Body image, disordered eating and eating disorders exist on a spectrum. As we grow up, there are many factors that can influence how we see and feel about our bodies. Some people experience difficult emotions, thoughts and behaviours related to body image, food and exercise. In this section you will find information, support and resources to help you develop a better relationship with your body, no matter where you are on your journey.

Body Image

Disordered eating and eating disorders

Talking about our bodies

Supporting someone with disordered eating or an eating disorder

NEDIC's Helpline and Live Chat are staffed by support workers who are trained to provide information, support, and referrals relating to eating disorders. NEDIC serves individuals living with an eating disorder as well as the people who care for them, from family members and friends to healthcare providers.

Call toll-free 1-866-633-4220

Live chat (click the orange button on the bottom right of the screen)

Hours of operation (Pacific Time):

Monday to Thursday:  6AM - 6PM

Fridays:  6AM - 2PM

Saturdays and Sundays:  9AM - 2PM

Call Toll FREE 1.866.633.4220

Instant chat now (click the green button on the bottom right of the screen)

Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) has toll-free, 24-hour phone, counselling and referral service for young people. You can also connect by texting CONNECT to 686868, and chat confidentially with a trained, volunteer Crisis Responder for support with any issue. If you would like to stop the conversation text STOP. 

Phone, text message and messaging over Facebook Messenger are available 24/7 so you can connect whenever and however you want. It's safe, private and non-judgmental.

Read more about what to expect when connecting with Kids Help Phone.

The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free from anywhere in British Columbia.

KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Alternatively, individuals can call direct into the Youth Line at 250-723-2040.

Topics the KUU-US Crisis Line can support individuals with include, but are not limited to, mental health issues and crisis related to residential school, child welfare, addiction, health concerns, divorce and separation, suicide ideation and survivorship, grief and loss, crime, abuse, peer pressure and financial distress.​

Here2Talk connects students with mental health support when they need it. Through this program, all students currently registered in a B.C. post-secondary institution have access to free, confidential counselling and community referral services, conveniently available 24/7 via app, phone and web.

Call Toll Free 1.877.857.3397 or Direct 604.642.5212

The Looking Glass Foundation offers free, regularly scheduled, real time Online Peer Support to people of age 14 and older across Canada who are experiencing disordered eating, weight or body image issues.

Overseen by a trained Looking Glass Moderator, each free chat session offers a safe, virtual, and confidential space for people to talk about what is going on for them, to share experiences, and to benefit from the empathy and understanding of others who get what it can be like to struggle with this challenge.

Available chat times:

Monday: 7:30 PM -9:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM and 4:30 PM -6:00 PM and 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Wednesday:  6:30 PM -8:00 PM* and 8:30 PM -10:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 PM -1:30 PM and 4:30 PM -6:00 PM and 7:30 PM -9:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 PM -9:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30 PM -9:00 PM

Please note that times are subject to change, check the Looking Glass website for the latest updates.

*Binge Eating OPS Chat: takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Open to individuals wishing to receive support related to bingeing behaviours, and the thoughts and feelings that accompany them.

Foundry centres provide young people between the ages of 12 and 24, along with their families, free and confidential supportive health and wellness services to fit their unique needs. All centres offer 5 services: mental health, substance use support, peer support, medical services and social services in a youth-friendly space. FIND A CENTRE

Young people ages 12-24 and their caregivers can use the Foundry BC App to access scheduled or drop-in virtual services including counselling, peer support, medical services, substance use services, groups, employment services, Indigenous wellness services and browse our library of tools and resources.  GET SUPPORT ONLINE

If you do not have a phone or would prefer to use our website portal to access services, click here. If you have questions about any of these services please email online@foundrybc.ca.

Peer Support Workers are youth and caregivers who identify as having lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges, and/or supporting youth with their mental health and/or substance use challenges. Peer support provides emotional support, acceptance, validation, and empathy regardless of circumstances. Peer support is available in Foundry centres across BC and through Foundry’s provincial virtual service.

NEDIC's Helpline and Live Chat are staffed by support workers who are trained to provide information, support, and referrals relating to eating disorders. NEDIC serves individuals living with an eating disorder as well as the people who care for them, from family members and friends to healthcare providers.

Call toll-free 1-866-633-4220

Live chat (click the orange button on the bottom right of the screen)

Hours of operation (Pacific Time):

Monday to Thursday:  6AM - 6PM

Fridays:  6AM - 2PM

Saturdays and Sundays:  9AM - 2PM

Call Toll FREE 1.866.633.4220

Instant chat now (click the green button on the bottom right of the screen)

Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) has toll-free, 24-hour phone, counselling and referral service for young people. You can also connect by texting CONNECT to 686868, and chat confidentially with a trained, volunteer Crisis Responder for support with any issue. If you would like to stop the conversation text STOP. 

Phone, text message and messaging over Facebook Messenger are available 24/7 so you can connect whenever and however you want. It's safe, private and non-judgmental.

Read more about what to expect when connecting with Kids Help Phone.

The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free from anywhere in British Columbia.

KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Alternatively, individuals can call direct into the Youth Line at 250-723-2040.

Topics the KUU-US Crisis Line can support individuals with include, but are not limited to, mental health issues and crisis related to residential school, child welfare, addiction, health concerns, divorce and separation, suicide ideation and survivorship, grief and loss, crime, abuse, peer pressure and financial distress.​

Here2Talk connects students with mental health support when they need it. Through this program, all students currently registered in a B.C. post-secondary institution have access to free, confidential counselling and community referral services, conveniently available 24/7 via app, phone and web.

Call Toll Free 1.877.857.3397 or Direct 604.642.5212

Foundry centres provide young people between the ages of 12 and 24, along with their families, free and confidential supportive health and wellness services to fit their unique needs. All centres offer 5 services: mental health, substance use support, peer support, medical services and social services in a youth-friendly space. FIND A CENTRE

Young people ages 12-24 and their caregivers can use the Foundry BC App to access scheduled or drop-in virtual services including counselling, peer support, medical services, substance use services, groups, employment services, Indigenous wellness services and browse our library of tools and resources.  GET SUPPORT ONLINE

If you do not have a phone or would prefer to use our website portal to access services, click here. If you have questions about any of these services please email online@foundrybc.ca.

Peer Support Workers are youth and caregivers who identify as having lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges, and/or supporting youth with their mental health and/or substance use challenges. Peer support provides emotional support, acceptance, validation, and empathy regardless of circumstances. Peer support is available in Foundry centres across BC and through Foundry’s provincial virtual service.