What’s a meme, anyway? Sometimes, it’s a GIF, but I’m not wading into that hornet’s nest. Pronounce it how you want. Memes are funny, most of the time, but that’s not a particularly helpful definition. Lots of things are funny that aren’t memes (though sometimes they get turned into one, preserving them for posterity or the EMP). According to information online, a meme’s an image, … Continue reading What’s in a meme?
Until quite recently, I was afraid to eat a lot of things. I didn’t reintroduce banned foods back into regular rotation. I struggled to accept a different body. What if I got fat and bad things happened? But bad things happen regardless of weight. I knew that, but I didn’t know it if you know what I mean. But things have changed fundamentally of … Continue reading The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder, and My Recovery So Far, part two.
The life cycle of an eating disorder is simple on paper. You don’t have one, then you do, and then, if lucky, you won’t again. A tidy summation, but real life is rarely tidy. The acquiring, living with, and recovering from an eating disorder looks more like an impressionist painting than a number line. Unless you’re a TV movie or Netflix special. I remember the … Continue reading The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder and My Recovery So Far, part one.
I have a Gratitude app on my phone. It sends a daily message urging me to make gratitude a priority. Study after study has shown that a gratitude practice improves peoples’ moods and lives. I turned it off a few months back when my mood started tanking. There’s no bad situation that depression won’t try to make worse. An “attitude of gratitude” is not only … Continue reading Gratitude and Thanks – an off-the-cuff joint.
From Famine to Feast 