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Gratitude, Grief, and Growth
About a month ago, my life changed in a way I never saw coming—but in the most beautiful way. After graduation, I have balanced two jobs:...
livinginthehotpink
Jul 63 min read


Thoughts vs Actions
When I do a speaking engagement with Dr. Tamara Pryor, we leave ample time at the end for audience members to participate in Q&R...
livinginthehotpink
Mar 224 min read


Growth
I’ve been itching to blog for a while now. I just haven’t been able to pinpoint what I want to write about. After visiting my friends and...
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Dec 8, 20244 min read


All The Feels
Last week, I hosted my Second Annual Say Cheese & Charcuterie: A Body Positive Event. It was incredible! The energy, the people, the...
livinginthehotpink
Aug 23, 20242 min read


Anxiety
The definition of anxiety from the Oxford Languages dictionary: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent...
livinginthehotpink
Jul 27, 20242 min read


Authenticity Breeds Community
Typically, I keep my blogs very short. I had too much on my heart to write about. Please make sure you have time to devote to this blog....
livinginthehotpink
Sep 1, 20237 min read


What it’s Like Visiting a HAES Provider
Typically, when I go to the doctor, chiropractor, or physical therapist I have overwhelming anxiety a few days before. Why? I start to go...
livinginthehotpink
Aug 11, 20234 min read


Movement
I was inspired to write this blog tonight because of an Instagram story @the_fat_athlete posted online tonight. We ended up DMing for a...
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Jul 7, 20234 min read


Spirituality is Part of Recovery
I am a firm believer that eating disorder development and recovery isn’t just biopsychosocial. Basically, this means an individual’s...
livinginthehotpink
May 26, 20235 min read


Misinformed
Anger is not an emotion I gravitate towards or experience often. This morning while I was working at a coffee shop, I overheard a...
livinginthehotpink
Feb 16, 20233 min read


New Year’s Resolutions
I wish this time of the year was more of a celebration of intentions and not resolutions. A resolution is a decision to not do something....
livinginthehotpink
Jan 4, 20233 min read


"Happy Holidays"
Hello! Sorry I haven’t written in a while. Something you should know about me, I do not write a blog or post on social media unless I’m...
livinginthehotpink
Dec 13, 20222 min read


Reflecting on Recovery
July 30, 2008 was my first time in treatment. Sometimes, each July, I open up old journals and read about my eating disorder and my...
livinginthehotpink
Jul 31, 20224 min read


Body Image
I haven’t blogged in a while. Mainly because I don’t write unless I feel inspired to write. I felt it deep this Saturday morning. I...
livinginthehotpink
May 11, 20222 min read


She is Obese
She is obese. Those are the words I read from my visit summary after my physical on Friday. To make it worse, the word “obese” was...
livinginthehotpink
Nov 15, 20215 min read


Listening to My Body
This morning, my good friend Catherine and I drove up to the mountains to get a hike in. I had an expectation in my head that we were...
livinginthehotpink
Aug 22, 20213 min read


Bigger Bodies Are Not Bad Bodies
Saturday, I spoke at EDCare with the amazing Dr. Tamara Pryor. I shared my eating disorder and recovery journey. It’s been 15 months...
livinginthehotpink
May 31, 20212 min read


Control
Yesterday I took a trip to my happy place, Vail Mountain, with my good friend Grace—who is more like my sister. We decided to take a ski...
livinginthehotpink
Jan 31, 20213 min read


I Used Food As a Coping Skill
Last week was confusing for me. I felt like I lost all my hunger and full cues. I kept eating and eating. I never felt hungry. I never...
livinginthehotpink
Nov 11, 20201 min read


Yoga and Recovery
I 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...
livinginthehotpink
Jul 29, 20203 min read
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