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My name is Brooklyn. I’m a fur mom of 4, a sister, a girlfriend, and I am a survivor. I live with BPD, MDD, PTSD, ADHD, and Social AD. I am what others would consider “high functioning,” whatever that means.  I work in a substance abuse rehabilitation center for women and children. I am aboutContinue reading “5 Ways to Stop Self Harm”

Growing up and having a small build I was regularly bullied and asked if I had an eating disorder. My response was always no; that I knew that there were other reasons to the way my body looked which included diet and medications as a young child. That was until November 3rd of 2018. IContinue reading “AmandaGrace’s Story”

Ever since I was a young child, I was very active, often running around the neighborhood and climbing trees. For this reason, my family often called me a “monkey”. Another nickname of mine was “bag of bones” since I was very thin; a characteristic that was likely exacerbated by the immense amount of physical activity I participated in. DespiteContinue reading “Kayla’s Story”

It started out safe. A lap around the circle outside my Livingston home, eating one burger instead of two. Then somehow, it all went downhill from there. The positive comments coming from my ballroom champion, Miss Baton Rouge 1960 grandmother and my clothes fitting looser than before stirred up the perfect storm. One lap turnedContinue reading “Lily’s Story”

Growing up, I was always small. And I mean really small! I only weighed 22 pounds when I started kindergarten, wore toddler clothes into second grade, and even needed to sit on a kitchen cushion when I started driving. Not only was I small, but I was thin. And that became so much of myContinue reading “Jenna’s Story”

“NEDA week is here! My mental health and my eating is something I always struggled with. Growing up I don’t remember many parts of my childhood because I have mentally blocked out the times I struggled. Growing up I would always wonder, why me? Why did I have to fight what felt like this allContinue reading “Caroline’s Story”

“My struggle with body image and an eating disorder started the summer before my sophomore year of high school. I had always been conscious of my body and my weight, but the summer before my sophomore year I really started to get into theater. This meant I was constantly getting measured for costumes and beingContinue reading “Katie’s Story”

“Hi can you help. I kinda really wanna die. I just drove 85mph on the wrong side of the road.” I sent that text to my therapist on January 11, 2021. Now on January 11, 2022, I’m here to talk about it. Being a mental health advocate, I’ve talked about suicide awareness and education, butContinue reading “January 11, 2021: One Year Ago Today”

Hi friends. One of my goals for 2022 is to blog more. So let’s kick that off with a 2021 recap! Last year I gave a short recap of each month, but this time I’m going to mix it up. In my most typical fashion, here are some lists to sum up 2021. Shows IContinue reading “2021: Creating a Life Worth Living”

“This is my cheat day, the diet starts tomorrow”“I’ll have to work out all weekend to work this meal off”“I haven’t eaten all day to prepare for this meal!”“I’m going to be so bad and have dessert” When did Thanksgiving go from a day of thanks and gratefulness to a day of regret and guilt?Continue reading “Unnecessary Guilt Into Necessary Gratitude”