An Interlude on Recovery
Before I go on, I wanted to say a few thing about recovery: I am not recovered. I am closer to serenity now than I have been for many years, but I am not recovered. When I first started out on this...
View ArticleAnd now for your daily dose of media-inspired insanity:
There is a study making the internet-interpreted rounds, which states that Pro-Ana websites (websites that are ACTIVELY PROMOTING & CELEBRATING ANOREXIA) are actually good for people who are trying...
View ArticleWhat It’s All About
One of the biggest blessings of this summer (and my injury and the resulting confinement to the couch) has been the time to sit and learn. I’ve spent the last three months investing in and expanding...
View ArticleThe Civilized Caveman
I only have a couple of links to share with you today, but I think they’re important ones. I love reposting Stefani Ruper’s words here, because she is so insightful, and offers some useable tips for...
View ArticleUn-Podcast 008: UNBurdened
You guys. Remember how, a million years ago, I told you all about this amazing man called the Civilized Caveman whose story you absolutely needed to read? Yeah. Well. I talked to him last night, and...
View ArticleAre You Nothing but a “Booty Call?”: How to Break Up a Bad (Food) Relationship
[source] A few days ago, I had a conversation with a woman who was seeing a man she’d recently met on an internet dating site. On the surface, they seemed quite compatible, and he was the kind of guy...
View ArticleTrigger HAPPY Thursday: Get the Body You’ve Always Wanted
I do have to warn you: today’s Trigger HAPPY Thursday may contain some triggers. If you aren’t ready for this, that’s okay. Just come back when you’re ready to have it out with the ED in your head....
View ArticleDisgust, Body Shame, and Fitspiration: Why We Care About Maria Kang
TL;DR: Fitspiration sucks. Stop fat-shaming/fit-shaming yourself and others, kthx. Strong is the New…? I just want to take a brief interlude and ask a question, because it’s something that’s been...
View ArticleKeep Health Alive: Chatting About Disordered Eating with Justin from...
So, I had the honor to be on the Keep Health Alive podcast with Justin Manning from Cavemanning.com, and I really wanted to share this episode with you. We discussed some pretty important topics around...
View ArticleTrigger HAPPY Thursday: Stop Hiding Your “Emergency Chocolate”
Happy Thursday, everyone! In today’s Trigger HAPPY Thursday, I have a big confession… If you are still holding onto and hiding disordered eating behaviors because you want to be able to find that...
View ArticleHow Do I Recover From an Eating Disorder?
It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and I don’t care whether you think this is the worst idea or the best one. We need to talk about eating disorders. Why? Because if we don’t talk about...
View ArticleThe Boy Who Lived: Why You Should Recover from Your Eating Disorder
Well, it’s *finally* here! The promised “question-and-answer” episode of the Finding Our Hunger Podcast! Ito is back, and she and I virtually sat down together to answer the first of many questions...
View ArticleUsing F-Words: Fat and Feminism in Recovery
TL;DR: Go listen to today’s podcast with Jessie Kahnweiler! I think we can ALL agree that, whatever your definition of recovery of is, no matter what you’re recovering from, the fact that you have to...
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