The Healing Power of Strong Shoulders
When I was growing up, I was really self-conscious of my shoulders. I hated how "imbalanced" my body felt with such broad shoulders and such…
2018 Love Letters: Coming Home
My second love letter of 2018 (officially last year!) is to Yoga State of Mind, Body, and Soul. I began my practice at Yoga State partway…
Embrace the Squish
One of my rules of recovery is that scales are off-limits. My nutritionist had me do a "blind weigh" at my initial appointment because she needed record…
The Gifts of Anorexia
“Amor fati” is the philosophical concept of seeing everything that happens in your life (including suffering, loss, and hardship) as good or, at the very…
Getting By With (A Lot Of) Help From My Friends
This was the first week I spent in my new apartment. I started out on a bit of an adrenaline high adjusting to my new…
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Bodies Are Hard But That’s Okay
Last Monday, I went to the doctor and learned my BMI is in the "healthy" category again. At the time I was psyched because it…
Naming Anorexia: Damn It, I Have to Wear a Bathing Suit Next Month
Boyfriend and I are going to Cancun next month, which means I will essentially be spending a week on the beach. Which means a week…
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Naming Anorexia: No, Not Those Beans
As I've talked about before, my eating disorder developed in large part from a need for control and order. I started to control my body…
Naming Anorexia: What the Forever 21???
Last month, I wanted to buy a jean skirt to wear to Boyfriend's work holiday party. This was the same day I went to the…
Naming Anorexia: On the Holiday Season
The holidays are a stressful time for many people for many reasons. Buying gifts, navigating complicated family dynamics, all that damn traffic, Christmas carol fatigue, engagement season…
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