"Nobody should feel there is something wrong with their body"

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 17-year-old Mexican student María Fernanda writes about recovering from an eating disorder.

Warning: This graphic novel mentions eating disorders and body dysmorphia, which could be triggering to some readers. Stop scrolling if this content is triggering to you.

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Illustrations by Mahina Martinson.

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Resources

Here are some helplines and organisations that can assist you in finding professional care:

Eating disorder resources

• Academy for Eating Disorders (global)

• Middle East Eating Disorder Association (regional)

• The Butterfly Foundation (Australia)

• Clínica Alemana de Santiago (Chile)

• Japan Association for Eating Disorders (Japan)

• Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation (Kenya)

• Comenzar de Nuevo A.C. (Mexico)

• Clínica Ángeles Trastornos de Alimentación (Mexico)

• ALUBA (Spain)

• Eating Disorders South Africa (South Africa)

• NCS Counseling (Thailand)

• Beating Eating Disorders (U.K.)

• National Eating Disorders Association (U.S.)

• ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) (U.S.)

Mental health helplines

• Befrienders Worldwide (global)

• IMAlive (global)

• Centro de Asistencia al Suicida (Argentina)

• Kids Helpline (Australia)

• CVV – Life Valorization Center (Brazil)

• Bell Let’s Talk (Canada)

• AASRA (India)

• SAPTEL (Mexico)

• She Writes Woman (Nigeria)

• Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (Philippines)

• LifeLine (South Africa)

• Samaritans (U.K.)

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (U.S.)

Mental health organisations

• Yours Mindfully

• Asian Mental Health Collective

• Center for Native American Youth

• Latinx Therapy

• Black | Learning | Achievement | Mental Health (BLAM) U.K.

• The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF)

• Seize the Awkward

• Reach Out