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

IMPACT AND COMMUNITY

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

RESOURCES/FAQs

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.

FEATURED ART

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

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Finding Alice

Change the Conversation

7 Chairs

Community and Support

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.

INSTAGRAM INSPIRATION

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5TH TIP of #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrit

5TH TIP of #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #HELPyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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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 🎄🎁

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.” . . . .
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#7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance

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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 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

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Super excited to announce our NEW BTCF T-SHIRT 💜 Designed by #BTCF Board Member/Celebrity Ambassador @carolynhennesy & Art by Advisory Board Member @ellenspencer1 . . Available for purchase www.breakingthechainsfoundation.org . “Eating disorders are, to be blunt, like fingerprints: each one is unique because each individual who suffers is a one-of-a-kind. There are millions afflicted and no two alike. This category of disease spans the globe, hence the need to show the entire planet encircled by the chains of this monster. But women (yes, men suffer as well, but let's be honest...societal pressures on women are far more effective in creating and aiding these disorders) are taking more and more control everyday and pulling the links of that chain apart. Dancing (as they're doing here) singing, writing...art in all of its forms plays an enormous role in the healing process but perhaps nothing will be more effective at destroying these disorders than the simple act of talking with one another and to the world at large. If we truly desire to remove the shame and stigma we have to start the conversation and keep it going. It's the duty of everyone who suffers and the duty of those who care about them. So basically... everyone. Grab a link and break it. “ Carolyn Hennesy .
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#healing #recovery #hope #eatingdisorder #intervention #prevention #mentalhealth #wellness #community #journey #conversation #art

GET READY for @12minuteathlete #BTCF #boardmember

GET READY for @12minuteathlete #BTCF #boardmember #KRISTASTRYKER • #developingahealthygrowthmindset #workshop • 1:30 pm • #WorldwideWomen @girls.festival • Palace of Fine Arts • 11-9-19 • San Francisco ❤️ .
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Tickets: https://worldwidewomen-co.s3.amazonaws.com/media/festival/Complimentary_Tickets_2019_Participants.pdf

Thank you BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla

Thank you BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla for sharing your truth, insight, passion & support. We love you💜
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JEJUNE MAGAZINE: BROOKE LEWIS IS THE SCREAM QUEEN AND SO MUCH MORE!
It was #halloween #horror fabulous to wake up to this #glamorous honoring & thorough #magazine article & #interview @jejunemag Jejune 💚 I am #grateful for all of your acknowledgements & sharing my life & career as an #actress #producer #philanthropist #humanitarian #dating #expert & #screamqueens from #newyork to #hollywood in #tv & #film 🎥 #shoutout #msvampy @halfnewyearmovie “iMurders” & “Kinky Killers” @showtime & my passion for #charity as a #celebrity ambassador @breakingthechainsfdn my supporting several #breastcancerawareness charities & the #homeless problem in #losangeles & how important it is to support @thelamission 🙏 Thank you @katzpublicrelations & my #editorial #photos @birds_eye_photo #mua @allisonnoellemakeup 💚 And, I’m rockin’ my @philadelphiaeagles shirt in support of #philadelphia #eagles 🏈 I’m one grateful woman 🙏💚

We thank you 🙏 #GivingTuesday www.breakingthech

We thank you 🙏 #GivingTuesday www.breakingthechainsfoundation.org to donate 💜#howtoloveyourselfie #jillianrosereed #btcf #seminar #art #diy #workbook

Each day this week, #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson &

Each day this week, #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed is chatting her 5 #howtoloveyourselfie tips 💜 On SUNDAY, OCT 20th at 12pm PST we will have a HOW TO LOVE YOURSELFIE LIVE STREAM w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel chatting #howtoloveyouselfie 💜 We would love to hear from you!

How Do You Love Yourselfie?💜 .
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The 3rd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity S

The 3rd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #Exploringyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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NEW FEATURED ARTIST January 2020 @brimckee77 💜

NEW FEATURED ARTIST January 2020 @brimckee77 💜 .
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.Brianna Mckee is a professional dancer, tattoo connoisseur and collector, LMT, 200 RYT Yoga Instructor, and Reiki 1 & 2 certified practitioner. Presently, you can catch her in the provocative Cirque du Soleil featured show, “Zumanity” in Las Vegas.

