My Exposure Therapy
When it comes to shyness, I have slowly outgrown my timid, introverted nature. All except for one specific type of shyness. And this...
Project Positive
Life is a better place when you think positively. Because life is what you make of it. If you go about your life, living life as if it...
Ready or Not... Here Life Comes
Life is defined by change. Life is never static, always moving, whether we are ready or not. There are many aspects of our life that make...
Just Breathe
It was only until very recently that I realized what a moment without anxiety feels like. And just how incredibly calm, peaceful, and...
Every Body is a Bikini Body
What words come to mind when you hear the word summer? Beach, sun, pools, swimming? Parties, cookouts, barbeques, vacations? Boating,...
Jump All In: Half Steps Don't Bring Full Recovery
After ten years of fighting for my life against a life-threatening disorder aimed at killing me, I have come to learn quite a bit about...
My New May 30th
May 30th, 2017 was my rock bottom. Or at least one of several rock bottoms my poor life and body have had to face in their short 19 years...
Good-bye, Ed
A Letter to My Eating Disorder Dear Ed, I just read your letter, pleading me to let you stay, to take back your friendship, to save you....
Fighting the Past With the Present
May is a month known for its excitement, full of celebrations, graduations, ceremonies, proms, picnics, barbeques, and countless other...
A Goodbye Letter to My Sick Body
Dear Anorexic Michelle, This is a difficult letter to write, a difficult goodbye to say, especially because we have built up a very...
