Recovery from both an eating disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is possible. Here, brave Amie Shields shares her inspirational story of transformation. Amie writes about needing to get to the “roots” of her eating disorder. We all know what happens if we pull a weed up only by the…Read More
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
Well over ten years ago, I walked into my first National Eating Disorders Association Conference, my newly written book, Life Without Ed, tucked away in my bag. Even though the book’s idea of personifying my eating disorder as an abusive partner named “Ed” seemed strange to some, the thought leaders—founders…Read More