Did you know that eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses, second only to opioid overdose?  I didn’t. 

Did you know that in the U.S. alone 28.8 million people will have an eating disorder in their lifetime? I sure didn’t, but I was one of them at just 13 years old. 

Hi!  My name is A.J. Nova and I am an anorexia nervosa survivor, inspirational speaker and author.  Through my work in English and Polish, I am shining a gentle but much-needed light on eating disorders across the globe. 

Even though it has been 30 years since I have struggled with anorexia, I continue to be in recovery and am more than a survivor.  I am a Thriver! 

Eating disorders are even more present now than they were three decades ago when I almost died from one.  Unfortunately, we lose someone to an eating disorder every 52 minutes.

But we can change that!  I firmly believe that through educating pre-teens, teens, parents, guardians, teachers and coaches about eating disorders we can turn the tide.  If we understand the power of words, self-love and self-approval, we can bring awareness and help save lives.