“More than half of my life is blurry due to everything that was happening, but I never stopped digging. I wanted to see and face the truth.”
‘The pieces came together, but the puzzle will never be complete.’: Sexual abuse, eating disorder survivor finds clarity after years of deeply rooted trauma
‘I hid it for years, ashamed to tell my therapist.’: Bulimia, sexual abuse survivor talks road to recovery
“None of us know how trauma will show up in our lives. For some, including me, trauma made me feel better, for a short time. The events had struck me so hard and were so completely overwhelming, the trauma was almost a convenient distraction. That was until the mist cleared and the reality of the guilt, pain, and horror of those events hit home.”
‘I am more than my body.’: Eating disorder survivor talks road to recovery, embracing body outside societal expectations
“I’d cry every single day, unable to sleep out of fear of not being able to control my eating the next day. I was afraid to hang out with friends because of how I looked. I returned back to my younger self, inside her room struggling with food. I felt like a total failure.”
No Matter My Self-Esteem, I Will Wear This Bathing Suit For My Daughter
“‘Wow, Mommy you look so pretty in that!’ This was a defining moment, and I had a decision to make.”
‘You’ve doubled in size over the year. I thought it must be medication.’: Woman embarks on weight loss, self-love journey after stranger’s hurtful comment
“My smile started to quiver. I felt my vision blur. I kept my composure the best I could, but only made it through the kitchen door before the waterworks exploded. I knew I’d been gaining weight, but hearing it from a stranger really hurt. I never wanted to feel that way again.”
‘I woke up one day and decided enough was enough. It was time to fall in love with my true authentic self.’: Former bodybuilder shares journey to love her body
“I no longer wanted to be the ‘smallest’ version of myself. I had a new addiction, I wanted to have the biggest glutes, quads, and hamstrings I could naturally grow.”
Your Body Is Ready For All Seasons, Just The Way It Is
“Summer body ready means EVERY body is ready.”
‘Every day I’d eat egg whites and steamed vegetables, wondering if I’d die in my sleep.’: Woman shares road to recovery, happiness after life-long eating disorder
“It’s never too late to re-learn everything you once learned before. It’s never too late to make your life better than it was before. It’s never too late to say screw it to the past (or even the odds) and get the life you want. All it takes is one step at a time.”
‘I was waiting to die. I thought I was a lost cause and there was no hope for me.’: Man shares extreme weight loss journey
“I had not been on a rollercoaster in 30 years, and this was the first time I had ever been able to get on a rollercoaster with my sons. I had never felt so good in my life.”
‘Maybe if I lose weight, he will regret all of this.’ I was motivated to get my revenge body.’: After heartbreak, woman embarks on self-love weight loss journey
“My intentions weren’t the best in the beginning. But slowly that changed: now it was about ME.”