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- Self Love Hack #5: Spend time with your reflection August 22, 2016
- Self Love Hack #4: Replace negative self talk with affirmations August 16, 2016
- Self Love Hack #3: Re-parent yo self August 15, 2016
- Self love hack #2: believe the people you trust August 4, 2016
- Here’s what happened when I bought myself flowers for a year August 2, 2016
- Perfectionism vs Drafts Challenge Update June 30, 2016
- How will I know myself? June 27, 2016
- My brain is the fierce protector of my heart June 26, 2016
- How Flamingos became my Recovery Spirit Animal June 22, 2016
- Finding recovery in purpose and purpose in recovery June 16, 2016
- Secrets Keep Us Sick June 12, 2016
- “Shame cannot survive being spoken”-Brené Brown June 10, 2016
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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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Days go by
… and still I think of you. My “Recovering Girl’ Facebook Page keeps reminding me that it has been WAY TOO LONG since my last post. And I’ve been meaning to write. I have LOTS of things I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged BED, Binge Eating Disorder, career change, eating disorders, Eating Disorders Anonymous, ED, EDA, education, emotional eating, purpose, recovery
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Dear Body: Thank you!
I should be packing right now, but instead of celebrating the privilege that I am able to travel with my husband to see family and friends for the holidays this year, I am thinking about my body. I realized this afternoon … Continue reading
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Tagged body positivity, family, gratitude, HAES, holidays, recovery, shame
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Unfamiliar fears bring new revelations
The more curious and open I have become about my feelings and where they come from, instead of just trying to redirect or stuff them down, the more I have learned about myself and my genuine desires for my life. … Continue reading
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Tagged death, fear, fear of death, life, purpose, recovery, recovery journey, regret
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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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I am the glass
A couple of weeks ago, I saw this video by John Styn, talking about his Grandpa Caleb on the “Human” page on Facebook. If you can’t watch the video right now, the short version is that John Styn talks about … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating disorder, Grandpa Caleb, happiness, identity, it's a beautiful glass, John Styn, recovery
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