Category: Eating Disorders

What Should I Do About Body Shaming?

“I’d rather be dead than red on the head” was a chant I heard regularly as a kid growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. “Carrot Top” became an unwelcome nickname. I hated my red hair. As far as I was concerned, it did not serve me well and I dreamed of the day that I could … Continue reading “What Should I Do About Body Shaming?”

Stop Eating Your Heart Out

For many of us, there is not enough food on the planet to fill the gaping hole within our souls. I know. I tried.” Meryl Beck It’s tough isn’t it, this battle with food? It can be a love affair that turns sour but still doesn’t end. For some of us it feels absolutely impossible … Continue reading “Stop Eating Your Heart Out”