Between Verses
"Music provides a way to make sense of a world full of contrast, one that is at once beautiful and terrible, both broken and hopeful."
Topic: depression
Returning to the Real Me
I was a shell of the person I once was, running on empty, quiet and withdrawn. Where was the real me? Would I ever come back?
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: A Soundtrack of Change and Chance
“You never know what seemingly small thing, like an album, can completely set the rest of your story into motion.”
A Journey Back From Depression and Anorexia
“It was at that moment when I decided I would have to let go of the identity I built in order to live in a body and mind that I loved.”
Jamie Tworkowski Interview with Becky Anderson on “Authors Revealed”
Jamie Tworkowski sits down with Becky Anderson on "Authors Revealed."
Rainy Days and Mondays
"Overcoming a gloomy perspective doesn’t always look like sunshine and rainbows; sometimes it looks like something in between."
To Those Who May Not Understand
“And to those who are in recovery or to those who maybe haven't quite figured out what that means, please remember that it is quite OK to have bad days.”
Why I Relate to Fictional Characters
“I realized that if I didn’t want this outcome for Sam, I shouldn’t want it for myself either.”
Change Isn’t the Enemy
“I’m growing into myself. I’m learning to fit my heart in places that didn’t have room before.”
Hope in the Face of Grief
“Most nights I was too afraid to fall asleep because of the possibility of what kind of phone call could wake me up.”
Monster in the Dark
"These are my voices in the dark. This is the four-headed monster tapping on the window during the black night of my soul."
Breaking Through the Darkness
“I’d made multiple attempts over almost a decade, but up until this past year I hadn’t felt a true desire to let go of my eating disorder.”
