This post comes a bit late, but rather than rushing to write a post for Thanksgiving Day, I decided to spend quality time with my family and friends and then take time in writing this post. So here I go. A few days late, but still very relevant. Yesterday was the three year anniversary for... Continue Reading →
How do you define an eating disorder?
This question or at least variations of this question ran through my head now almost four years ago. And this is a question I’ve been asked multiple times by other people. Indeed, one of my closest friends after I opened up that had an eating disorder was worried that she had an eating disorder too.... Continue Reading →
What are you willing to fight for?
To those who are struggling with eating and/or their body image, I ask, give me 3 minutes. There have been many times where I wanted to restrict myself again. There are times where when looking at myself in the mirror, I do not love myself nor accept myself. There are times where I forget the... Continue Reading →
Stubborn or Perseverant? You Choose.
I’m coming off full on honest: I am not fully recovered yet. I don’t even know if I am 50% recovered. While I label my eating disorder time to my late middle school and early high school years, internally and emotionally I am still very much suffering with my eating disorder. ... Continue Reading →
How Veganism Helped Me Recover from My Eating Disorder
One of my New Year Resolutions for 2018 was to reconnect with my old friends. Moving to boarding school, I've found myself losing contact with a lot of my friends from my old school. So on New Years, I sent a few texts to those I sincerely missed and one of them was Sara! Sara... Continue Reading →
Thankful for my eating disorder
This post comes a bit late, but I had to make sure I had enough time to process and think about this topic. For those who don't know, I suffered under an eating disorder in middle school all the way leading up to the beginning of high school. I wouldn't say I'm 100% recovered at... Continue Reading →
Talk. Just start talking.
If you guys have read any of my blog posts, then you know that I am quite immune and familiar that I have dealt with body image issues and not being "normal" with my eating. And as much as I love sharing it here on the blog or writing about my experience with body image... Continue Reading →
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”
"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - John Steinbeck Personally, I think this is such a powerful quote. As one who is a perfectionist, I always want to do things perfectly. Perfect grades, perfect work ethic, perfectly organized desk, perfectly organized room, a perfect life. And of course,... Continue Reading →