Trauma specializes in hiding. It rarely wears a sign saying, “Hey, I’m right here!” In fact, it is frequently the opposite. People who have endured trauma commonly don’t even know it themselves. One of trauma’s favorite hiding places is in our very own brain — in the form of denial, minimization, or…Read More
Ed silences us. Recovery helps us to find our voice. That is just what Morgan Blair shows us with her new book, Unpolished Journey: An Uncensored Look at Recovery from an Eating Disorder. Congratulations, Morgan, and thank you for donating signed copies! For a chance to win a signed book,…Read More
My dad didn’t know what to do to help me with my eating disorder. So, he did what he’s really good at and passed along some numbers: (800) 931-2237 (He’s an engineer.) I still have that handwritten piece of paper. Thank you, Dad. Calling those ten digits for help was…Read More
I would never have recovered from my eating disorder without my weekly therapy group. The women and men in this group inspired me more than anything else. If they could get better, then maybe, just maybe, I could too. Others in recovery made healing seem like a real possibility. In…Read More
I don’t diet. I’ve never been on a diet. I used to say this to my dietitian in early eating disorder recovery. She explained to me that while I had never subscribed to a formal diet like Paleo, I had dieted—and a lot. After all, that’s what had landed me…Read More