It’s Not About Being Happy

by Lindsey on June 4, 2013

Tweet   Recently my mom called to check in on me, so naturally I told her I was doing okay. I’m sure there was hesitation in my voice, as the past few weeks have really been a struggle for me. However, I chose to keep this information to myself. “Aren’t you happy?” She asked. “Like, [...]

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“Spread the Strength”

by Lindsey on May 24, 2013

Tweet I wanted to share this amazing blog post I came across. The actual blog is called “Sophieologie- Society as Sophie Sees It”. Her post, “Spread the Strength: The PG Version” really struck me. In a nutshell, Sophie discusses society’s pressure on women to fit a certain physical standard (which, by the way, is unattainable [...]

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Working Your Treatment Plan During and After Recovery

May 14, 2013

Tweet There was a point, in college, when I really felt like I had beaten anorexia. My weight was healthier than it had ever been and I was feeling hopeful and energetic. But in that interesting space between eating disorder and recovery, there lurked something that proved to be almost as horrible as anorexia: anxiety. [...]

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Recovery From…

April 30, 2013

Tweet It dawned on me as I was driving home from yoga, thinking about recovery. I’ve spent the past year of my life “in recovery.” Hours, days, weeks, and months, spent waking up every day making the best effort I’m capable of in that place and time to recovery. Many days have been spent kicking [...]

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Stop All the Lies- Guest Post

April 17, 2013

Tweet The following post is courtesy of Danielle, who is a wonderful young woman going through recovery. It is an honor for us to help her share her story. She is so courageous and strong! Thank you Danielle! I have thought about what I would write about for this blog a lot! When Lindsey contacted [...]

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Maintaining My Integrity

April 10, 2013

Tweet Maintaining integrity is a core part of who I am as an individual. Having a core set of values, morals and ethics is extremely important, and is something that I do not take lightly. They have helped me develop into the adult that I am today, and they have helped me to remain strong, [...]

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Learning to Forgive, and Saying Goodbye

April 8, 2013

Tweet Learning to Forgive, and Saying Goodbye   I am currently in the difficult position of caring for elderly parents. It started slowly- difficult, frightening diagnoses turned into frequent trips to doctors and hospitals, followed by the quick decline in health I am seeing now. My father is in physically bad shape, and my mother [...]

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ED, Running, and Trauma

April 2, 2013

Tweet While I was on a walk this evening something sort of strange happened. (I say sort of, because, honestly, try being in recovery and intensive therapy for a year; and emotions/feelings that randomly pop up will no longer surprise you). Anyways, the sun was shining on my face as I walked along, for the [...]

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Educating

March 28, 2013

Tweet I recently had a conversation with my mom in which she was telling me about a friend’s niece who had died suddenly and unexpectedly. For a while, they weren’t sure how she died, but finally concluded that an eating disorder had caused this beautiful young woman’s death. What eating disorder?! “Her family had no [...]

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Guest Post from Ashley Wilhite of Your Super Awesome Life!

March 18, 2013

Tweet 15 Super Simple Steps to Navigate Your Transition You feel alone, like no one understands what you’re going through. You feel afraid, wondering if you’re always going to feel this way. You feel angry, wanting things to be different so that you can feel better. You feel overwhelmed, knowing what the next step is, [...]

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