I Relapsed During The Covid-19 Pandemic, This Is What I Learned
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the worlds of all of us. Everyone has faced distinctive challenges, obstacles, and learning opportunities. For me,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the worlds of all of us. Everyone has faced distinctive challenges, obstacles, and learning opportunities. For me,…
Obsession over cookies and food consumed me as I spread blackberry jam over a bare piece of bread. A generous helping of…
Relapse is often a part of the journey when recovering from an eating disorder. Unfortunately, along with relapse often comes feelings of…
Knowledge really is power when it comes to eating disorder recovery. Understanding what relapse is and is not will be an important…
TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of sexual assault will be discussed in this article. If you are sensitive to that type of material,…
As a healthcare professional, your job requires you to infuse a certain amount of compassion into your work. Your experience in recovery…
epeat after me: I will not relapse. I will not relapse. I will not relapse. Now take three deep breaths. Have the…
Looking back at my 20 plus years of struggling, I realize there are many situations I’ve found a reason to relapse into…
Recovery …. Relapse… Recovery… Relapse… the cycle seemed to be never-ending. I would be deep in the depths of my eating disorder,…
Recovery and recovered are two words of many that fall victim to being used interchangeably in today’s society. While this is an…
The cycle of relapse and recovery is neither linear nor stable. Life is messy. And eating disorders make it messier. You were…
The water rushed through my fingers as my goggles fogged with condensation. I was at the local aquatic center center racing the…
A huge issue in college is s-t-r-e-s-s! Stress is an even bigger issue to those in recovery in college (or maybe even…
Don’t beat yourself up First of all, show yourself some compassion. Everyone has slip-ups, that’s normal. Instead of wallowing or putting yourself…