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“Recovery will feel like you’re dying a million times, and every inch of you will scream at you to stop. But don’t give in. Life is waiting for you. And it will get better. It will get easier. I promise.” I want to be really vulnerable with you. I  want to be real. I wantContinue reading “Recovery is not Linear”

“Take it 1 day at a time. One meal at a time. One snack at a time. Then put it behind you. It’s over, it’s done.” It’s no secret that I am a perfectionist. Anyone who knows me at all knows that. I love everything to be exactly in the right spot, I triple checkContinue reading “Progress Over Perfection”

“Today is going to be a good day and here’s why: Because today at least you’re you and that’s enough.” – Dear Evan Hansen Emotions. Everyone has emotions. Sometimes, they come out of nowhere. Emotions rise and fall. Some are more intense than others. Emotions aren’t good or bad, they are just our bodies naturalContinue reading “You are More than what You’re Feeling Right Now”

“No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Joshua 1:5 June 2 is World Eating Disorders Action Day. The vision for this day is to unite eating disorderContinue reading “An Open Letter to my Eating Disorder”

“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” – Philippians 4:9 So, 26 has kind of become my number. On February 26 I was admitted to TK, and one month later on the 26th, IContinue reading “26 Things I learned at TK”

“You are enough. You are so enough. It is unbelievable how enough you are.” Eating Disorders love to convince you that you’re not “sick enough.” That’s one of their favorite lies to plant in your brain to keep you engaging in behaviors. I know for me, it was one of the biggest battles. I alwaysContinue reading “Everyone’s Recovery Matters”

“The scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That’s it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, life force, possibility, strength, or love.” Today’s society loves giving power to numbers. Whether it’s calories, clothing sizes, BMI, current weight, or goal weights, we love to let numbers define our worth. What doesContinue reading “More than a Number”

Timberline Knolls: “Making a real life difference” I’m a planner. I plan out what I’m going to wear, I plan out my schedule by the day, the week, the month. Spending a month of my life at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center was definitely not a part of the plan. I didn’t know what toContinue reading “What Residential Treatment is Really Like”

“In the same way, I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born.” Isaiah 66:9 February 26 – Admitted into Timberline Knolls March 26 – Discharged from Timberline Knolls April 26 – 1 month in recovery It’s safe to say that the 26th of the last 3 months has been pretty significant.Continue reading “26”

Harmony: A relationship in which various components exist together without destroying one another If you’ve seen any of my social media in the last few weeks, you’ve seen me mention the word harmony. I thought I’d explain where this new mantra came from. I came across this new saying in an Eating Disorder group onContinue reading “Just for Today, I Choose Harmony”