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BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION

Changing the conversation and face of eating disorders

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OUR MISSION : Actress/BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson, Jillian Rose Reed

“We can live without alcohol. We can live without drugs (we should), but we can’t live without food and that’s why this is possibly one of the most difficult things to overcome”

Emmy Winning Actress/NY Times Best Selling Author/Celebrity Ambassador – Carolyn Hennesy


“Breaking the Chains Foundation’s goal is to continue to work with artists and art based communities to encourage them and bring forth awareness about eating disorders. We stand as an artistic motivator to ignite a fire in a whole new light. In order to change the face and conversation of eating disorders, we will inspire an entire new matrix.”

Founder, Debra Hopkins

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IMPACT AND COMMUNITY

We believe that positive body image, health and self-love are all possible. We believe in full recovery.

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BTCF produces all forms of art, campaigns, outreach and events that supports changing the face of eating disorders.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Meet the amazing celebrities who support BTCF and how they encourage and inspire others to bring forth healing, self-love & recovery.

CELEBRITIES

Meet our featured artist and how their artform aides to the healing of an eating disorder, inspiring others to express themselves.

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“Art speaks to our need to reveal, heal, and transform”

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We are a proud member of the NEDA Network, a partnership between NEDA and other mission-aligned organizations dedicated to advancing the field of eating disorders and building a community of support and hope. Together, we provide a unified voice in the fight against eating disorders.

