This is Anorexia
Oh, celebrity anorexia rumors… they never stop. As I was researching the relationship between eating disorders and social media for a conference I’m presenting at in May, I stumbled upon a rather...
View ArticleYes, Recovery Really Does Get Better
Pushing Through the Final Phases of Recovery I haven’t written in a while, you might have noticed. I relapsed, and I was too ashamed to admit it here. It was a quick, steep backslide, and the trigger...
View ArticleOrlando: the Latest Gun Massacre
For Those Affected by the Orlando Tragedy The news coming out of Orlando this week is heartrending. I imagine I’m with many of you when I say that I feel profoundly sad, as well as fearful of and...
View ArticleThe Medication Game
I have a longer piece in the works about my thoughts on psychiatric medication. The delay is due to the fact that I have a lot of thoughts on this topic, and I’m trying to pare them down from well over...
View ArticleMedication and Eating Disorders: An “Anti” View
A diabetic isn’t considered weak for taking insulin. Why am I looked down on for taking medication to help my mind function? The right to take psychiatric medication — without having to justify it —...
View ArticleFitness Models: The New “Anorexic Chic”?
The danger here is that unlike photoshopped models, fitness stars tell you that what they have is real, and that you could—no, you should—achieve it, too I was always “the thin one.” I spent more than...
View ArticleAn Eating Disorder Survivor’s Response to Trump
The Election of Trump It has been a while since I’ve written. I had a post ready to go explaining my absence, which has been largely due to a new job with ample responsibilities and challenges. But...
View ArticleThree Years in Recovery, and My Remarks from NEDA 2016
Three Years in Recovery Yesterday was my “re-birthday.” That was the term a friend used recently to describe the anniversary of the day she entered treatment and began the process of recovery. Three...
View ArticleThe Phantom Pain of Trauma
Let’s talk about trauma. Not all trauma looks like a war veteran who hits the ground when a car backfires. (Although that is very real and very frightening). Some trauma looks more like scar tissue. Or...
View ArticleSo, Um… Where Did Joanna Go? A Return to the Middle Ground
Back to the Blog It has been six months since I last wrote on this blog. The apologist in me wishes I could offer a great story as an explanation, or some resounding justification for my absence. But...
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