Category: Mental Health

keep moving forward, Mental Health

How are you brave – eating disorder recovery.

Eating disorders are addiction adjacent. [i] Some people consider eating disorders to be addiction-proper. They follow that model at my last inpatient centre. It does tick a lot of the boxes. It’s beyond our control, for sure. And some of the recovery steps for addiction work well with an ED. I found pursuing them during my last inpatient stay quite helpful. Fearless inventory? Sure, why … Continue reading How are you brave – eating disorder recovery.

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keep moving forward, Mental Health

Things to accomplish in 2023 – keep moving forward.

I’m not a fan of the resolution. What’s an eating disorder if not a series of failed resolutions? Day in and day out, promises you don’t keep. Broken promises to the self are hard on the soul. I ran into the same problem with smoking. I resolved to quit thousands of times. Resolutions didn’t get me there. Not smoking anymore got me there. Rather than … Continue reading Things to accomplish in 2023 – keep moving forward.

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Mental Health

To get started, to end the year.

We’re in that weird calendar no man’s land, the bit of untime that exists between Christmas and New Year’s. The December holidays are winding down, but the end of the year approaches, so starting anything major (or minor) feels pointless. As is tradition, I find myself at sixes and sevens. Nothing feels quite right. Christmas was its usual let-down, as it must be given the … Continue reading To get started, to end the year.

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