Chapter Twenty-One: Will Yoga Fix Me?My relationship with yoga has been a lot of things throughout the 16 years that I’ve been practicing on and off. Complicated. Unhealthy…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Chapter Twenty: The Anti-Fat Bias of Eating Disorder DiagnosesI have multiple chronic illnesses, so I spend a lot of time in doctor’s offices. Whenever I have to see a new doctor, giving my medical…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Chapter Nineteen: “Would You Want to Look Like Her?!?”Content warning: body shaming.Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Chapter Eighteen: Is Body Positivity For Me?About a year into my recovery journey, I’d settled in a body that was just on the edge of plus size. In some brands I could still squeeze…Apr 12, 20211Apr 12, 20211
Chapter Seventeen: What If I Never Stop Gaining Weight?Content Warning: Fatphobia, discussion of weight gain numbers, discussion of eating disorder behaviors, discussion of suicidal ideation.Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Chapter Sixteen: Lessons From The MountainsShortly after I went into treatment for my eating disorder I read Cheryl Strayed’s amazing memoir “Wild.” I identified so strongly with…Jan 4, 20211Jan 4, 20211
Chapter Fifteen: Giving UpI didn’t really want to give up my eating disorder when I started intensive outpatient treatment. I wanted to stop being miserable. I…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Chapter Fourteen: I’m Not Anorexic, I’m An AthleteContent warning: discussion of eating disorder behaviors.Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Chapter Thirteen: The WebMD Generation: Diagnosing Ourselves When Doctors Don’t CareLike many spoonies — the affectionate term that those with chronic illnesses use to describe themselves — I spent years thinking I was…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Chapter 12: The Constant Struggle Of Fixing A BodyI’ve always viewed my body as something that needed to be fixed. It was never the body I wanted, and on top of that, it was a…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020