To chat with Bri is a one of a kind experience – honest, raw, emotional, kind, in-depth, loving, intelligent, fearless, vulnerable, and giving. She gives insight to some pretty intense moments in her life, yet lends hope and healing with an internal self-motivated passion to want to help and support those in need of eating disorder recovery. .
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2nd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spoke

2nd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #Cherishyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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We are super excited and honored to present as the

We are super excited and honored to present as the first eating disorder platform at the 4th Annual World Wide Women’s Girls Festival at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on November 9th! 💜 LINK IN THE BIO💜 @girls.festival has an amazing day of programming, resources & more!
#Howtoloveyourselfie #7Chairs #7ChairsExperience #DevelopingaHealthyGrowthMindset #artsandentertainmentcareermentoringpanel #btcf #board #team #ambassadors #breakingthechainsfoundation #art #healing #eatingdisorder #recovery #intervention #prevention #community #girls #teens #youth #families #workshop #dance #movement #performance #story #health #wellness #mentalhealth

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.” . . . .
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#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!!! .
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🙏💜 #Repost #btcf Celebrity Ambassador @theco

🙏💜 #Repost #btcf Celebrity Ambassador @thecourtneyhope We must remember we are enough, even when we feel we aren’t. It is okay to not always be okay. It’s okay to not always know the answer. Our power, voice and light is stronger than we believe. We’re all worth it. We all have a place. Our health is worth more than anything else. Challenge is a part of life, how we chose to face it is what differentiates us all. Our perspective creates the world we live in, and sometimes it’s hard to find the light. Sometimes we can all feel helpless. We must remember: We deserve to be heard. We deserve rest. We deserve to be curious. We deserve to fight for our wellness. We deserve to love ourselves. We deserve to be honest. Brutally honest.. in the pursuit of happiness, wellness and love. Mental health is a priority: it IS HEALTH. ✨ I have dealt with anxiety, panic and depression since I was a kid. Ive been on both ends of the spectrum.. I’ve hit rock bottom with no relief in sight. I’ve been at an all time high where I believed nothing could knock me down. At 12, I had one of the closest people to me, my idol, decide being here wasn’t worth it anymore and spent my whole life trying to figure out why... If there is anything I’ve learned, is that is IS WORTH IT. We’re ALL worth it. There is strength to be found in every experience. There is always a light, there is always someone who cares, there is always another chapter in our story. It does get easier if we just keep breathing. Speak up; speak out. You’re not alone. You are loved. #NationalMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthAwareness

The 4th #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity S

The 4th #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #BEyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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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.” . . . .
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#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

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

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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
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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!❤️✨🎄🙏

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.✨

Such an amazing & incredible Saturday @girls.festi

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.” . . . .
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#7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance

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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.” . . . .
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Photo credit @jameswirthphoto

Great day at USC SAGE's signature event, “Body L

Great day at USC SAGE's signature event, “Body Love Fair” w/ #BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla & President Debra Hopkins celebrating the beauty and worth of ALL bodies & fostering a healthy relationship within oneself💜Thank you @sageusc & leader Gwen Howard for inviting us! Thank you #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson/Board Member @jillianrosereed for all your help, messaging & #howtoloveyourselfie tips!! We missed you, but you were there in love & spirit🙌🏻 #moretocome Thank you Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla for your amazing support & positivity💜Thank you photographer @edward_the_photographer for all the wonderful photos!
Loved meeting so many #changemakers & sharing our programming, resources and favorite seminar #HowToLoveYoirselfieWithJillianRoseReed 💜
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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 💛

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.” . . . .
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#7chairs #alexlittle #creator #dance #movement #healing #recovery #hope #addiction #eatingdisorder #mentalhealth #bodyimage #relationships #process #journey #personal #story #connection #community #transformative #selflove #selfacceptance

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