Eating Disorders
When I Stopped Worshipping the Scale
I spent years letting a number dictate my worth. Letting go wasn’t easy, but it was the first real step toward building a life rooted in strength, trust, and the …
Dear Thanksgiving Turkey, (I’m not scared of you)
An open letter to those worried about gaining weight over thanksgiving, be thankful God has blessed you with the wherewithal to gain a few pounds—relish your surroundings and stop fretting …
Dear Carl Junior’s Lady (yea, the one with the big burger)
An open letter to anyone embarrassed to eat something—a guilty pleasure, sometimes, is needed—especially if it empowers you … (secretly, I’d like to try out for the next Carl’s Junior …
Frowning Causes Wrinkles
I’m in a rut. I had knee surgery, not once, but twice in the last few months. Alas, my activity level went from off-the-charts insane to zilch so here I …
I Have Thunder Thighs
Without these legs, I never would have been able to run fast. These legs earned me the “Best Legs in School” award and propelled me to break records on the …
I’ll Take a PowerBar Over a Frittata Any Day
Sometimes I drank too much, ate too much … and sometimes I even drank too little, ate too little … sometimes I obsessed over not doing as much as I did about over …
Can You Decode the Literal from Fictional?
My daughter told me she wanted to be smaller—were my body-obsessed behaviors responsible for her thoughts? …