You Have Not Seen Everything That You Will Ever See
Topic: eating disorder
Depression Isn’t A Personality Trait
Depression is not a bad part of my personality or a flaw in my character.
How Running Helped Heal My Eating Disorder
Amidst all the things I couldn’t control, there before me was something I could: my weight.
Healing My Relationship With Food
When Your Eating Disorder Doesn’t Have a Name
My eating disorder looks quiet to the outside world.
Eating Disorder Recovery: The Beautiful Part of Falling
What I have done throughout my recovery is not only find a way for me to have a better relationship with food—although that is a major part of the process—but to also see the roots beneath the tree of my disorder, helping me to unveil the bigger picture.
Learning to Call My Body Home
I was always just a little too much, even when there wasn’t much there for me to even be.
Learning To Love My Body in a Society That’s Telling Me Not To
The relationship with my body is a complicated one—with ups and downs, celebrations, and resentment, but as of late, a lot of acceptance and contentment too.
The Lies My Eating Disorder Told Me
Eating disorders blur the image of who we are.
My Relationship With Ed
See Ed for what he really is: an invader of your space and your body as opposed to a part of who you are.
It’s Okay to Slow Down
I ran until anorexia almost took me over completely. I ran until the scars tallied skin from my thigh to my waist because I couldn’t cope. I ran until I couldn’t anymore.
My Value Is Not Based on Numbers and Measurements
Even the deepest and darkest parts of my mind know that I am not a burden. The amount of space I require will never change that.
