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Column: Eating Disorders
“The term ‘starvation diet’ refers to a specific number of calories a day. I was on one-third of a starvation diet. What do you call that? One word...
Relapse is normal Whether you are in recovery for an eating disorder, addiction, self-harm, or some other maladaptive behavior, you have probably heard these...
I have been thinking and thinking for most of the month about what I wanted to write about for my post on relapse, and finally decided that I want to talk...
Eating Disorders are illnesses that destroy us from within, but it is possible to break free. In fact, we have every right to reclaim our lives through...
I find looking at the reasons for recovery, and writing them down, is sometimes just what we need to keep us moving in a positive direction. So here...
Being on spring break this week, I figured why not talk a bit about vacations. Here’s what we all expect and hope for in vacation, right? For many...
“I am definitely not perfect. But I have learned in therapy that I don’t have to be. All I have to be is persistent. Each day I have to keep putting one foot...
The theme of this year’s National Eating Disorders Awareness week is Everybody knows Somebody. And with over 10 million people in the USA and over...
I am coming to realize something exciting and new that I would like to share with you lovely readers before I shout it from the rooftops: I like my body!!! I...
Keep moving forward and doing the hard work of recovery and I promise you it will be worth it. We can do this!
I can’t tell you whether you are ready for recovery – only you can make that decision. But I can tell you that I understand the stage of apathy...
I talk a lot about full recovery and how I believe it is possible; however, I recently realized that I have yet to define what I consider full recovery to be...