Everyone’s heard this song. “When all you’ve got to keep is strong, move along, move along, like I know you do.” What exactly does it mean to… Read more “Staying Strong”
Month: July 2016
Congratulations! It’s a Food Baby!
Yesterday was an absolutely miserable day. I felt and looked like I had swallowed a balloon. I experienced serious urges to restrict and overexercise. And the cherry… Read more “Congratulations! It’s a Food Baby!”
Life and Death
TRIGGER WARNING Anorexia is not glamorous. It is not dressing up in fancy clothes with lots of makeup and taking pictures while looking rail thin. It is… Read more “Life and Death”
Imaginary
sometimes I close my eyes when the pain disappears and wonder if I ever truly had an eating disorder if the voices in my head were just… Read more “Imaginary”
Elusive Empowerment
All my life I have wanted to change something about who I was. Sometimes it was physical, like my weight or the size of my nose or… Read more “Elusive Empowerment”
The “Right” Moment
I still remember the day. It was snowing outside in the middle of April, which was typical yet bizarre. The snowflakes were sticking themselves to the window,… Read more “The “Right” Moment”
A Letter to My Body
My newest article for the Odyssey can be found here:Â https://www.theodysseyonline.com/letter-of-love For this week’s article, I decided to write a letter to my body. I was inspired by… Read more “A Letter to My Body”
Fighting with a Fork
when I was younger I did not want to be a princess like most other little girls do instead I dreamt of being a warrior, charging fearlessly into… Read more “Fighting with a Fork”
Anorexia is Not an Aesthetic
This post comes with a TRIGGER WARNING! This is one of the most frustrating and demeaning viewpoints on eating disorders that I have come across. Yes, anorexia… Read more “Anorexia is Not an Aesthetic”
The Face of an Eating Disorder
NOTE: TRIGGER WARNING what does an eating disorder look like? many people probably picture an emaciated looking woman with a tape measure wrapped around her waist and… Read more “The Face of an Eating Disorder”