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I don’t know what you, as a reader, expect from me. Perhaps a Flawlessly articulated description of your problem or a foolproof solution....
I don’t know what you, as a reader, expect from me. Perhaps a Flawlessly articulated description of your problem or a foolproof solution....
I was always a happy kid I loved spending time with family and was excitable but as I started to get older the more self conscious I got,...
My eating disorder was a blessing. Yes, you read that right. The experience of Bulimia, combined with some anorexia, has made me a leader...
“Recently, I had to ask someone to stop commenting about my body... Thank goodness they were very lovely and understanding when I...
It took me many years and a lot of different experiences in- and outpatient to understand that there are so many different treatment...
I always thought that being “recovered” was the end goal - that was the magical point where all the work ended. That place where...
So I'd love to talk about self acceptance and changing body image in recovery. Here's my story. When I was a child, I never cared about...
For years I thought that being skinny was my goal, that I needed it to be accepted. That was something I told myself every day as well as...
Hi! My name is Paula and I’m 17 years old. I’ve been suffering from anorexia nervosa for almost a year. It all started as a simple diet....
over the course of around 2 years, my eating had started to decrease and my exercise increase this lead me to lose over 1.5 stones, i...
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders “at least 30 million people of all ages and genders...
Hi, my name is Aisha and I’m 13 years old. I live in Gothenburg, Sweden and in this text I’ll try to tell you as much as I know about...
'Your body is an immense complex, wonderful machine. It helps you to breath, to blink, to run, to play. It helps you to feel danger, to...
Two days ago, I reached the weight the charts tell me is “healthy.” However, I know for a fact this is not the healthy weight for my...
I want to share this letter which I worte to my mother in the delirium of anorexia and which I never delivered to her. My mother has also...
I remember being so happy when my collarbones, hip bones, and wrist bones were finally prominent. But, even though it brought happiness,...
For quite a long time I thought that 'being beautiful' means being fit, skinny and adored by everyone. When I was 12 I decided that I'd...
Without a doubt, one of the questions I get asked most frequently by others in the middle of an eating disorder is whether I would...
Loving your body is not about being in love with your body; loving your body is about appreciating what your body can do for you,...
We all have stories in our life that are painful but I think those are the ones worth sharing in hopes that others can learn and grow...