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COVID and My Relationship with Food

TW Eating Disorder As someone who struggles with disordered eating, I am constantly working on my relationship with food. When there are large changes to my routine, like working from home and starting a new job, they can change the way that I interact with food and therefore make me reevaluate my relationship with food. Ever since I started working with my dietitian Kelsey, I’ve … Continue reading COVID and My Relationship with Food

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Not Another Eating Disorder Post

TW Eating Disorder This week, I teamed up with Erin-Rose from The Rosebud to talk about our experiences with eating disorders. Eating disorders definitely affect the ways that we feel about and interact with food, but they can be so much more than that. Erin-Rose: A woman is made up of a silhouette and a soul, fostered and bred in the social confines of society. … Continue reading Not Another Eating Disorder Post

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Don’t Tell Me to Eat a Hamburger: What Everyone Should Know about Eating Disorders

(TW Eating Disorders)   As you may know if you’ve read my blog, I suffer from an eating disorder (ED). I’ve never had formal psychiatric intervention to help me deal with it, and every day I find another aspect of my life that my eating disorder affects. Since this week is National Eating Disorder Awareness week, my Registered Dietitian Kelsey wanted to work with me … Continue reading Don’t Tell Me to Eat a Hamburger: What Everyone Should Know about Eating Disorders

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High-Functioning Depression

(TW Depression, Eating Disorder) Depression can be sneaky. It can creep up on you, especially when you haven’t been deep in the throes of it for a while and you’re so busy that you don’t really notice it. I was coming out of a depressive episode at the beginning of last year, and I got to a reasonably good place. I’m typically a high-functioning depressive … Continue reading High-Functioning Depression