A powerful and incredibly moving story of overcoming anorexia. Top Eating Disorder Recovery Blogger, BeautyBeyondBones shares her story at Christ the King Church in Memphis, Tennessee. A must watch, regardless of whether or not an eating disorder has touched the life of you or a loved one! #edrecovery Continue reading My Story – Video!
Fun fact: I don’t drink coffee. Yep – I am a caffeine free gal. And right now, I’m just sipping a piping hot camomile tea from my B³ mug! And I am feeling good. Honestly, my heart is about as warm as this relaxing beverage I’m nursing. Why? Because I just saw one of theContinue reading Breakthrough & Coming Face to Face with Inpatient
Brave season. Seemingly the answer to any fears we may face. But what if the antidote to fear is something entirely different? Something only learned through trial by fire? Her recovery from anorexia taught just that. #faithContinue reading Brave Season?
If you’ve lived though an eating disorder, it’s no secret that they take a toll on your relationships. We all know the damage it brings to the body and to the mind, but the havoc ED wreaks on relationships is often overlooked. Eating disorders are like a Category F5 tornado. They rip through and leaveContinue reading Relationship #RealTalk: Broken Relationships
Recovery is hard. Things can be going fine – swell even — and then all of a sudden – BAM! – something triggers an emotional break down, or – BAM! — you all of a sudden will internally freak out about the number of calories you’re consuming. Or you’ll be having a great day, determinedContinue reading GET ANGRY
As I’ve mentioned before, anorexia is not about the weight. It’s about the Lie that is feeding her eating disorder, and causing her such intense self-hatred, which manifests itself in eating disorder behaviors. And that true healing comes only when that Lie – that Voice of ED – is silenced and replaced with the Truth:Continue reading The Truth About Weight Restoration
I definitely saw some pretty crazy and intense things during my three-month stay at inpatient. There was one girl who came in for bulimia, and during the morning weigh ins, she would somehow smuggle rocks in her undergarments to make herself weigh more. Like I said, every ounce counts at inpatient. This was the sameContinue reading All About Control
