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Guest Author for Adios Barbie
I discovered Adios Barbie early in my recovery. I immediately connected to the content and mission of the website. Adios Barbie features articles from differing perspectives on eating disorders, body image, weight bias,…
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Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
Hello Friends! I’m trying something new by adding video to the blog! In the above video, I introduce myself and explain that I want to start doing videos as another way to connect…
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Scale Trauma
**TRIGGER WARNING: Weight loss talk (no numbers) Why do we pretend stepping on a scale is harmless? Aside from a child (who hasn’t been indoctrinated into our weight-loss obsessed culture yet), I have…
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The Problem with Beautiful
There is something remarkable about talking to thirteen year-olds about eating disorders. They’re old enough to understand the complexities of a very uncomfortable subject, yet young enough that they aren’t yet fully engulfed by society’s obsession with weight…
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Can You Tell I Have an Eating Disorder?
**Trigger Warning** I talk about eating disorder thoughts and behaviors in this post. One of the most dangerous misconceptions about eating disorders is that you can tell someone is sick just by looking…
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A Day In My Life When I Am Recovered, an Update
Last month, the Director of Program Ministries at my church invited me to give talk about eating disorders. It’s scheduled for the end of this month. I am honored to have the opportunity to share…
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Love Warrior
Does anyone ever read a book and try to absorb every single word because it’s so good and you want to remember everything about it forever? … … Or is it just me? On…
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Food: Friend or Frenemy? Part 3
I started the Food: Friend or Frenemy series almost nine months ago. At the time, my relationship with food was tricky and I wasn’t entirely sure it could get any better. After all, in our culture, an unhealthy, or…
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Life as a Lazy Perfectionist
I have tried to write the final post in my Food: Friend or Frenemy series for over two months (it took a solid four months to de-weaponize food and come to peace with it). I lost…
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Hamilton
Dear Friends, I can’t believe it’s been over four months since my last post. So much happened and I look forward to sharing it all with you. But before I do, I…
