I thought it might be interesting to briefly discuss the relationship between eating disorders & marriage. For those of you who may be newer to my site, I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa 6 years ago and have been on a recovery journey ever since. Throughout these years I have suffered many relapses but also found much growth as step by step I slowly embraced this new life I was given. In 2020 I began dating Micah Hastings and by last July we were happily married. While ma

It has been a while since I addressed eating disorder recovery. So I figured it was about time for another post. If you asked me what I...

My eyes fly open. I quickly assess my situation: the edge of the cliff fading above, the end of my fall lost in the fog below....

My story begins in high school - feels like AGES ago but in reality it was only 4/5 years ago :) Honestly the beginnings of the illness crept up slowly and I didn't notice it was there until it had already embedded itself inside of my head. From what I remember though, my story begins fall of my junior year.... I was a varsity soccer player, involved in band (nerdy I know), and part of honors society. I had a great group of girl friends, I was in a healthy relationship, and w

Body image is incredibly complex. According to Anna Sweeney (MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S), this idea is processed in nine different regions of...

Vacations in recovery are hard. You’re away from home for an extended period of time which limits your access to your usual foods and...