One day, will you see drugs for the female libido advertised as heavily as Viagra? It’s possible.
The drug flibanserin was created as an antidepressant, but it doesn’t work so well for depression. However, the pooled results from three separate clinical trials revealed that the drug successfully treats women with low libido. But don’t ask your doc about it just yet. Right now, flibanserin is just an investigational drug for women in clinical trials.

In the studies, women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder reported significant improvements in sexual desire and satisfactory sexual experiences while taking flibanserin. “It’s essentially a Viagra-like drug for …read more

Just a short poem that rattled around in my brain this morning as I tried desperately to stop the negative body image that’s become part of my life recently:
I don’t know who I am today…
I don’t know why I feel this way.

I know there’s more that could be said.  If you’re inspired to add a couple of lines, I’d love to heart your contributions.
FYI:  More Breaking the Mirror poetry can be found here.

Under the auspices of “turning lemons into lemonade”, I have decided to give some thought about why I should be thankful (yes, that’s right) that I had (have) an eating disorder.
In no particular order, I’ve come up with the following five reasons to give thanks.  Please know that I’m not suggesting that eating disorders are somehow “okay”, but when you have one in your history, you either have to embrace your past and learn from it or… well… you know the rest.
Five Reasons I’m Thankful I Had/Have an Eating Disorder:
1.  My ED has made me more aware of the way …read more

Our latest giveaway (for a copy of the DVD of disFIGURED) has already generated tons of interested, though I could never have guessed how touching it would be to hear how some people see themselves.
Allow me to explain…
For the contest, I’ve asked people to tell the Breaking the Mirror community how their body image falls on a scale from 1-10 and why.  It’s truly amazing how many people really dislike their appearances; I can’t help but feel a little saddened.
A few of the most thought-provoking comments I’ve seen thus far are:
“I would say… about a 6. I need to work on …read more

As I mentioned in my last post (a fascinating interview with Glenn Gers, the writer/director of the new movie disFIGURED) Glenn was amazing enough to send me two DVDs. 
One is for me to review…
THE OTHER disFIGURED DVD COULD BE YOURS!
This is a movie that you might not have the chance to see in your local theatres.  It deals with the topics of women and weight in a unique, candid and compelling way. 
I’d be happy to enter you in the giveaway if you answer this question in the comments section by Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 11:59 p.m. EDT.:
“On a scale from one …read more