Read Part One. The month before my wedding was when I really started to consider what meals would look like every day when Johnny and I were married. I wasn’t about to cook him the dinners of my orthorexic past—usually 1/2 cup chicken breast boiled in water with some spinach and maaaybe a 1/4 avocado …
Bringing a new, beautiful, wonderful, compassionate person into an eating disorder is like the downhill part of a rollercoaster. There’s so much relief and joy and butterflies… but a nagging voice of fear, the voice belonging to the disorder itself. How will I avoid eating with him? What if I can’t measure my food when …
It’s a statistical fact: most of us report that we are “dissatisfied” with our bodies. It’s an overwhelming problem in the world today. According to an average of several studies, nearly 80% of teenage girls report fear of becoming fat. The same percentage of women are unhappy with their bodies by age 17.* These statistics …
Something that has broken my heart and stirred up so much passion in me is for the struggles I have heard couples explain going through during this quarantined season. I’ve seen messages like, “If I don’t want to kill my spouse after this quarantine, I know I’ve succeeded,” or, “We’re just trying to make it …
“Telling a person with an eating disorder that they can’t leave their apartment for two weeks is like saying, ‘You have two weeks to indulge in all the behavior you haven’t exhibited since you were in recovery,’” said Ruthie Friedlander, Founder of the Chain. I feel inexpressibly blessed to say that I strongly believe that I …
This blog post originally appeared on the Leaders Blog at C3KW. Head over there for more encouragement and Truth in this time of COVID-19! Hey, Friend. We’re aaaalllll in this together… Anyone else get High School Musical vibes? For real, though. We are. Each one of us is enduring the same trying time. I wouldn’t be surprised if …
“”I have the right to do anything,” you say–but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”–but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Corinthians 6:12 One of my favourite projects in my undergrad was an essay on this chapter of Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. This particular part has always …
Rejoicing. Absolutely rejoicing. This has been my goal for so long: getting two periods in a row. Well, to be precise, my GOAL has been to get three in a row… but, you can’t get three without the first two, and I haven’t missed less than 3 months between periods in just about 8 years, …
Please note: this post mentions numbers and weight. If you are in a place in which such content is potentially triggering for you, please refrain from reading this post. My aim is to help rather than hinder, but I pray you take the time to check in with your mental state. Thank-you. The first time …
Frustrated is my word of choice. I am overwhelmingly frustrated. I’ve read every blog post about hypothalamic amenorrhea. I’ve spent months eating as much as my insides could take without exploding and remaining sedentary. Then I’ve tried adding in light exercise, eating high high fat contents without restricting other food groups. Here is what I …