Stop "Raising Strong Girls." Hear me out. You've heard the slogans. Has it ever seemed weird to you the way that this notion that we must work to "raise strong girls" implies that girls and women won't be? But if you look around, I imagine you'll be surrounded by strong women hardened by their experience… Continue reading Stop “Raising Strong Girls”
Julie Flygare is my #womancrushwednesday! Check out her episode on the @arinuplifted podcast where she talks all about...NARCOLEPSY...here! (Photo via @remrunner.) Trigger warning: eating disorders. With a heaping side of bitterness. It took me a while to process this interview because it's heavy on the food and exercise talk. You see, food and I have… Continue reading Food and Narcolepsy
The "bikini body" workout and diet messages are revved up right now and ready to make you feel like shit. Four years into eating disorder recovery I still feel the tug of the media during the swim season and have to remind myself that my body is perfect exactly the way it is. Dear Self,… Continue reading Self Love Sunday
Eating disorder recovery is one of the best and hardest things I've ever done. Below are books, people, and other resources that I am committed to, through and through, in addition to those resources on the Mindfulness page. None of these are meant to substitute for care from a licensed physician and/or therapist and for medication. If… Continue reading Eating and Bodies
This is us these days. 