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Navigating Postpartum with an Eating Disorder Past: My Experience

Trigger warning: This post will discuss eating disorders, body image, and weight. It has no intention of triggering, but if you are easily triggered or tempted by these topics, feel free to skip this one. While I loved my pregnant body and didn’t struggle overly with the added weight, I was a little nervous about …

Pregnant After an Eating Disorder(s): A Raw & Honest Post

If you missed my update post (spoiler: I’m pregnant with our first baby!), catch up here. Pregnancy and eating disorders are an interesting mix. Let’s just say they don’t go together like peanut butter & jelly. After starting real recovery from anorexia in December 2019, I have now gained upwards of 80 pounds and, since …

HIDDEN

You know what I mean. To be hidden. How do you hide? Maybe you’re shy. Ever since you can remember you’d be praying for a teacher that didn’t call on the kids in class who didn’t raise their hand. You’d sit at the back of the classroom and hide in a notebook or slumped down …