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Southwest Airlines rocked my world this week

Posted on June 8, 2014 by recovgirl

As I’ve mentioned before, flying is one of the times I am most anxious about the physical space I occupy.  I have read so many horror stories about fat people being kicked off planes, that I keep waiting for it … Continue reading →

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Scarcity and the unintended consequences of “not enough”

Posted on June 1, 2014 by recovgirl

My family was a long way from wealthy, but in the grand scheme of things, and in comparison to people who have it much worse, our basic needs were generally met.  We always had a home, clothes, food (well, the food was … Continue reading →

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The Shift: Being Stuck to Taking Action

Posted on May 17, 2014 by recovgirl

It feels like it has been forever since my last post.  I’ve thought about writing plenty of times and I have lots to say, but somehow I could never seem to find the time…  it just kept passing me by. … Continue reading →

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The baby and the bathwater

Posted on March 11, 2014 by recovgirl

When I started working on this post we were approaching a very special time of year: resolution time.  There’s something about the end of one calendar year and the beginning of another that makes us feel like we have an … Continue reading →

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Out of the darkness, light and gratitude.

Posted on March 9, 2014 by recovgirl

This winter was tough for me.  I’ll tell you all about that a little later, but for now I just wanted to get a quick post up to let you know that I’m back! I am better. The only way … Continue reading →

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Getting worse before getting better

Posted on December 12, 2013 by recovgirl

Learning and accepting that I have an eating disorder has been a double edged sword for me.  On the one hand it has allowed me to stop blaming myself… most of the time anyway.  As I listen to other people’s … Continue reading →

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The dark hole of depression

Posted on December 10, 2013 by recovgirl

The last month and a half have been pretty rough for me.  I’ve never really been that affected by winter weather/dreariness, but I’ve really been feeling the deep, dark hole lately.  My therapist (CZ) and fellow recovering girls tell me … Continue reading →

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Food: “Addiction” or not?

Posted on November 2, 2013 by recovgirl

I’ve been poking around this topic, working on this post, since it came up in group several months ago, but never could quite figure out what to say.  Then about 2 weeks ago I heard this story on NPR about … Continue reading →

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Accidental Inheritance

Posted on October 29, 2013 by recovgirl

As I mentioned last week, I had a pretty enlightening dinner with my mother.  It wasn’t enlightening because of anything in particular that she said, or I said.  It was enlightening because, for the first time in my life, I … Continue reading →

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Golden Rule, recovery style

Posted on October 20, 2013 by recovgirl

A few days ago I sent the picture below to one of my fellow recovering girls, because she likes Owls (so let’s call her Wise Girl) and also because it’s true and we were just talking about it in group … Continue reading →

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