We Can Live Anyway
The funny thing about being broken, however, is that’s where you start to build yourself back up.
Topic: healing
The funny thing about being broken, however, is that’s where you start to build yourself back up.
Time doesn’t tell you about the late-night phone calls answered, the grocery store runs when the razors were returned to the shelf, or the first time I decided to walk out the door wearing shorts.
I want to share with you some of the everyday things that helped me along on my road to recovery from an eating disorder...
Perhaps the biggest lie that comes with Valentine’s Day is the idea that if you don’t have romantic love in your life, you don’t have love in your life.
There is no definitive ranking of life problems or competition that results in being dubbed more worthy of help.
Recovery changes, sometimes day-to-day. It isn’t always an inspiring dedication to a healthy, happy life. Sometimes it’s just pushing through because you know it’s the smart thing to do—because you know that’s how you’ll make progress.
Hope, what strange concept is this? Is it an emotion or an action? Is it the belief inside that good things are ahead or a leap of faith into a scary unknown that trusts that strength will be found when it’s needed?
For every person on this planet, there's a special day where we pause to honor our existence and our stories that are still being written.
Better isn’t a smooth drive through a prairie abundant with sunshine. It’s a path down arduous terrain with unforeseen cliffs and obstacles that force us to slow down or reroute.
Just like you, I still get stuck in moments. There are days I wake to that can seem overwhelming. Mostly, however, I find today—the present—to be a gift.
If I couldn’t even rationalize my mental illness to myself, how could I ever explain it to anyone else?
The holidays do not need to be happy or merry to be beautiful and valuable and worthy of life. The people who love you don’t need you to fake a smile or a laugh, they just need you.
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