I have felt guilty all my life. Guilty about leaving, guilty about conforming to outdated standards for girls, for eating too much, for eating too little…
Recovery Is Possible: My Struggle with My Eating Disorder
I was 25 when my therapist diagnosed me with an eating disorder. I legit said to her, “But I’m not skinny!” And she said words …
The Spider’s Web by Madeline Harper
This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . There are some days where the world seems …
Review: Troian Bellisario in ‘Feed’
You’ve seen her as Spencer Hastings in Pretty Little Liars, you’ve seen her husband on Suits, and now you can see her in her new …
Say Nothing: A Word on Diet Culture
_ I work as an intern in an office where I sit in a room with a handful of other interns. They are all females …
Saving a Life: Anorexia and the Blogging Community by Maria Sledmere
You know that way that Facebook uses some complex algorithm to determine what news appears in your feed? Recently, it just so happened to be …
Skinny Jokes by Amanda Valdes
In the seventh grade, my friends accused me of being anorexic. It was supposed to be a joke. I didn’t know if I should have taken …
obesophobia by Charlotte Covey
my organs are rotting from the inside. all i can do is rip them out, feathers in a pillow. bones pop. all i can do …
Sixteen by Caroline Lincoln Catlin
you told me about yellow teeth and a thin reaching fur that grew over skin then glued me to a plastic chair and made me …