Before I get started here, I’m going to do a little bit of education. Because knowledge is power, right? Ok, here is your mini lesson and it has to do with the treatment of eating disorders at Sheppard Pratt. There are 4 “levels of care.” They are outpatient, the intensive outpatient program (IOP), the partial hospitalization program (PHP), […]
My Eating Disorder: Friend or Foe
This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness week and a friend of mine recently asked me to help her with a little project. She wanted a clip or 2 about the positive and/or negative effects the eating disorder has had on my life. She wanted to give a voice to all sides of the eating disorder. […]
Leaking.
*This post was originally written on Thursday, February 11, 2016. After reading it, you might understand why it took me a week and a half to actually post it. I’ve sworn myself to realistic optimism and total transparency. So who am I to withhold this post from the world? Not publishing has also made it difficult for […]
Not Your Typical New Years Post
Writing has been weighing heavily on my mind these past few days. And not just because it’s the start of a new year. If anything, I would delay blogging around New Years. It’s far too cliche for my liking. But who am I to deny destiny when it demands that I sit down and pound […]
Fighting For Our Lives
I haven’t written in a few weeks. Recovering from this surgery is slow, boring, and depressing. There. I said it. I’ve had no inspiration. Whenever I find myself lacking in inspirational material, I usually try to watch a movie that’s sure to stir some emotions in my heart. So that’s what I did last night. […]
Like A Tree
Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. For those of you who are faithful followers of this blog, you might have noticed that I did not publish a post last week. Which might seem strange, given that I am a vocal advocate for mental health, eating disorders, and recovery as a whole. But there […]
Maybe They’re The Crazy Ones
She laughed at me. I didn’t crack a smile. Half a second later she stopped, suddenly realizing that this was not a joke. I was serious. It was that time of the week. The time when I meet with a staff member for a “check-in.” She asks me about my week, goes down a list […]
Number Six
It’s funny. When I was creating this website, I copied over some of my more popular posts from a previous blog. One of them was about my lack of patience and it was written last summer. I won’t get into the details, but I will use this opportunity to update you on life and hopefully […]