Another common misconception of eating disorders is that they only affect a certain demographic. However, eating disorders do not discriminate. Individuals across all genders, ages, races, ethnicities, sexual […]
This is the Fruit of God’s “Restoration Investment” in Me – BeautyBeyondBones
Well here we are, I’m in my final week of pregnancy! I cannot believe how time has flown! But this is me! I’m feeling great still, fielding a […]
Finding Recovery Motivation — Scrapping the Anorexia Identity
One of the questions I get asked the most by both sufferers and parents/partners of sufferers is; “how did you find the motivation to recover?” often followed closely by, […]
Athletes and Eating Disorders: A Time of High Pressure and Performance | ANAD
The signs and symptoms for someone struggling with an eating disorder may be different for many. They are often undetectable if you don’t know what to look out […]
Hello Motherhood! She’s Here! – BeautyBeyondBones
Hello my dearest friends ? I’ve been absent for a little while, but for good reason, I promise. We had our daughter last Monday!!! Penelope Grace. She is […]
The trouble with target weights in Anorexia recovery: Living paycheck to paycheck
There are certainly problems that arise with “target weights” in Anorexia recovery. The biggest, overarching theme is that they are set too low. I wrote about this in length […]
Anorexia Recovery: What about when I am not hungry?
I got the below email and decided that I would answer it in blog post because I think that these are questions that many adults in Anorexia recovery […]
Coping with Summer Eating Disorder Triggers | ANAD
Develop A Solid Support System Spend time with people who support your recovery and avoid those who don’t (including on social media). Reaching out to friends, family, therapists, […]
Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better
Anorexia: You can’t have that bagel for lunch. That would be a breach of Rule #382 Me: Rule #382? Anorexia: Yes, rule #382: Bagel for breakfast cannot be […]
Anorexia is a Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder and should be treated as such …
While it may be broadly understood that effective knowledge, diagnostics, treatment and resources for eating disorders are lacking, I think that until certain parts of this system are conceptually overhauled […]
Pregnancy Hospital Bags, Moving Boxes and My Best Friend’s Wedding – BeautyBeyondBones
Hello friends! Boy, I’m going to be 36 weeks tomorrow, and I feel like Baby Berbs is getting restless in there! She’s moving around like crazy, and I […]
Anorexia Recovery as an Adult: Letting go of nutritional science
I have a nutrition qualification, but I don’t use it. In fact, what I was taught about nutrition on that course set me back a good couple of years […]