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 Guilty about leaving, guilty about conforming to outdated standards for girls, for eating too much, for eating too little…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 …
Married to Food
It’s easy to look at someone who can’t fit through a door properly and wonder in astonishment: “How did they even get to that point?” …
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 …
My First Year of College: Freedom, Endless New Beginnings, & Exciting Life Experiences
I got into 5 universities and got to go to my number one pick. I got a single room, exactly what I wanted. Packed and …
ARFID – How My Daughter Learned to Overcome This Unique Eating Disorder
The other day my daughter, McKaelen, came home from dinner with friends, and she had leftovers with her. She asked her father and me if …
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 …