In my post yesterday, I shared that the way I deal with bad body image and how I truly learned to love myself was through God’s grace, and by just accepting the love that Jesus is pouring out on me. (And on you, too) And I wanted to just pause for a minute here. Maybe you’reContinue reading Daily Thoughts for Strength
Accepting Your Body & Learning to Love Yourself
I’ve mentioned before that when it comes to anorexia, weight restoration is where the rubber meets the road. It’s not something that is often talked about or mentioned in prorecovery circles for fear of being triggering, or discouraging. But let’s face it: it’s the elephant in the room. To recover from an eating disorder, youContinue reading Accepting Your Body & Learning to Love Yourself
Coming Clean
Eating disorders are all about deception. They thrive on isolation. Prey on insecurities. And really “get ya” with shame and guilt. One of the biggest contributing factors to my shame, guilt, and self-hatred, (aside from my “Capital L” Lie) were all the lies I was telling my loved ones. I detailed in full all ofContinue reading Coming Clean
Living in a Triggering World
There is a universal truth that all women know to be true: Our culture is obsessed with thinness. Ask literally any woman, eating disorder history or not, and she will tell you the pressures that society places on her to be “pretty enough,” “thin enough,” “sexy enough.” Watch any television program, and the female leadContinue reading Living in a Triggering World
For Parents
First things first: I want to give you a hug. What you’re going through, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Every day you put on armor to go into battle, and I know, it’s exhausting. It’s scary. It’s exasperating. It’s heartbreaking. For lack of a better word, it just sucks. I was recently talkingContinue reading For Parents
For the Hard Days in Recovery
As I mentioned in my last post, in every girl’s recovery, there will come a time known as The Moment. It is the moment when she realizes that her body is actually filling out; and it is in this Moment that she literally becomes paralyzed with fear and freaks out that she is going toContinue reading For the Hard Days in Recovery
To Those in the Throes
To Those in the Throes: Hello, sweet girl. First of all, thank you for reading this. Thank you for taking a moment to pause your brain to do something good for yourself. That’s a win – Something to be proud of. First of all, I want you to know that I have been where youContinue reading To Those in the Throes
How I Actually Got Better
So let’s recap so far: First and foremost, we know that in order to get better, SHE has to WANT to get better. Period. No one can make her get better but herself. She has to make the decision to give up her eating disorder. Secondly, we know that to recover, she needs to a)Continue reading How I Actually Got Better
for those in recovery…
After last night’s journey to understand how to reach someone in the throes of anorexia, and how to answer the “Million Dollar Question” of how to help, I’d like to now address those of you in “recovery,” as well as the loved ones of those in “recovery.” First, for those who have been though this battle, IContinue reading for those in recovery…
The Million Dollar Question
So now for the Million Dollar Question: What can I do? How can I help her? How can I reach the girl I used to know, who is being controlled by the eating disorder? It’s a two part answer that I’ll get to in a minute, so stay with me. Allow me to first set the stage.Continue reading The Million Dollar Question
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