2015: Shitting Rainbows

shitting rainbows It’s my favorite saying. If you’ve ever heard me speak about my journey to recovery and life thereafter then you’ve heard me say it plenty. Unless there were teachers in the room, then I try to clean up my act for school kiddies. So what does it mean? Exactly what you think. My […]

Online Safety: Guest Blog

Today, I had the honor to guest blog on one of my favorite sites: Voice in Recovery.  I was asked to write how social media has helped me in my recovery journey.  Check it out and be sure to follow this incredible blog… Voice in Recovery: Safety in Numbers

Magic Pill: Take As Directed

Why did I recover?  What made me so special over others who continue to struggle with their eating disorders?  How did I keep on my path of recovery after treatment, while so many of my friends sunk back into the darkness of their disorders?  Why me? These questions incessantly repeated themselves in my mind last […]

Channeling My Inner Julia

Tonight I cooked and ate dinner.  For most, this feat is nothing to write home about.  But for me, on this particular night, this dinner warrants serious accolades.  My sweet husband is out of town so it has been up to me to take care of not just the baby, but myself as well.  My […]

Ripping Off the Perfection Band-Aid

I’m at a loss.  I want to write.  I want to blog.  But I have this fear that since my secret blog was ‘outed,’ nothing I write now will be good enough.  I started this blog to simply write when I felt compelled…not to compel myself to write.  I certainly feel the urge to write, […]