Gaining Weight in Recovery - Re-feeding the Soul.
Many individuals who have experienced an eating disorder, myself included, may have encountered the distressing situation of needing to...
The holes that make us Whole
There are dark holes in what make us whole. The gaping gaps we dread to face and feel. The holes we wish to bury, Hoping that they’re no...
The Time to Shine is Now
There is divine beauty through the stillness There is meaning to old pains There is truth and wonderment in everything we have and do, So...
Farewell old Body, Hello Life.
I have dwelled in a body, so small it could break, Mind numbingly cold, perhaps not awake? Lost in a bubble, the passing world but a blur...
Compulsive Movement in Eating Disorders: Its not all about hitting the gym
Restrictive forms of eating disorders are often associated with individuals being obsessed with pounding away on the treadmill at the...
Getting Mean about Eating 'Clean'
Pardon me for being rude, but who the heck gave anyone permission to judge our food? I once ate chocolate, chips and cake with guiltless...
There was Once Upon a Time... The Fairytale before the Eating Disorder.
There was Once upon a Time, and there will be Another Time. There once was a time where I could allow myself to be happy and nourish...
You Look 'Well'! : A poem of frustration to appearing 'ok' when recovering from an e
“Don’t you look well!” That it would seem. A gleaming picture of health and wellbeing But thats news to me, its not what I feel What you...
Unmasking the Self that Lies Beneath the Eating Disorder
As you set out upon the endurance testing road of recovery, you may begin to notice that not all is what is seems. Or, more...
Life Beyond A PhD
There was a time when I worked so hard, Getting A’s at university But the acolade I wanted most Was the prestigious PhD I’d work late...
