After a few years of maintaining my recovery, I decided to study abroad during my senior year of college. It was a way to not let my eating disorder have control over me. But the decision didn’t come before I reflected.
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Worry Less, Enjoy More: The Ultimate Freshman Year Survival Guide
Starting college is rough on everyone, especially when you’re coping with an eating disorder or body image issues. But your first semester doesn’t have to be so stressful, even though you’ll definitely miss not paying for laundry! A few Proud2Bme bloggers offered their best pieces of advice for staying body positive, making friends, and coping with triggers. Armed with these helpful tips, you’ll be ready to conquer campus!
It’s Time to Listen: Men Struggle With Eating Disorders, Too
Eating disorders can affect anyone. I know this because a close male friend of mine from high school struggles with bulimia. I recently asked him if he felt comfortable speaking to me about his eating disorder, and he opened up about his story, under the condition that he remain anonymous throughout this piece.
8 Things Every Person Should Do Before 8 A.M.
If you don’t purposefully carve time out every day to progress and improve — without question, your time will get lost in the vacuum of our increasingly crowded lives. Before you know it, you’ll be old and withered — wondering where all that time went.
How Having My Entire Body Painted In San Francisco Helped Me Make Peace With Myself
It took me over two decades to realize that moving through the world like a shadow would never get me anywhere. While today, most people can’t miss me (quite literally, as I have rather striking blue hair and several tattoos), I’m still coping with harmful internalized messages about size and weight, just like everyone else.
Dealing With Lots Of Stress Or Migraines? Here Are Four Tips That Could Help
With today’s overload of stress, millions are battling with how to handle it and with the migraines that can come from it. Here are a few of the best ways to handle it all.
Stop Talking About Working Out And Just Do It: 10 Motivating Reasons Why
Exercise is not only important to your physical health, but also to your emotional well-being. But we all know how easy it is to get stuck in a sedentary lifestyle.
