When I was struggling, confused, and pretty hopeless regarding my own trauma, I remember reading Dr. Peter Levine’s Waking the Tiger. Finally, my strange set of symptoms and behaviors made sense. I wasn’t going crazy. I was actually having a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Sadly, research suggests that it takes twelve…Read More
“You don’t look like you have an eating disorder,” a well-respected (supposed) expert once said to me. He was the first doctor I sought help from — at 22 — when I realized I really did have a problem with food. Since the age of 4, I had battled eating-disordered thoughts.…Read More
This summer has been such a blessing in so many ways! One big way is the work I have been able to do with my two incredible summer interns. Here, Hannah Durbin has offered to share some of her passion, enthusiasm, and inspiration with you. Thank you, Hannah, for all that…Read More
My eating recovery advocate friends — and heroes — share in our 2nd annual blogger roundup. A true celebration of experience, strength, and hope, our second annual Eating Recovery Day, is fast approaching on Tuesday, May 2. Similar to last year, throughout the week prior, I am thrilled to get to…Read More
I’m scared of my husband. He’s a sweet, gentle man, but sometimes when I see him, my body falls to the ground. I huddle in a ball on the floor protecting my neck. Intellectually, I know — or at least part of my brain knows — he would never hurt…Read More