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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental HealthThe founder of F.R.E.E.D. talks about her struggle with and recovery from bulimia, as well as what she is doing now to help others struggling with eating disorders.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
Lauren Greenfield’s documentary Thin goes inside of an eating disorder recovery center.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
Dr. Breeding explains what the anti-psychiatry movement is and the ideals that drive the movement.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
This Media Education Foundation production gives an intimate look at the fear that drove one woman’s anorexia and exercise bulimia.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
This video is a Media Education Foundation production based on the feminist psychology classic Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D. Reviving Ophelia focuses on the mental health of young women and the factors that influence their development.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
Professor John Breeding, Psychology Ph.D. contextualizes eating disorders within societies in which 1.) unhealthy and unrealistic expectations are placed on women and 2.) few people know what is healthy or natural in regard to eating.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
Dr. Breeding discusses the connections between power dynamics and eating habits.
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July 13th, 2009PShiftTV, Women and Mental Health
This video explains why women are more likely to have a mood disorder than men.
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July 11th, 2009Feminist Film Trailers, PShiftTV
A film by Julie Bridgham
“Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepals modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six womens courageous efforts to shape Nepals future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the Kings crackdown on civil liberties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses her niece being tortured and murdered by the Royal Nepal Army, she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts her daughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year struggle to uncover her daughters fate and see justice done.” — Youtube.com
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June 27th, 2009Feminist Men, Men Can Stop Rape, PShiftTV
The same woman from Profiles in Strength, The Masculinity Stories: Story 3 tells her most important memory of her father.
Viewer Feedback:
How do children construct fathers’ masculinities? Do daughters and sons construct fathers’ masculinities in different ways?
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