I have spent my entire life being told that this would happen. So, at 27, I shouldn’t be surprised that I am beginning to gain a bit of weight. But I am. And it is stressing me the f*** out
Guest Post: Why I Don’t Identify as “Recovered”
My ongoing struggle for my own freedom with food is not over until freedom with food is possible for everyone.
Guest Post: I Am More Than What’s Observable
I Am More Than What’s Observable This article was originally posted on Libero Magazine For a long time, I felt that as long as my emotional pain around my body image and eating was not observable, it was not valid or deserving of care. If I received a dollar for every time I heard the […]
Are Dinosaurs Fatphobic?
I think those poor dinosaurs are the victims or a shrink-wrap attack.
Guest Post: How Embodied Cognition Helps Me to Listen to My Body
Embodied cognition has taught me that listening to my body or doesn’t have to involve constant hypervigilance and surveillance over my physical sensations.
Guest Post: How I Came to Accept My Body as a Disabled Person
We deserve to love our bodies not because of what they can do or how well they can function, but because they are an inseparable part of our existence.
A Bucket of Instagram posts that have helped me
Every time I see a post that affects me in some way, or expresses a thought I never want to lose track of, or says something profound that I think my wife needs to hear, I bookmark it.
Where do eating disorders come from?
So your partner has an eating disorder. Actually, hey, let’s not narrow our focus too much. Your partner has issues with food. Maybe they’re a chronic dieter looking to get off that rollercoaster. Maybe they technically consume enough calories in a day, but are themselves consumed with fears and concerns about their appearance, their health, […]
Recovery Shortcut: Open Hard Conversations With These Simple Cards
It can be hard to know how to explain eating disorders to the uninitiated. Let the cards do the talking.