Life Beyond Recovery
The moment we accept that we will only ever tread water is the same moment we cease to dream about being able to swim across the lake.
I’m Done With New Year’s Resolutions
I am still excited, motivated, and determined for 2019. It just looks a little different in my world.
Tonight I Am Heavy (But There Is Hope)
I do not lack hope. I believe deeply in hope. Sometimes I just don’t know how to tap into it. Sometimes I don’t know how to let that carry me.
Sometimes I’m Not Okay, And That’s Okay
Sometimes I’m not okay. Today is one of those days.
Some Days, I Still Just Really Hate My Body
The point of this isn’t to tell you that self-love is this made up, unobtainable fairytale that you should give up on. No, the point is, is that I don’t want you to look at my Instagram page on a day when you’re struggling and beat yourself up because it seems like my journey is all sunshine and roses.
Here’s Why I’m Scared To Have Kids Right Now
I fought like hell to recover from anorexia so I could have healthy happy kids someday. But statistics say those who have a relative with anorexia are ten times more likely to have an eating disorder themselves.
What My Two Older Brothers Taught Me About Accepting Myself For Who I Am
Being the baby, and the only girl sibling in the family, made for an interesting dynamic. There is something about the love between older brothers and their baby sister that even the strongest of hate cannot infiltrate.
A Random Act Of Kindness Gave Me My Best Friend And Saved My Life
We became best friends in what felt like an instant. I loved her with my whole heart, and I know full well that she loved me with all of hers. I promised her that I was not just going to keep getting help while she was alive, but that I would continue to fight once she was gone.
Here’s Why Dieting Isn’t Going To Help You Feel Better About Yourself
As a recovering hard-core dieter turned bulimic, and then turned anorexic, I feel fairly qualified to speak about the diet industry. I’ve been overweight, I’ve been underweight, and I’ve been everywhere in between. Dieting won’t work.
I Feared Abandonment, And That’s Exactly What I Got
It’s funny isn’t it? How the one thing we fear most in this world, that we try desperately with all we have to avoid, tends to be the one thing that never fails to come our way?