Allowing is the key that lets it all happen. When we open up and allow, it opens the doors for wonderful and *magical* things to come into our lives! It is my nature to want to be perfect. It seems I’m always striving for perfection no matter what... read more
Raw Ramblings of My Recovery for Bulimia. Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety, trying desperately to get... read more
Raw Ramblings of My Recovery for Bulimia. Day Five Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety, trying desperately... read more
Fear and LOVE. What do fear and Love have to do with your recovery for bulimia or anorexia or binge eating? Well, lots. I could actually sum up full recovery for bulimia in two simple points: Overcoming fears (Challenging limiting beliefs)... read more
Raw Ramblings of My Recovery for Bulimia. Day Four Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety, trying desperately... read more
Raw Ramblings of My Recovery for Bulimia. Day Three. Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety, trying desperately... read more
Hi, it’s me, your Body. Do you see me? You act like I’m invisible. Do you know that I love you? I will always love you. I haven’t betrayed you, even though you feel that way. I want you to feel me. I want you to know that you’re alive. I want... read more
What does it mean to face your fears, to let go and truly surrender? I’ve been struggling with this – again – as I have many times in my recovery from bulimia. Ever since I began my bulimia recovery, I have viewed the world as a process. Life is a... read more
Raw Ramblings of my Former Eating Disordered Self Day Two Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety, trying... read more
Raw Ramblings of My Former Eating Disorder Shell. Day One. Warning: Some content could be triggering/disturbing, so please read at your own risk. These are actual journal entries written when I was deep in the depths of the eating disorder, depression and anxiety,... read more
I’m really excited that you’re here. I’m so glad that you’ve found me. So I’ve got this big brown box full of journals. I’ve been writing pretty much my whole life. I write about everything especially when I realized that I had an eating... read more
Having a dialog with the eating disorder voice is one of the most powerful exercises that you can do as part of your treatment for bulimia. When I was getting inpatient treatment for bulimia, I didn’t learn this simple exercise and this idea wasn’t really... read more
A question I get asked a lot is: In recovery for bulimia, “What happens if I still really want the eating disorder and the eating disorder behaviors?” Many women in eating disorder recovery – even though they really want to recover – still feel... read more
Part of recovering from an eating disorder is becoming aware of our thinking. Most of us who have the eating disorder voice eventually recognize how negative it is! When I began treatment for bulimia, I was overwhelmed because I realized how destructive my negative... read more
Fears. We all have them. We don’t want to admit them. They creep in when we least expect them. Is Fear Holding You Back In Your Recovery From Bulimia? (or Anorexia, Binge Eating, Compulsive Overeating, EDNOS, etc.) This is an interesting question to ask... read more
Deep breath in, deep breath out. Ahhhh.. Hello world! I’m ready to share with you the most amazing journey of my life. My truth = I have recovered from an eating disorder. It’s amazing to me still!! I have to say that I am very proud of myself for doing... read more
Recovery – Letting Go To “let go” does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else. To “let go” is not to cut myself off, it’s the realization I can’t control another. To “let go” is not... read more
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Always do what you are afraid to do. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them. ~Epictetus “What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters... read more
Recovering from an eating disorder means learning how to live without the bulimia, the anorexia, the binge-eating. It means having to learn how to eat again ‘normally’ without using food to cope. Recovering from an eating disorder means learning how to... read more
Here is an eating disorder recovery poem that I would like to share. I wrote this towards the beginning of my recovery when I was in an inpatient residential treatment center. I feel that it is important to share this eating disorder writing with you so that you can... read more
There are so many inspirational quotes for eating disorder recovery that have helped me along my journey of recovering from bulimia and anorexia. I have chosen a few helpful healing quotes that may help inspire you if you feel as if you need some motivation towards... read more