Showing posts with label Health Issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health Issues. Show all posts
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Counting
Callie Henningsen | Blogger & Advocate, Where I Stand There is a Netflix-sponsored film that was recently released entitled To the Bone about a young woman with an eating disorder. “X calories for the pork, X for the buttered noodles, X for the roll, and X for the butter,” states a dark clothed Lily Collins […]
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2017 at 02:13AM,
Eating Disorders,
Health Issues,
July 23,
mental health,
Recovery,
Treatment
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
A Chapter From Her Life
Jessica Ross | Blogger & Advocate, Communications Coordinator We stood at the stove, the both of us standing beside one another. Mom watched over my hand as I stirred the simmering pot of chicken soup, making sure I was doing okay. There was this beautiful, soft silence in the room. A stillness. It felt nice. […]
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2017 at 11:34AM,
Advocacy,
Asking for help,
Eating Disorders,
Family,
Health Issues,
hope,
July 18,
mental health,
Recovery,
Treatment,
Uncategorized,
where i stand
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The Life I Imagined
Written by Brittany Foster, Blogger & Advocate Prom, weddings, finishing finals, college celebrations, graduations…It feels as if my newsfeed lately has been filled with such joyous times. Everywhere I look, my friends are engaged, getting married, having children, getting acceptance letters into their masters or PA school programs, becoming doctors, and “living the dream.” I […]
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2017 at 08:21PM,
Anger,
Chronic Illness,
Depression,
Health Issues,
Identity,
May 10
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
“Just Be Smart”: A Poem About Self-Harm
“Just Be Smart” Written by Brittany Foster, Blogger & Advocate There is pain and suffering that nobody can see Hidden by nail-biting, a small twitch, and this time, my sleeve Triggered by an appointment about my infertility I reacted as if I haven’t known about it since I was 23 Each time I hear it, […]
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2017 at 05:50PM,
Anger,
April 12,
Chronic Illness,
Health Issues,
Identity,
Poetry,
Relationships,
Self-harm
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