argue it’s an inaccurate, romanticized, and one-sided portrayal of eating disorders, while others are concerned with the effect it’ll have on recovering and struggling individuals with eating disorders and body image. If [...]

Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for the movie, “To the Bone.” I believe it is important to critique “To the Bone” because media has a major role in the perception of eating disorders and can influence the attitudes of those with eating disorders, the public and professionals, and by proxy, affect how these three [...]

As someone who lives with a mental disorder, the Netflix original movie “To the Bone” caught my attention. Having briefly read that this movie was about self-acceptance and recovery, I wanted to know things that could change the way I deal with my own disorder. I wanted to know what this story could teach me. [...]

For the first time, after watching “To the Bone,” I am able to forgive. To the people who told me to “just eat something,” I forgive you. To those who threatened to end our friendship as an attempt to get me to gain weight, I forgive you. To those who made me feel guilty by [...]

Last week, my social media newsfeeds flooded with negative comments and links to articles denouncing the preview for an upcoming Netflix movie, “To the Bone.” A friend from treatment called me about it. Another friend asked for my opinion that evening over drinks. Everyone wanted to know what I thought. The truth was, I hadn’t [...]

Editor’s note: If you live with an eating disorder, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “NEDA” to 741-741. In the eating disorder community and broader public, the upcoming release of “To the Bone” has been laden with controversy. Project Heal has partnered with the movie, but other [...]

Editor’s note: If you live with an eating disorder, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “NEDA” to 741-741. Since the official “To the Bone” trailer premiered on June 20, there has been a firestorm on social media — predominately aimed at the director, Marti Noxon, [...]

I mainly live my life online. This isn’t something I’m ashamed of, it’s just a matter of fact. My closet friends live continents away which isn’t the best, but being part of the BookTube and Young Adult Books community online is what saved my life. My online feeds and time lines are therefore luckily not [...]