Halloween: Haunted by the Shadows of Myself

Halloween: Haunted by the Shadows of Myself

I Was Not Broken, and I Am Not Fixed.

This message is important for me to remember today, a day when my former size feels palpable and when addictive foods beckon me with their wicked wiles.

Halloween has haunted me as far back as I can remember. Halloween highlights all my shadows of struggling with food addiction. And, there are many shadows in my story.

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Choosing My Language Carefully: Uprooting Social Stigma

Choosing My Language Carefully: Uprooting Social Stigma

Language Matters: Choosing How to Speak about My Hunger Drive

My story centers around drilling into a deep understanding of my hunger drive, so I could lose more than half my weight – a number well into triple digits.

I frequently talk about my hunger drive and the way hunger works in me. I have deliberately chosen these to help me speak as I break my silence about transforming my shadows around weight.

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