3 Books That Helped Me on My Road to Anorexia Recovery
In the world of mental health, eating disorders are an issue that sometimes sees little focus or discussion. As someone who has battled...
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Learning to Love Food
Food is the thing that keeps us alive.
Nervosa
I don’t know how to write this. My relationship with food started with food insecurity. I was skinny because there was nothing to eat. I...
Dealing With Ana (Anorexia)
Growing up in a society where the media heavily influences our perception of what ideal “beauty” should be, we tend to place lots of...
Fashion and Fasting: An Eating Disorder Story
Warning: This post contains information about eating disorders which some readers may find upsetting. It started with a pair of...
SafeSport Looks Beyond Coughlin to Find ‘Abuse and Grooming’ in U.S. Skating
The toxicity in amateur figure skating goes deeper than John Coughlin or any one investigation, but will USFS address it as such?
How Yoga Helped Me with my Eating Disorder
A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms. - Zen Shin
Battling An Eating Disorder I Never Knew I Had
Sometimes, mental and physical health can catch you off guard, in a place you thought you were completely okay. But sometimes, you can have a mental illness you never even knew about. For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I decided to share my personal story with all of you. For anyone struggling or questioning themselves, please give this article a read. It's okay to not be okay.
Being Human
Trigger warning: this article discusses eating disorders and related thoughts and conditions. How do you turn away from something that has...
What to Do If You Think a Friend Has an Eating Disorder
The scrutinization of the body has become even more common with the usage of social media and the many types of marketing that are geared...
All of Your Questions About Eating Disorders, Answered
Every 62 minutes, at least 1 person dies as a direct result of an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia and...
Eating Disorders, Food and Me
An open letter to myself admitting a problem and working towards recovery
Read This if You are Feeling Chronically Tired
Ever since high school, I have struggled with 2 major things that no doctor could ever identify the source of: migraines and “chronic”...
My Eating Disorder Doesn’t Control Me
Old habits die hard, especially when you can’t admit they ever existed.
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Why I Am Choosing to Go into Residential Care
In my article from two weeks ago, “Mental Health Care is a Privilege, It Shouldn’t Be”, I mentioned that I had chosen to get a referral for...
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My Eating Disorder Almost Ruined Me
I had an eating disorder — there, I said it. Only recently, have I gained the strength and courage to publicly articulate into words what...
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The Holidays After an Eating Disorder
As the first snow brings it’s cold winds and shorter days, it also brings the much anticipated holiday season. Getting cozy by the fire,...
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How I Learned To Love The Body I Hated
A story about loving the skin you're in.
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Ponderings of an Anorexic College Student
I avoid the pizza station in the dining hall like the plague. I can barely get through a paragraph of assigned reading without getting this...
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Suck on This: Fad Diet Products Thrive on Instagram
I am an Instagram fiend. I scroll on IG way more than I should, even, admittedly, when in traffic, while on the loo, and while crossing the...
