Words by Me
When did food become the enemy? Humans’ complicated relationship with food
Food is meant to be pleasurable, nourishing, and energizing, but diet culture has taught many of us otherwise. How did this happen?
Eating disorders and menopause: The hormonal connection
How the changes women experience during perimenopause and menopause can precipitate disordered eating behaviors.
Why it’s so hard to get eating disorder treatment
Why so many eating disorders go undetected and, therefore, untreated.
Life at my lowest weight: Physical and mental effects of eating disorders
What did reaching my lowest weight get me? In short, nothing good.
4 examples of diets that don’t work
The parallels between recent history’s diets and eating disorders.
Supermarket anxiety in eating disorder recovery
Supermarket anxiety: What it is and how to overcome it.
Why I turned down inpatient eating disorder treatment
Why did I choose (and stay with) outpatient treatment only? Here are a few reasons.
Ozempic and eating disorders: The issue with turning off hunger
As with any other health hazard masked as a diet, Ozempic isn’t all it seems.
What ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ got right about eating disorders
My thoughts on how the Bravo show handled the topic of eating disorders.