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livinginthehotpink
Dec 8, 20244 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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livinginthehotpink
Aug 23, 20242 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Anxiety
The definition of anxiety from the Oxford Languages dictionary: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent...
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livinginthehotpink
Sep 1, 20237 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....
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livinginthehotpink
Aug 11, 20234 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jul 7, 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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livinginthehotpink
May 26, 20235 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Feb 16, 20233 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jan 4, 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....
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livinginthehotpink
Dec 13, 20222 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jul 31, 20224 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...
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livinginthehotpink
May 11, 20222 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Nov 15, 20215 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Aug 22, 20213 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...
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livinginthehotpink
May 31, 20212 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jan 31, 20213 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Nov 11, 20201 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jul 29, 20203 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...
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livinginthehotpink
Jul 12, 20202 min read
I Can Hear Coach
My 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...
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livinginthehotpink
May 6, 20202 min read
I'm Alone But Not in How I Feel
This 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
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