Name: Emma Fuster-Bennett

Social Justice Group: 2023-2024, Beauty Standards and the Media

Date of Fieldwork: January 23, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Emily Pirro at Balance Eating disorder Treatment center

Type of Fieldwork: [69]

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?:

In this fieldwork, we met with the intake coordinator for the Balance eating disorder treatment center, Emily Pirro. Emily picks up calls for people who seek rehab, sets up the care system, as well as give them recommendations. In the interview we discussed ways in which young people can support people struggling with disordered eating. We also discussed which groups get the most affected by eating disorders, and how to maintain a healthy relationship with your body and food.

When we spoke, the subject of support groups came up. Balance Eating Disorder Treatment center has two main support groups, the food and mood group and the body image support group. in the food support group, they make sure the people are eating and feel good. while in the body image support group, is for making people feel comfortable in their body and feel good about themselves.