i almost exploded into a million pieces a little over three decades ago. things happened, and the traumatic events, along with genetics, my nature, and certain environmental factors combined and together almost broke me apart. i’ve spent most of my life since then trying to contain and mitigate the damage in a variety of ways, some of them extremely negative. i’m a stubborn person and … Continue reading mental illnesses steal your life
“a few pounds shouldn’t make such a difference but they do, to me. to my perception of how i look and how that will be judged by the world.” Continue reading i want in recovery what they’ve got
i had too much cereal this morning. my brain took me to task regarding the quantity almost before i’d finished pouring it. Continue reading when eating cereal is bad
(November 12, 2017) Trigger warning: blunt discussion of eating disorder behaviors. My history with hotel rooms is complicated. They’re great when I’m on vacation with others. I have other hotel stories in my past, however. I don’t like revisiting my past, but I’m learning that if I don’t own it, forgive myself for it, and let it go, I’ll get pulled back into the pit. … Continue reading Hotel rooms are dangerous places.
From Famine to Feast 