Our Stories

Jeffrey (he/him) was working full-time as a marketing coordinator at the age of 27 when he realized he was losing his battle with eating issues….

Ella (she/her) came to Sheena’s Place at a time where she felt she had hit rock bottom. She had stopped socializing and felt obsessed with…

A few weeks ago, Sheena’s Place reached out to me to ask if I would consider writing a piece about my personal experience with my…

Priya (she/her) has been working with Sheena’s Place for over a year now, facilitating a group that focuses on expressing emotions through music. This is…

Ron and Catherine became involved with Sheena’s Place in a somewhat unique way. Their daughter, who was dealing with an eating disorder, was searching online…

Katrina (she/her) had always been involved in contemporary dance and was in her second year of a social work program at Ryerson when she found…

  Sookie (she/they) began her experience as a facilitator at Sheena’s Place in the summer of 2019, co-facilitating three workshops on challenging fatphobia, sizeism, and…

For Maddie, Sheena’s Place was a critical support network in an unfamiliar city. This is her story. “It was the first mental health thing I…

In this video, filmed in 2016, Jay describes his past experience recovering from an eating and exercise disorder during his early 20’s.

Jane is someone who has lived experience of anorexia. She also happens to be a co-founder of Sheena’s Place. This is her story.

For Kira, Sheena’s Place was a lifeline when she had nowhere else to turn. This is her story. From an early age, Kira used food…

Mary is a Registered Nurse and a client at Sheena’s Place. Here is her story. For over six years, I kept my eating disorder private….