An Eagle County resident and former Avon Elementary School teacher recently launched Eagle County’s first nonprofit specifically addressing eating disorder recovery.
BodyKind Vail provides peer-supported programming for those struggling with and in recovery from eating disorders.
“Our mission is to provide non-clinical, peer-based support for anyone in our community that has been impacted by an eating disorder,” said Alex Kandalaft, BodyKind Vail’s founder and executive director. “Whether you’re 10 years into your recovery or you’re in the thick of your illness, we are here to provide peer-based support through a different mode of programs.”
The organization offers peer-based group meetings, one-on-one mentoring and creative healing workshops, including art therapy, music therapy and recovery road mapping.
BodyKind Vail is “a non-clinical support space” with the connections to make referrals to a higher level of clinical care with Eating Recovery Center or Vail Health Behavioral Health if needed, Kandalaft said.