i’ve never known a black female who’s had an eating disorder who hasn’t felt ashamed because of it.
- not uncomfortable.
- not embarrassed.
- not guilty.
ashamed. ( Read more )
Dec
03
the joy of grateful lists
the joys are endless. seriously.
i’ve created grateful lists on and off and of course when i start again, i think, wow, i forgot how great this is. ( Read more )
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Nov
30
stunted growth – fun times
so, i recently wrote a huffington post piece about real housewives of beverly hills and stunted growth. it’s very interesting to see that topic still rearing its head. wait, i might think, if i write about it, isn’t it supposed to be gone? um, not necessarily. ( Read more )
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Nov
23
“thank you, sausi”
whew! i seem to have an ebb and flow with posts. apparently, i’ve hit a post explosion right now.
here’s my latest piece: thank you, sausi. it’s in recognition of my best friend from jh/hs and all of the support she gave me before, during, and after my eating disorder treatment. ( Read more )
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Nov
22
“real housewives of beverly hills: stunted growth”
here’s my latest huffington post piece: “real housewives of beverly hills: stunted growth.”
as many of you know, i’m a (fairly) unabashed real housewives watcher. okay, i like rhobh, enjoy rhonj, had to watch rhodc because – hello – i went to college in dc, you know the drill… ( Read more )
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Nov
21
what a day! (pt. 2)
and i do mean that in a good sense.
last time i wrote a piece like this, it was a cloudy day. today has been wonderful! ( Read more )
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Nov
14
penn state rape
for years, education reform and health care reform were issues that meant a lot to me. in the past few years, prison reform (particularly, letting ex-cons vote) has been important to me.
but knowing so many people who’ve been raped, and so many people who’ve been devastated by being raped, I detest it. ( Read more )
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Nov
13
recalling the whole picture
an interesting thing happened recently. i ran into a guy who i had a crush on in high school. surprisingly, and somewhat dismayingly, that crush quickly came back.
while talking to a recovery friend the next day, i realized that the guy i’d ran into was ( Read more )
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Nov
12
journals
after years of having journals, I did what I should have done more than a decade ago:
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Nov
06
buliMEugh
i’ve been talking with a friend for several months, and she recently shared this poem with me. I think it speaks for itself.
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