With the start of college happening for many, I thought it might be helpful to write about how to hold oneself accountable in college and what I have found...
Column: Eating Disorders
A few months ago I was experiencing a low point in my recovery, and I was able to pretend that I was okay in front of almost everyone. This included my loved...
Sometimes in life, we just wish there was an easy answer, a solution, a step-by-step instruction book to get us past the challenges and difficulties, and...
One of the most destructive myths surrounding eating disorders is that you can’t truly heal until you feel ready to do so. If you are waiting to enter recovery...
Recovery is an ongoing process, not a finish line you don’t at least glance back at over your shoulder from time to time.
This month’s focus is on questions we are asked. One seemingly simple, yet very complex, question I have gotten is if I am recovered from my eating...
When I was in college I used to bemoan that recovering from my eating disorder was a full-time job. I wish I had known at the time how lucky I was...
Forming friendships with people from recovery or treatment is comforting and uplifting. However, it can be detrimental to your recovery if you don’t set...
Listening to “Fields of Gold” sung by Eva Cassidy, I write this article with a full heart and a light soul. I am filled with hope and determination to...
In years past, I dreaded summer. It was the season of swimsuits, no routine, and showing lots of skin. I’ve never been a very social person, so summers were...
This summer I challenge each and every one of you to simply accept and be proud of where you are, what you have accomplished, and how far you have come in your...
Stay strong, and remember: you don’t need to always be in control or know what life has in store for you to lead a happy, meaningful life. There is beauty and...
When I first started recovery, I was not fully committed to the process. As time progressed, I began to understand my lack of commitment came from...
It wasn’t until I went to a therapist specializing in eating disorders I was able to begin to accept I actually had an eating disorder and needed help.
In my recovery, I was not able to truly make progress until I was able to believe that I had an eating disorder that warranted treatment. Overcoming my denial...
What I didn’t realize was perfection doesn’t exist, which is why I was never satisfied with myself. No matter how much I controlled and ironed out my life...
Sharing the story of my journey through an eating disorder has been a multifaceted process, taking place over a long period of time. The first time I shard my...
I know life beyond an eating disorder and beyond recovery, though a constant process, is possible for everyone who has the desire to heal.
Life beyond eating disorder recovery can induce a full range of emotions. It can be scary, exciting, empowering, terrible, and amazing – all at the same...
Being positive is when dusk and dawn come together to create hope, courage and determination: a trinity of light that blazes through the night.
I have decided not to make a list of resolutions, but a list of goals. I can work toward these goals, they will enrich me, and they will make me happier and...
I changed the voice in my head from a whining and despaired “Why can’t I recover?” to a motivational “Why can’t I recover?!”
When I found out this month’s topic was Reasons to Recover, I surprisingly had a difficult time developing my thoughts and coming up with something to...
I completely understand why the mantra “one day at a time” is so helpful to people recovering from a variety of addictions, whether it be an eating disorder...
School. It brings with it a lot of stress, doesn’t it? Throw in recovering from an eating disorder and you have quite a juggling act on your hands. It is so...
Upon returning home from an eating disorder treatment facility last year, my beyond-ecstatic parents wanted to treat me and celebrate all of the hard work I...
Exercise can be a tough subject for people with eating disorders, and it is bombarding us everywhere we look, especially in January. Unfortunately, we can’t...
I can’t tell you how many times my parents told me to “take a break” from the eating disorder for a day, to be normal for a day. I...
Orthorexia is so easy to hide because it is one of the least common forms of eating disorders. Even if people see signs, they don’t know how to label it.
Self-reflect, and whatever happens, understand that as long as you choose recovery every day, you are doing the most important thing.