Evergreen Thoughts
Tips for Surviving the Winter Months
Endless days of gray skies, below freezing temperatures, and no greenery in sight - it can all make you feel a bit down. And for some people, the drabness of winter weather can make mental health symptoms more challenging. Read on for some practical tips to help beat the winter blues!
"Dear Eating Disorder": Breaking the Eating Disorder Cycle, Healing and Recovery (Part 4 of 4)
I know we’ve thought about having a secret relationship indefinitely, but I’ve learned more about you recently and I know you have tried to protect and care for me, but I am learning new ways to take care of myself and there isn’t a whole lot of space for you anymore.
"Dear Eating Disorder": Do Eating Disorders Cover Up Deeper Issues? (Part 3 of 4)
I remember when you came back into my life, loudly promising me that I would lose the weight this time and how you dared me to hope that achieving my ideal was only a few months of restricting away. I didn’t know that when I gave you an inch, you would take a mile. I know you are trying to reassure me that things will get better once I look a certain way, but I am becoming more and more convinced that you are not trustworthy at all.
"Dear Eating Disorder": Begin to Believe Change is Possible (Part 2 of 4)
I’ve been thinking about how we met and built our relationship. I am starting to realize how I needed you, how I felt like you could help me solve my problems. I really thought this could work, but I think we need to redefine our relationship. I am realizing something else, I think you may be covering up for some bigger, scarier issues. Can you please be quiet for a minute so I can hear what’s going on inside me?
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February 2019
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