livinginthehotpinkJul 293 minYoga and RecoveryI remember years ago in recovery, looking around and noticing that those in recovery around me, didn’t look like me. I was in a bigger bo...
livinginthehotpinkJul 122 minI Can Hear CoachMy mind has been consumed lately. My footing hasn’t been sturdy. I haven’t felt grounded. I’ve felt scared at times. I’ve been searching ...
livinginthehotpinkMay 62 minI'm Alone But Not in How I FeelThis whole quarantine for me is summed up with this: You’re not alone in what you are feeling alone. Read it one more time. Get it? I’m not
livinginthehotpinkMar 262 minFeeling All the Things I’ve been wanting to write for days. I have the itch to write, to compose, and to fill up the blank space on a page. It’s 5:09am. I’m ful...
livinginthehotpinkMar 103 minTwelve Months. I wrote a blog twelve months ago when my best friend Lo died. Today, I write to honor her again. Twelve months. Twelve months ago, my lif...
livinginthehotpinkFeb 232 minYou Look Like You've Lost Weight I’ve been sick for about 10 days. I had a cold. My normal one I get every year either in February or March. As with most of us, I’m assum...
livinginthehotpinkJan 134 minMy Own Personal [Unintentional] Southern Smash ***I try to keep my posts short, but this one is longer than my usual posts. *** Eating disorder recovery is full of surprises. Especiall...
livinginthehotpinkDec 20, 20193 minWhere’s the Ski Gear in my Size? Throughout my eating disorder, my body has been in a variety of sizes. When my body was in a thinner body, I had no problem finding cute ...
livinginthehotpinkNov 13, 20193 minValues and RecoveryGuest speaking is my FAVORITE part of what I get to do in the eating disorder recovery community! I speak at EDCare in Denver, CO often. ...
livinginthehotpinkOct 31, 20192 minI Didn't Fit In...If you are reading this sentence, it’s safe to assume there has been, at a minimum, one time you didn’t fit in: social groups, sports tea...
livinginthehotpinkSep 24, 20193 minWeight Stigma Awareness Week #WSAW #ComeAsYouAre #NEDA Resources (read first): FAQ's about Weight Stigma from NEDA Weight Stigma defined by NEDA is, “Weight stigma, a...
livinginthehotpinkAug 18, 20193 minExercise and Eating Disorder RecoveryOne of my goals having a public platform to share my eating disorder recovery is to provide a space to be honest about the ups, downs, an...
livinginthehotpinkAug 4, 20193 min#YtheLnot I was first introduced to YoungLife (YL) when I was a freshman in high school. I was a very legalistic Christian. The type you don’t want...
livinginthehotpinkJul 21, 20191 minThe Opposite of Addiction is ConnectionThis summer, I have been fortunate to spend quality time connecting with my friends-my community. I was reflecting this evening on how fa...
livinginthehotpinkJul 21, 20195 minHealthy Mind. Healthy Movement.Exercise, particularly running was the catalyst for my eating disorder to completely overtake my life. About 15 years ago, I trained for ...
livinginthehotpinkMay 4, 20192 minWhere I've Been and Where I Am NowToday I had the honor of speaking at EDCare with Dr. Tamara Pryor. Dr. Pryor and I have known one another for over 10 years. She has been...
livinginthehotpinkMar 17, 20197 minNavigating the Navy Blue-In Honor of Lauren Mutter, a.k.a LoThe past six weeks have been extremely difficult. I had a case of the blues that turned into deep blues. After two weeks of the deep blue...
livinginthehotpinkFeb 14, 20193 minConnection Instead of CoachExercise or movement has been a piece of my recovery that has been difficult to navigate. I have been an athlete my whole life and played...
livinginthehotpinkFeb 10, 20191 minI'm Living in the Hot PinkAs I was studying yesterday, I realized it's been a minute since I last posted a blog. I pondered on what I might write about. Nothing i...
livinginthehotpinkJan 21, 20191 minIf You Post that Pic, Crop it FirstI have been fighting with myself on this blog post daily for about two weeks. I was skiing Vail (two weeks ago) with my friend. We took s...