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Breaking The Chains Foundation presents “Develop Breaking The Chains Foundation presents “Developing a Healthy Growth Mindset Around Strength, Fitness, and Movement with BTCF Board Member & Founder of the #12minuteathlete , Krista Stryker, CPT 💜 @12minuteathlete 💜 #inspired #personalstory #positivebodyimage #healing #depression #health #wellness #mentalhealthmatters #fitness #movement #joy #healthymindset #goals #challenges #motivation #everydayliving photo cred: @tmuthking
Wishing the most wonderful and happiest birthday t Wishing the most wonderful and happiest birthday to our lovely @jillianrosereed 🎂💖! #Repost @jillianrosereed ・・・ Current post vacation feels ✨ my eyes are swollen and itchy from all the smoke in vegas. But my belly is full of pre birthday cake 🎂 and I have a renewed holiday spirit 🎄🎁
Thank you @kashhovey for being so supportive & bei Thank you @kashhovey for being so supportive & being who you are! Big love to you💜 #Repost @kashhovey with @get_repost ・・・ @coolmagazineonline: And finally, what is your definition of "cool"? @kashhovey “I’ve gone through so many chapters and phases in my life. There have been highs, lows, losses and gains. I’ve been the most lost when I wasn’t being true to myself and went along with what I thought people expected or wanted me to be instead of being who I truly am. It’s taken making mistakes and learning from experience to acknowledge what works for me and what doesn’t. I respect people who know who they are, own it and create a positive environment for the people around them. To me that is cool.” - Kash Hovey (2020) Thank you for the interview and featuring me in the January 2020 issue of @coolmagazineonline available at www.coolmagazineonline.com/kash-hovey
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 7: Our first male dance 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 7: Our first male dancer in “7 Chairs” and we couldn’t be more blessed then have it be @nicholaserick ! Thank you @nicholaserick for sharing your vulnerability, strength, comfort, understanding, talent & personal story💜 Today we celebrate you Nick! 💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
Thank you all for building amazing & inspiring com Thank you all for building amazing & inspiring communities in so many ways💛 Grateful for a beautiful year of growth, change, rediscovery, grit, continued passion & opportunities to share with one another! Happy Thanksgiving! May it be a day of joy, conversation and cherished memories! Love, BTCF 💛
May your Christmas Day be filled with love, joy, h May your Christmas Day be filled with love, joy, happiness, peace, and faith. While being shared with your dearest loved ones both near and far. Merry Christmas! Have an amazing Holiday everyone!❤️✨🎄🙏
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 6: Thank you @haley_lef 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 6: Thank you @haley_leffin for sharing your depth, honesty, talent, courage & personal story 💜 Today we celebrate you Haley!💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 3: Thank you @kafren208 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 3: Thank you @kafren208 for sharing your strength, talent, fierceness, heart & personal story 💜 Today we celebrate you Kat! 💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 5: Thank you @alexis_gi 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 5: Thank you @alexis_gilbert for sharing your energy, compassion, talent, power & personal story 💜 Today we celebrate you Alexis!💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
💖💖 #Repost @brookelewisla with @get_repost ・・・ BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION & NATIONAL EATING DISORDER AWARENESS WEEK 2020 Today we start the #celebration of #nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek with @neda & I’m honored time represent @breakingthechainsfdn #btcf & stand beside our leader Debra Hopkins as a #celebrity #ambassador to support #nedawareness week 2020💖 As an #actress who has always been considered “on the curvier” side of #hollywood I, too, have struggled with negative #bodyimage & #body #selfesteem #bodyshaming throughout my life & career, so I passionately Join The #conversation & #movement to support #eatingdisorders research & #prevention 💖 This week we are asking you to #share #shareyourstory with BTCF & NEDA & #comeasyouare because as I always say... YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE & OUT! #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #nedanetwork #selflove #philanthropist #truth #socialmedia #giveback
✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you ✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you Danielle for sharing your story💜 #poem . . .SWIPE <<<✨✨✨to read her poem #soulfooddiaries @dr.kellirugless #BTCF #personal #story #hope #recovery #college #student #anorexia #eatingdisorder #peopleofcolor #voice #awareness #journey #selfacceptance #selflove #joinus FEB 17 - MARCH 9 💛
Thank you for your service & the many lives you co Thank you for your service & the many lives you continue to touch, inspire & change 💜 #Repost @alex_little ・・・ #GivingTuesday... check out @breakingthechainsfdn, & if you feel moved to give, we’d appreciate it so much.✨
✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨#BTCF campaign Thank you Iz ✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨#BTCF campaign Thank you Izzy for sharing you💜 “I BELIEVE IN ME” Izzy Wanke . . . #soulfooddiaries @dr.kellirugless #BTCF #personal #story #girlempowerment #positivity #asian #peopleofcolor #student #voice #awareness #journey #youth #selfacceptance #selflove #joinus FEB 17 - MARCH 9 💛
Thank you to all these amazing artists who used th Thank you to all these amazing artists who used their talents, voices, and creativity to help celebrate & launch #NEDAwareness #comeasyouare week in our Breaking The Chains Foundation “Elements of Expression” livestream✨✨✨ . . . #BTCF believes there are many healing elements in all forms of artistic expression. #ElementsOfExpression is a live stream that celebrates the uniqueness of each person’s journey through music, paint, dance, and movement. We celebrate the positive steps you’ve taken toward accepting yourself, ourselves, and others.✨✨✨ . . . @neda #NEDAwareness #comeasyouare FEB. 24 - MARCH 1st 💙💚 . . . @monarchprla 🙏💖
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 1: #7Chairs is created 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 1: #7Chairs is created by the ever so talented, gifted, loving & inspirational @alex_little 💜 Her work is mesmerizing, honest, open & healing. We are blessed to have her on our #BTCF Board sharing her creativity with so many around the world. Today we celebrate you Alex!💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
