After 20 years, we’ve opened a new chapter in the story of Jessie’s Legacy. Family Services of the North Shore is pleased to announce that Jessie’s Legacy Eating Disorders Prevention and Awareness program is now Embody. Our new program name and visual identity reflect a renewed focus on prevention. We equip BC parents, caregivers, and professionals with evidence-based information to support young people before they develop an eating disorder. Embody remains a provincial program of Family Services of the North Shore, and one of the seven BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Use Information.

This program provides eating disorders prevention education, resources and support for youth, families, educators and professionals. Embody services and resources are primarily web-based; the program provides media watch, online and telephone support, and offers presentations and workshops all over the Lower Mainland.

Embody is also the leader for Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW), a province-wide effort to raise awareness around prevention, early intervention and treatment of eating disorders as well as media literacy, resiliency, healthy body image and self-esteem. Like the Facebook page to join and participate in Provincial Eating Disorder Awareness Week events.

‘Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves’, is Embody’s year round social media campaign that believes your worth can’t be measured by the numbers on the scale, the size of your clothes, or the reflection in the mirror.

Join the movement:
Twitter & Instagram: @loveourbodies #loveourbodies
Facebook: loveourbodiesloveourselves
Youtube: loveourbodies