EATING DISORDERS: THE GIRL WHO CRIED WOLF
Seeking treatment for an Eating Disorder is a very difficult decision, and for a lot of people it’s the first time they face their truth. It’s a challenge as this disease comes with many...
View ArticleEATING DISORDER RECOVERY…..LEAN ON ME
You are at the mall, and you just can’t help and not keep your eyes fixed at the woman walking towards you. She is alarmingly thin, and it is causing not only you to stare, but everyone else around...
View ArticleEATING DISORDER RECOVERY… MY BLOODTYPE IS B POSITIVE!!
I came home the other day in just one of the most horrid moods. I was cranky, depressed, irritable, and I just wanted to get in my car and drive far away from my life. Then in hit me why I was in such...
View ArticleSURVIVING AN EATING DISORDER…..DAMAGED GOODS
I remember the day I checked out of a major hospital in New York. I had been there for a year under the care of a prominent and famous doctor who treats eating disorders. I had been re-feeding for...
View ArticleRECOVERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER….WHAT YOU SEE IS WHO YOU ARE
The other day I got really irritated with a friend because they were late to meet me for coffee. I kept sitting there tapping my high-heeled foot under the table, looking at my watch and thinking to...
View Article#relapse
I get asked about relapsing and slips all the time. I used to think that a relapse was missing an exchange or a snack (not on purpose). I think that these two terms get misused a lot. It is way easier...
View ArticleEating Disorder Recovery: Leaving Behind The Goal Weight
The past 5 years of my life has been focused on getting to a goal weight, and then maintaining it. I’ve done it, and done it well. No one ever talks about after you maintain your weight for a...
View ArticleEating Disorder Recover: To The Grave
Life is so precious, there is no good time to say goodbye, or prepare yourself for what is about to happen, especially when that opportunity is taken away so abruptly. I am not only saying good bye to...
View ArticleWhen Your Recovery Friend is in Relapse!
Eating disorder treatment is the first step to recovery, but it is not the end. Follow-up treatment is essential for relapse prevention and to catch and treat relapse. Relapse during recovery is...
View ArticleThe Break Room Jungle
If you’re struggling with or overcoming an eating disorder, sometimes the work break room can be a painful place to be. Every time I walk in to my break room, I feel like I’m entering a dangerous...
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