Category: health

Jul 24

what amy winehouse’s life, addiction and death mean to me

amywinehouseI heard today that Amy Winehouse died. When I first heard about Amy Winehouse was when she’d made a rendition of ‘Moody’s Mood for Love’. So I grew up with that song, ‘F**k Me Pumps’, and more. Then, a little later I hear this new album, ‘Back to Black’, where she’s doing a song called ‘Rehab.’

By this time, I’d already heard about her rehab issues. ( Read more )

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May 29

let’s chat about depression

i’m depressed. quite depressed. ( Read more )

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Dec 29

isabelle caro & toxic tabloids

warning: possibly toxic/triggering

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Nov 25

i’m grateful for…

i wanted to take this opportunity to share some of the things i am grateful for today.

• spending the day with family
• reconnecting with one of my best friends
• the opportunity to help people with my writing
• my dog not limping
• a day of sane eating. after all, who wants to diet on thanksgiving day ever?
• a weekend plus to relax. yay!

happy thanksgiving!

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Nov 23

updated my photos page

this morning, i updated my pictures page on my website. specifically, i added descriptions to the first set of pictures and the track & field photo. i searched through hundreds of typed pages of journal entries ( Read more )

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Nov 23

“neurotic? befriend a normie”

here’s my latest psychology today piece, “neurotic? befriend a normie”

this was an interesting piece to write because ( Read more )

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Oct 29

“what’s the link between eating disorders and vegetarianism? (pt. 3)”

the third of three pieces – “what’s the link between eating disorders and vegetarianism? (pt. 3)” – is finally, finally, finally live! it’s taken much longer than i’d anticipated for me to churn out this piece but it’s there.

i’m going to write another piece here soon that goes a little more into some of the answers i received, stats that i calculated, and more.

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Aug 21

need your help: eating disorders & vegetarianism

i’m working on a 3-piece feature on eating disorders and vegetarianism. vegetarians – don’t worry! i’m not knocking vegetarianism, but sharing my experiences and talking about some of the correlations that i’ve found with both myself and many others i’ve known.

however, i would like to have more anecdotes that just those of people i know and i know all of you can teach me something as well. ( Read more )

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May 24

shape’s shape

jezebel says it wonderfully:

Shape, continues to be one of those pseudo-fitness magazines that claims to be all about “women’s health” but is, in actuality, all about weight loss.

nothing more needs to be said.

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May 09

if a picture is worth a thousand words…

what are hundreds of pictures worth? ( Read more )

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