Having worked in eating disorder treatment for many years I can appreciate how hard eating disorders can be for others to understand. The way in which a person can become entrapped, tormented and completely preoccupied with weight, shape, food, body image, what others think, what others eat, every perceived change of their body, is hard … Read More
What kinds of things do you apologize for? Chances are you say you’re sorry when you step on someone’s foot, when you arrive late for a meeting, when you inadvertently hurt someone, or if you interrupt someone when they are speaking. Those are all great reasons to apologize. You know what’s not a good … Read More
August 1, 2013 was the most difficult day, as a mother, that I’ve experienced yet. It was the day my husband and I took our daughter, Avery, to St Paul’s Hospital to be hospitalized for anorexia, she was 18 years old. If I close my eyes, I can see it all. I can feel … Read More
“How did you learn to love your body?” While I was out treading water in the middle of the lake on a hot summer evening recently, a new friend asked me this question after remarking how confident I am in my skin. Loving my body has been a process, mostly a shift in mindset. Now, … Read More
After years of suffering from an eating disorder, I can finally say I am recovered. It took me so long to get to this point and at times I felt as though I would never reach it. Recovery is difficult and tiring, but worth every ounce of energy, every tear cried, etc. It is at … Read More
The moment we enter this world our body image story is being formulated and written. I personally have struggled with an eating disorder, specifically bulimia and binge eating disorder, and have painstakingly agonized over my own body image issues for the better part of my life. Since I was a young girl around the age … Read More
