Healing and Hungry: Happy One Year!

I am celebrating my first year in eating disorder recovery.

One year ago on March 2nd 2022, I was admitted to the hospital.

I can hardly believe that I am already celebrating my first year in recovery from a disorder that had taken so much from me.

During this past year I have poured myself into all things recovery, starting with 3 months of intense high level care, regular check-ups with a therapist, dietitian and nurse practitioner, educating others about eating disorders, and falling in love with exercise (and doing it for the right reasons).

It’s been a year of self reflection and alot of change.

I still remember my thoughts and feelings as I entered in-patient treatment. The fear, the uncertainty and the doubts all spoke so loudly in my head I had trouble visualizing what a life without an eating disorder would look like for me.

I love celebrating March 2nd because on that day I started a new life. A life that feels so much brighter without the demon sitting on my shoulder that used to have the power to control my thoughts about food and body image.

In honor of this huge life milestone for me, I decided to get a tattoo of the NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) symbol.

I absolutely adore it (peep picture of it at the end of the post).

To me it symbolizes the bravery and strength it took for me to seek treatment. I no longer feel weak and ashamed of having this as part of my story.

So much can change in only one year.

And I am so glad it did.

I don’t have much to say other than thank you so much to all the people that stood by me during this year of rebuilding. I couldn't have done this without all your words of encouragement, and constant love and kindness.

Here's to many more years of celebrating!

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