If you break a bone, people can see you have an injury. They may ask when you will be better, and perhaps even get into specifics of what it will take to heal. They aren’t usually too shy about asking what happened. It is not uncommon for them to offer up their own broken bone
There is no playbook for life. I’ve learned a few things about what seems to work best regarding how we should approach life, especially when facing difficult situations. In addition to battles I’ve already shared like my eating disorder, depression, and family alcoholism, my family experienced a recent tragedy. My sister was killed by a
Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. More than 120 others every day according to leading statistics on suicide. Some of which happen close to wherever you call home. It is so sad. It breaks my heart because that means there are people living in a place of deep hurt every single day. I’ve shared my story before.
I'm heading into a very busy week. My Monday has meetings at 8:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:30, 5:00, and 6:00. The next four days are much of the same. On Sunday evening I could already feel myself feeling anxious about the week. You see, these are the types of weeks where, historically, my eating disorder
A close family member graduated at the end of 2017 from Drug Court. Drug Court is a program that treats the addiction instead of incarcerating it. The Drug Court program isn’t for every situation. Thankfully, it was right for our family and we will be forever grateful as it played a significant role in saving
I want to make people cry. Sounds harsh, but sometimes I really do. If I am doing a presentation that includes my personal story about my struggle with an eating disorder and depression, then I want to hit people in the feels. I think that is the most powerful way to, 1) bring attention to