VIR Giveaway Winner I want to personally thank you all for being voices in recovery! I have read the responses to the 1st ViR giveaway over and over, truly wishing I could give each and every one of you the book “Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder,” written by Johanna Kandel. I read many and was…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Eating Disorder Chat and Awareness Information
I would like to share what we discussed last night in the #MHSM chat! Below is what I personally shared and the topics we discussed. There were many participants and there was a wonderful discussion on all these questions! I am truly grateful for everyone’s participation. I thought I would share what I tweeted, in…
ViR 100th, NEDAW and a Giveaway
Todays post is in honor of ViR’s 100th post and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week!! National Eating Disorders Awareness Week runs from February 20-26th, 2011. Its theme this year is “It’s Time to Talk about it.” This is a collective effort of volunteers, including eating disorder professionals, health care providers, students, educators, social workers, advocates,…
Jealousy Be Damned
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point – that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative – self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always…
Why Why Why
I was asking my mentee what feelings they try to avoid the other day. Normal responses I have found are anger, loneliness, and sadness. I thought I was pretty good at this whole feelings thing. I always say – feel your feelings, let them pass, do not cling, but do not avoid. I also think we…
10 Ways to Empower & Support Your Daughter
BE MINDFUL of how you model to your daughter Ban FAT TALK now! Avoid weight-related discussions at home, such as talking about your own weight and encouraging their children to diet, as well as any form of weight-teasing. Talking about weight loss may have harmful consequences for your daughter’s health and self body image Stop…
Foreshadowing of a 13 Year Old
I have been looking at my journals, notes, poems, from my teenage years because @mmarzipan has had a wonderful Teen Week going on and I wanted to be involved. I found a lot of posts about feelings, being overwhelmed, feeling misunderstood, having fights with parents, fights with friends, bullying, etc. But there was one journal…
Balance in Sickness
When I am sick, things become really simple. Drink water. Take vitamins. Take a nap. Take Mucinex. Drink more water. When I am sick, I still work. This isn’t sick work time off, however if I honestly took days off sick, it would make me more stressed knowing I would have work to catch up…
It Couldn’t Be Done
I found this quote and just HAD to share with you all, especially on a Monday, when we may need a little extra motivation to get this week started. Just remember – you CAN do it. Do not listen to anyone (including your own inner critic) who says “It can’t be done.” Hope you enjoy!!!…
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