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“Shame cannot survive being spoken”-Brené Brown
This is the first of the 10 posts in drafts I’ve committed to finishing and publishing by the end of this month. I started this one in October of 2015. *** Today I have decided to go public about my … Continue reading
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Tagged Binge Eating Disorder, Brené Brown, Eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, empathy, fear, honesty, recovery, shame, toxic shame, vulnerability
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Sharing article: “Dear Doctor: your patient has an eating disorder”
I have been hoarding articles to share with you, but I always want to add commentary, which requires time and a big enough screen to flip back and forth. I just came across this article today, but felt too urgently … Continue reading
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Tagged BED, Binge Eating Disorder, diagnosis, doctors, Eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, ED, education, medical care, recovery
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Healthy Body, Period.
Before ED recovery, I had never met a single woman who was excited about getting her period. The experiences seemed to range from nuisance to discomfort to pain to outright debilitating. One of my best friends got so sick with … Continue reading
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Tagged eating disorder recovery, ED, menstrual cycle, moontime, period, recovery, tmi
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Little hints from the universe about living in the moment
A few weeks ago I told you about a video I saw that brought me to a profound realization about myself and who I am, with or without ED. I think the universe served me that video, along with a … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, ball and chain, being present, consciousness, eating disorder recovery, inner wisdom, janis joplin, recovery, self love
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Self hatred is a trap and the only way out is acceptance
Sometimes I catch myself fantasizing about a day in the future, when I’ve lost a bunch of weight and somebody who has known me a long time asks earnestly with a blend of excitement, surprise and awe “How’d you finally … Continue reading
The Parents-Sized Hole in my Heart
Once I became aware that eating disorders are not really about food and that the disorder served an important purpose for me at one time, I started to think about what my unfilled needs might have been and how ED … Continue reading
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Tagged Binge Eating Disorder, childhood, eating disorder recovery, fathering, mothering, needs, parenting, recovery
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Small actions beat big plans
My last blog post went up just under 5 months ago and as I mentioned yesterday, those 5 months have been filled with some high-highs and some low-lows. At the time of my last post I was at the apex … Continue reading
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Tagged eating disorder recovery, recovery, relapse, self care, small steps
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