Gifts My ED Gave Me: Freedom From Feeling
People do things for a reason. Things happen for a reason. It may not always be a good one, but there always is one. I have had this need in me, ever since I was a child, to find this reason for...
View ArticleDinner with ED
Outside the restaurant I don’t like restaurants. Admittedly, there is some degree of food snobbery at work in this dynamic but, I swear it’s not only because I’m pompous enough to believe I can make it...
View ArticleDear Dad, I blame the fro-yo
Some real frozen yogurt (click for recipe) Hi Dad, I’m glad we got to talk yesterday. I hope our walk didn’t give you any psychogenic fevers or muscle soreness, but, if it did, take your own advice:...
View ArticleThe Importance of Failure: Spinach Cups
What was I thinking?! Before I begin rambling, I would like everyone to stop reading for a minute and direct their attention to the top right corner of the page. There, you will find a...
View ArticleDear ED, from where did you come?
I have read several articles and essays over the years attempting to pinpoint the roots of an eating disorder. I can fairly say I have heard it all: genes, depression, personality type, environment,...
View ArticlePost #179
There is no recipe here. No tips. No guides. No service. There is only me, but apparently even that is too much. I promised myself I when I moved that I would never pretend to be something I’m not...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: Tori (Indian Zucchini)
This is one of those dishes my mom used to make all the time. It’s also one of the few Indian dishes I had never tried making before. I don’t know why…there’s just so much else you can do with...
View ArticleWhen Food is More than Just Food
Food and I go way back. In fact, we’ve been buddies since I was in the womb (technically speaking). I’m not talking about the “Lean on Me/BFF” sort of buddies. That would be too easy. No, we’re more...
View Article5 Healthier Ways to Cope
Eating disorders are like cancer: they hide, waiting to reveal themselves until you’re too weak to fight; they attack suddenly, leaving you wondering how a simple diet could go so wrong; and, if you’re...
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