Sometimes in life, even the most excruciating pain is not visible. And sometimes, the people that love us refuse to listen to us in order to help us get to a place where we can see our wounds for exactly what they are in order to help them heal. Sometimes, we all need to be carried out of the woods… Even if we are kicking and screaming the whole way, begging to be put down and left alone.
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The Long Road to Recovery
by Emily DeGemmis on Aug 03, 2010
Life circumstances, health issues, personal concerns, and financial hardships have interfered with what and when I would, know I should, and what I want to eat at times. I’ve recently reached the same realization I had while in eating disorder treatment years ago: I need to do better faster.
Staying Out of Rehab
by Emily DeGemmis on Jul 14, 2010
As someone who has been through the emotional, grueling, sad, scary, heartbreaking, painful, yet ultimately liberating, beautiful process of eating disorder treatment, I cannot imagine how different my experience would have been had there been cameras (ahhhh!!!) watching, recording, and broadcasting my every move, every word, every tear, every fear, every fight, every bite…. (Not to mention every pound.)
On “Shame-Based Dieting”
by Emily DeGemmis on Jul 01, 2010
In this featured segment, reporter Kim Fischer described and detailed a supposed “new fad” coined “shame-based dieting” in which dieters are purportedly keeping running records and/or posting pictures of what they eat on social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter.
Take a Break
by Emily DeGemmis on Jun 10, 2010
I’ve been trying to hear myself think through the loud conversation going on amongst a group of girls gathered by the door, all of them gripping clear cups full of ice cubes drowning in dark coffee. They sip from green straws, each leaving behind wet lines of lipstick.
Why One Matters
by Emily DeGemmis on Jun 02, 2010
“Would having one cigarette, just one, REALLY matter?? What would it mean if we did? Wouldn’t it serve as a valuable, important lesson in accepting “slips” in our lives? Less-than “perfection” or absolutes?”
“I Quit!”
by Emily DeGemmis on May 26, 2010
A personal reflection on smoking addictions and eating disorders: “I see the correlation between my reluctance to quit smoking and the uncertainty in receiving treatment for an eating disorder. Akin to my experience with Anorexia…”
"I Quit!"
by Emily DeGemmis on May 26, 2010
A personal reflection on smoking addictions and eating disorders: “I see the correlation between my reluctance to quit smoking and the uncertainty in receiving treatment for an eating disorder. Akin to my experience with Anorexia…”
Moving Forward
by Emily DeGemmis on May 25, 2010
“Come on, Emily, think…” I actually reach the point where I am exasperatedly saying this to myself out loud while staring at the computer screen. Stress, suddenly stockpiled in my cells, has seemingly made it impossible for me to concentrate.
Symbiosis
by Emily DeGemmis on May 03, 2010
Prior to leading my first ANAD eating disorder support group, I considered that I might possibly be triggered by doing this work.
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