Thank you @mollsgrayy ! You are beautiful inside a Thank you @mollsgrayy ! You are beautiful inside and out🙏 We love you❤️ #Repost @jejunemag ・・・ "Breaking the Chains Foundation is a non profit that uses art as the process to unmask the stigma of individuals affected by eating disorders. I personally wanted to get involved because of having gone through the body dysphoria and being overly controlling of what I would eat. Standing in front of a mirror every day for dance can really cause you to start judging yourself, and I wanted to be a positive role model and someone that people could relate to,  to encourage them to break that chain they are putting on themselves." ~ @mollsgrayy #photography @maries_danila #fashionstylist @mrqfears . #hair @robertsteinkenhair @celestineagency . #makeup @alishahairmakeup @rougeartists . #designer skirt @khoslajani sneakers @s.novio sweatshirt @abelhonornewyork . . . . #love #loveislove #foreverlove #celebrityfashion #fashion #editorial #lgbtqrights #lgbtqpride #lgbtq #transgender #transgenerrights #transgenderlove #loveyourbody #bodyimage #actress #dancer #dancelife #streetstyle #suits #younglove #celebrity #womensfashion #romance #jejunemagazine
“Life is the ultimate obstacle course for our so “Life is the ultimate obstacle course for our soul. Your body is not dimensions to pick apart but rather dimensions that are capable of living out your true self” Arielle Bodenhausen 💜💛 . . 📸: @theeternalchild . . . #beyondexistence #body #film
Thank you ABC7 💜 More highlights from @girls.fe Thank you ABC7 💜 More highlights from @girls.festival @worldwidewomenco tonight at 6:30 pm #abc7sanfrancisco 😊
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 4: Thank you @kellallen 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 4: Thank you @kellallen_ for sharing your joy, spirit, talent, glow & personal story 💜 Today we celebrate you Kelly!💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
We appreciate your support #givingtuesday2019 Ple We appreciate your support #givingtuesday2019 Please visit www.breakingthechainsfoundation.org and click on our donate button💜With your help we can #breakthechains #onelinkatatime #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #recovery #hope #healing #art THANK YOU!!! . . . photo cred: @6ixteen89photography design: Tammy Baghdassarian @alex_little #7Chairs #7chairsexperience
💜💛 “A photo really can speak a thousand wo 💜💛 “A photo really can speak a thousand words. When we look into the eyes of the subject, we say we can almost feel the exact emotion they are encapsulated with as if looking into a window to their soul. The true question is, are we seeing the root of their fervor or despair, or are we seeing an imprint of our own fable? Are we impacted by the subjects genuine internal battle or their mastered ability to mask their authentic crusade with veiled well-being? The power of a photograph is that it has the ability to start a conversation that initiates truth and honesty, and develops into something more than just what is pleasing to the eye. Not everything is as it seems, and not everyone can be read with one glance. Many subjects are shoving their query so deep as to not seem tormented, when a simple breathe of fresh air of purity through communication is all they need to keep from self-annihilation. Many subjects are bubbling with adventure and thrill and want to share that with the world through being an example of strength and heart. Next time you see a photo, ask yourself, what am I really looking at? WHO am I really looking at? Is there more to the picture than just what is at face value? How can I honor this photo and start a conversation surrounding depth, truthfulness, acceptance and intention? How can I see with something more profound than my eyesight itself?” Courtney Hope . . . 📸 : @isabelleruen . 💄: @staceyalfanomakeup . . . #BTCF #celebrity #ambassador
Shout out to West Ranch High School girl’s socce Shout out to West Ranch High School girl’s soccer team! #nationalgirlsandwomeninsportsday 🙌🏼🙌🏾🙌🏻🙌🏾 . . 📸: @julie_0302
In celebration of #NEDAwareness Week, we are prese In celebration of #NEDAwareness Week, we are presenting a LIVE MUSIC & ART EVENT: “ELEMENTS OF EXPRESSION” 2/23 💚💙 . . #comeasyouare #neda #btcf #nedanetworkmember #elementsofexpression #hope #voice #awareness #music #dance #paint #art #singers #songwriters #dancers #musicians #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime
✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you ✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you Sophie Szew for sharing your story 💜 #poem Sophie is a 17 year old Latina female 💛 . . . SWIPE <<<✨✨✨to read her poem #soulfooddiaries @dr.kellirugless #BTCF #personal #story #hope #recovery #latina #peopleofcolor #voice #awareness #journey #selfacceptance #selflove #joinus FEB 17 - MARCH 9 💛
“Overcoming an eating disorder was the biggest a “Overcoming an eating disorder was the biggest achievement in my life. Nothing can compare to that feeling when you look back to the years of fighting against yourself and being able to say, It is over, I am not that person anymore.” Julia Katharina . . . Thank you @julia._katharina for sharing and we look forward to continue to with you!💛💜 . . .📸: @pixelcoma
Fun venue scouting day for our upcoming summer eve Fun venue scouting day for our upcoming summer event! Can’t wait to see you all there! ✨✨ . . . #BTCF Board #jillianrosereed #debrahopkins
✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you ✨SOUL FOOD DIARIES✨ #BTCF #campaign Thank you @kmax18 for sharing your story💜 . . SWIPE<<<✨✨✨ . #soulfooddiaries @dr.kellirugless #BTCF #personal #story #hope #recovery #peopleofcolor #voice #awareness #journey #selfacceptance #selflove #BTCF #campaign #joinus FEB 17 - MARCH 9 💛
“Success is simply showing up. Being vulnerable. “Success is simply showing up. Being vulnerable. Standing in the light, with honesty and integrity. Being of service to others. Being part of a world. And not using my eating disorder behaviors or other addictions to get through, but instead leaning into life. Success is a one-day-at-a-time for me” Alex Little ❤️✨ . . . #BTCF Board Member @alex_little 💜 . . . 📸: @bellamoxidance
We thank you 🙏 #GivingTuesday www.breakingthech We thank you 🙏 #GivingTuesday www.breakingthechainsfoundation.org to donate 💜#howtoloveyourselfie #jillianrosereed #btcf #seminar #art #diy #workbook
7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 2: Thank you @_arie_b f 7 Days of #7Chairs 🙏DAY 2: Thank you @_arie_b for sharing your grace, beauty, talent, insight, & personal story 💜 Today we celebrate you Arie!💐 “I. You. We. Are Not Alone.” . . . . . #7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance Photo credit @jameswirthphoto
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