Quick heads up: I’m going to spend this entire post trying to remember the name of the memoir where this idea first presented itself to me. Aren’t things so much more mysterious and threatening when referred to in hushed whispers and tiptoeing around the actual word/person/situation? I mean, wasn’t that pretty much exactly what Harry Potter taught us?…
I spent many years of my life trying to be small. In middle school, I would try and hide behind my hair or disappear into the back corner of class. I’d sit on the very edge of a crowded cafeteria lunch table, close enough to others not to be a target for bullying, yet distant enough to not…
Give giving up a try. That’s my advice for you today- Just give up. It’s like Nike’s slogan, but slightly less motivational. To be clear, I’m not talking about giving up on your healing process or recovery. Besides, giving up on those things doesn’t always feel like giving up, does it? Eating disorders are weird like that. Getting…
It’s the month of January! Also known as the lifespan of New Year’s resolutions! I think it’s such a lovely fact fo the human condition that when we make it to a new year, our first instinct is to figure out ways to improve ourselves. We sometimes even write them down purposefully and display this list of human betterment…