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What do you really need?
Why are you restricting? Why are you binging? Why are you exercising like a crazy person? Chasing the body of a photoshopped version of a model? Why are you beating yourself up? Being so freaking hard on your body? Why are you abusing yourself? Do you know? The...
Release the Struggle
It doesn't have to be so hard. It doesn't have to be an uphill battle. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, binging or restricting, loving or hating, high up in the sky or lower than low. Release the struggle. It doesn't have be heaven or hell. Bootcamp style...
It’s Not Normal
It is not normal to talk about diets every time you eat. It is not normal to base your food choices on calorie amount. It is not normal to claim that the Biggest Loser is the most brilliant and "educational" show out there. It is not normal to still be dieting after...
That Black Hole That’s About To Erupt
There’s a black hole in my belly. A huge, see-through black vessel that is affecting everything: my days my feelings my outlook on life. There’s a black hole in my belly. It’s been there for as long as I can remember. For as long as I’ve been. It’s not going anywhere....
Freedom from Food Is Possible
I am celebrating 6 years of recovery from anorexia today. 6 years of taking one step after the other towards freedom from my fear of having a body that is not stick thin. 6 years of hard work that was often not seen by anyone but me. 6 years of not waking up in the...
Never give up
Never give up. It sounds so cheesy but it's so so true. Wherever you are Whatever is going on in your life Whoever you think you're not However you believe you need to change to be worthy, enough, whole, Don't give up on yourself. Don't give up on your dream of...
How to manifest your dream life
As I am writing this, I am sitting in my brand-new apartment looking out the windows into the fall sun, the curtains are flowing in the mild breeze and I’m working away – blissfully, happily, at peace. I’ve been here before many, many times. I’ve worked on this desk....
10 Things Body-Lovers Do Differently
Accepting and loving your body as it is doesn't just happen. You don't wake up one morning to find that you magically fell deeply in love with yourself and suddenly respect your body for everything it is instead of hating on it for everything it isn't. Loving your...
Allow yourself to be uncomfortable
It's time to grow up. It's time to stop wanting to be a princess, a little girl, a victim that needs saving. It's time to allow yourself to be uncomfortable, to go where you don't want to go, to be who you've always known you were. It's time to step of the train of...
When you’ve gained weight…
I know that every cell of your body and mind is screaming for relief. I know that you are terrified that this will never end. I know that you believe that going on a diet is the only reasonable thing to do. And it even feels like a great idea, right? At least you'll...
Your Weight Doesn’t Matter
In the grand scheme of things your current weight doesn’t matter. In the tiny scheme of things you future weight doesn’t matter. In the scheme of things 20 pounds more or less is simply not important. It’s a non issue. It won’t make the world go round faster. It won’t...
When Your Limiting Beliefs Stage a Revolt
When you escape diet prison, there is much that changes in your life: you gain more happiness you gain more freedom your gain more joy But there’s also so much you need to let go of in order to get to the happiness, the joy, the freedom. And that’s the part where most...