Recovery

My Journey With Generalized Anxiety, Why I Said “No” To Anxiety Meds & How I Cope With My Anxiety Naturally Why I Said “No” To Meds I have diagnosed generalized anxiety. It’s out in the open & I’m not afraid to admit it. It’s a […]

When I started recovery, I remember the days I woke up dreading getting out of bed because it meant “MEAL PLAN ON”. It meant I had to eat breakfast. I couldn’t skip it or pretend I ate. I couldn’t prepare the food, play around with […]

When I was little, I associated success with convincing my parents to get me a new Barbie & failure with falling off my bike. As I grew up, success & failure became about academic accomplishments, aspirations & relationships. When I got sick, success & failure […]

The most difficult thing about ANY mental illness is that recovery is ENTIRELY up to YOU. It’s not like waking up one day & having an epiphany that you aren’t happy in a relationship & ending it in hopes to find someone better; it’s not […]

If I had to sum up my health journey in one word, it would be: consistency. Yes, you need motivation to start. Yes, you need discipline on days where your motivation isn’t as strong. Yes, you need commitment & dedication to realistic short-term goals. BUT, […]

Do you ever look back on your life, at a specific event that hurt you or that left a mark on you or do you ever just look at your life in general & think to yourself “WOW, how did I get through that?!”. This […]

Let’s talk INTUITIVE EATING! Before I was able to practice it, I felt so much pressure because it was so hard for me to grasp & understand what it actually meant. Before I get into it, I just want to put it out there that […]

Do you ever wish you could just close your eyes & make everything going on around you stop? Make it go away & disappear forever? This happens to me ALL THE TIME. Life gets SO overwhelming with all the tasks, to-do lists, obstacles + responsibilities […]

Let’s talk FOOD GUILT We all deal with it & it sucks! I’ve been on both ends of the spectrum: extreme bouts of deprivation & starvation in the lows of my anorexia & devouring tons of food in short time periods without even realizing & […]

The other day, I listened to a Saje Wellness Well Now podcast about anxiety & I’ve been repeating a quote I heard in non stop: “You didn’t conquer the world today. It’s okay.” One of the worst symptoms of my anxiety is restlessness. Fighting with […]