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Hi everyone! My name is Ashley Voeller, and I am Miss St. Charles County 2020. I am a student at the University of Missouri studying to be a registered dietitian. I am extremely passionate about food and am so excited to be collaborating with my fellow sister-queen Amanda on this blog! After reading this one,Continue reading “Guest Author: Ashley Voeller”

“When you look back, remember how you stood so bravely in the face of uncertainty, the times you held on through the darkest moments, and each minute you’ve picked yourself up, weary and tired, to take another step. Remember how resilient you have been through it all.” – @stacieswift If you’ve been following me forContinue reading “2020 Year in Review”

When I saw this shirt on a random Facebook ad, I knew I had to have it. If I’m passionate about anything, it’s that everyone should go to therapy. I firmly believe that everyone in the world would benefit from therapy at some point in their life. While some may need therapy for a longerContinue reading “Going to Therapy is Cool”

One of the biggest things I have noticed in my recovery is the presence of diet culture in the world. Diet culture is more than someone being on a diet. The best definition I could find is “Diet culture is a set of beliefs revolving around the idea that “thin” bodies are the most desirable,Continue reading “Staying 6 Feet Away from Diet Culture”

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller What a weird time we are living in right now. The world is pretty chaotic, everyone is experiencing some kind of anxiety, and the fear of the unknown is overwhelming. About a month ago, my universityContinue reading “How to Stay in Recovery While in Quarantine”

“Recovery isn’t easy, at first. It takes time. It takes more work sometimes than you think you’re willing to do. But it is worth every hard day, every tear, every terrified moment. It’s worth it because the trade-off is this: you let go of your eating disorder, and you get back your life.” – MaryaContinue reading “Journals from TK: Week 4”

You may not be where you want to be, but at least you’re not where you used to be. Week 3 already! Since TK is so isolated, we would say that we lived in “TK time.” With no connection to the outside world, it was hard to even keep track of what day it was.Continue reading “Journals from TK: Week 3”

“Sometimes falling down is part of the process. That uncomfortableness is where change happens. Where we evolve. Where we turn that weakness into strength. This struggle that you’re going through is part of the process. And you will make it through.” – @nourishandeat Week 2 started out really strong! I had a heart to heartContinue reading “Journals from TK: Week 2”

“Bad news: You’re growing and it’s uncomfortable. Good news: It’s uncomfortable, but you’re growing.” I’ve mentioned before that I kept a journal during treatment and wrote in it every day. After posting my entire entry from Day 1, I decided to continue sharing some of the most vulnerable entries I wrote, just as I wroteContinue reading “Journals from TK: Week 1”

I’ve started rereading my journal I kept at TK. I found this entry from March 4, 2019. I had been at TK not quite a week. That first week was pretty rough. One night I had a check in with a BHS and I was expressing how frustrated I was. It wasn’t what I expectedContinue reading “Journals from TK: My Goal for Recovery”