I have been in recovery for 13+ years. Each year gets easier. As I update this post, February 11th, 2021, I am eight months pregnant. Pregnancy has healed me in ways I might never have experienced if I’d not pushed the thought that it would “ruin” my body. Pregnancy has not ruined anything. It’s helped …
Your weight is the least interesting thing about you… Author Unknown How much as your life changed in three and a half years? Have you moved? Had your heart broken? Met a new love? Gotten married? Had a baby? In three years I’ve been to San Francisco and seen the Golden Gate Bridge. I’ve watched …
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B Positive I sat in a chair to the left of the airport departure door as the man behind the desk picked up the microphone and reminded us again, “This airplane has thirty-seven rows and one-hundred-eighty seats.” A few minutes later he said, “Five minutes to boarding.” One minute later, “Four minutes to boarding.” And …
Dear Family & Friends, Some of you knew me before I was weight restored, back when the word ‘anorexia’ was stamped on my body in the form of sharp bones and sallow skin. I’ve come a long way since then. You can see it in my smile and the way I embrace life. I lost …
February 5th, 2008 is the day I left the residential home where I was healing from my eating disorder and embarking on recovery without professional supervision. I was 16, weight restored, and ready to re-enter high-school. Some people believe that having an eating disorder is like having an addiction to alcohol. Once in recovery, always …
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What would happen if you tossed your distorted lens and wore a different pair?
Living with this illness is like being on a sinking boat and not having the physical strength to jump into the lifeboat. It’s like being on a doomed airplane with a parachute strapped to your back but your fingers are unable to grasp the cord and pull yourself to safety. The scariest thing might be that you’re not sure you even want to jump in that lifeboat or pull that cord.
Yesterday the hubby and I went with some friends to their pool and had a sun-filled morning from which I am still recovering from a headache. (I guess you really can have too much fun.) While we were there we took several photos. My favorites were one with me holding my favorite 3-year-old girl in …
Ten years of eating disorder recovery, where have you gone? My recovery has looked so different with each year. At the start, I ate too much because I was so fearful of giving myself even an inch, afraid I might tumble a mile. After several years I learned some portion control on my (ahem) ice-cream and cookie …
Have you ever avoided doing something you were told regardless of being told: “it’ll be good for you?” You think, what do they know? I know me. I’m doing it! For Example:You should go to bed early. It’s good for you.Eat more greens and less sugar. It’s good for you.I must admit, there is a …
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