Driving to a yoga class today, I saw the bumper sticker: “Don’t believe everything you think.” When we believe each thought that enters our head, especially the negative ones, we tend to stay trapped in old, destructive mindsets and behaviors. Coincidentally, this concept relates to my recent conversation with award-winning writer, Marya…Read More
“It’s so easy. It’s like eating. You put it in your mouth and swallow,” bestselling author Marya Hornbacher told me in regard to taking medication for a mental illness. “If you want to go back to the Twelve Steps, it’s number three. You made the decision to turn your will…Read More
One of the first books I ever read about eating disorders was Marya Hornbacher’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia. When I read her words, I instantly felt connected. Maybe, just maybe, I wasn’t the only person in the world who struggled with food. In a recent conversation…Read More
When I first learned about Shannon Cutts and her work, I knew that this woman was about to make a big difference in countless lives. At the time, mentoring in eating disorders wasn’t really talked about much. Shannon and her nonprofit MentorCONNECT started this conversation on an international level. I…Read More
“Discovering and living your dreams is what makes recovery worth it,” author Robyn Cruze explains below. And I completely agree! Robyn’s story reminds me of how my dreams grew and shifted throughout my recovery. In fact, in the new afterword of Life Without Ed, I wrote, “A gift of recovery…Read More