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Do No Harm: Part 2
Doctor, you've done harm. Nurse, you've done harm. Receptionist, you've done harm. Insurance, you've done harm. System, you've done harm. The damage has been done. But I'm just getting started.
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Do No Harm: Part 1
I stood in a doctor’s office, terrified, admitting to her that I have an eating disorder…and I was met with indifference at best, but probably more like disbelief or even disgust.
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Your Body Is Not A Problem To Be Solved
Everywhere you look, you can find the message that your body is somehow wrong...that you need to change something in order to be loved or even accepted. But I'm calling BS.
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Cling
For the one in search of peace.
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Dear Medical Field: DO BETTER.
I'm writing this with tears streaming down my face. My lip is quivering, my eyes burning, my chest on fire. I'm angry. I'm weary. I'm overwhelmed. And it's not okay.
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We Are More Than Just Bodies
Can we stop congratulating weight loss yet? Can we find a new way to encourage one another? Because you and I are so much more than just bodies.
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The Things We Don’t Talk About
We've all got skeletons in our closets. But I'm not sure the skeletons are quite comfortable, hidden away there. They like to come out to play. They rattle around in our chests, they sneak into our beds, they dance eerily in our dreams, they interrupt our thoughts, they make themselves known. And what if that's ok?
