A Recovered Life is all about living an authentic, fulfilling life. It's about rising to meet challenges and overcoming obstacles. It's about hope. It's about courage. It's about recovery. ♥
I'm an eating disorder activist who believes in FULL recovery. Why? Because it's real, and I'm proof.
After too many years of anorexia and depression, I turned my life around and am now living a life I wasn't sure was possible. I want to help you do this too.
This is from Carolyn Costin’s book 100 Questions and Answers about Eating Disorders:
“Being recovered is when the person can accept his or her natural body size and shape and no longer has a self-destructive relationship with food or exercise. When you are recovered, food and weight take a proper perspective in your life, and what you weigh is not more important than who you are; in fact, actual numbers are of little importance at all. When recovered, you will not compromise your health or betray your soul to look a certain way, wear a certain size, or reach a certain number on the scale. When you are recovered, you do not use eating disorder behaviors to deal with, distract from, or cope with other problems.”
(Source: lightweightperfection)
In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I just want to spend a minute or two encouraging those of you who are in recovery from an eating disorder.
Yes, it is probably the hardest thing you’ve ever done or will ever do. It has to be hard to make it worth it. And it is so worth it.
If you believe in it and give it your all, full recovery is completely possible, for everyone. I fought hard for years. And now, the fight is over. I won. I believe that people can be truly free of their eating disorders. And because I believe that, it is true for me. I’m done fighting. I am at peace. I love life. I love food. I love my body. I love me.
And You can too.
