Eight Ways to Break Eating Disorder Patterns
June 16, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Volunteering
If you have an eating disorder, or the remnants of an eating disorder, you live on the basis of a few or many eating disorder priorities. Perhaps you have a job or go to school or concentrate your life to caring for your family. You have commitments to your daily tasks.
Low-Fat Love 101: Always Bet on Yourself
April 27, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Self Esteem
I have loved writing since I was a child so I feel very fortunate to make my living as an author. This doesn’t mean that there haven’t been, and won’t continue to be, many rejections along the way. I have learned some things from those experiences that may be of value to others pursuing a […]
Musical Inspiration
April 18, 2013 by Tracy
Filed under Featured, Finding Your Voice, Music, Writing and Poetry
I am a writer. Plain and simple. It is more than my title, but less than my sum. Writing is my hobby, my passion, my job. It is what I do at work and what I do on my days off. I can’t say it absorbs every one of my waking thoughts, but it comes […]
The Power of Art and Healing
March 3, 2012 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Expressive Arts, Recovery
Hello, We Are The Real Deal readers! My name is Caroline Rothstein and I am honored to be a contributor on this site. I’m a New York City-based writer and performer of spoken word poetry, theater, creative nonfiction, and journalism. As a longtime eating disorder recovery advocate, I host an ongoing video series on YouTube […]
Create a Poetry Jam to Raise Body Acceptance!
December 8, 2011 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Expressive Arts, Featured, Finding Your Voice
Need to improve body image in your school or community? Consider hosting a poetry “jam” — or concert — to help raise awareness encourage others to embrace health at every size. This is a great way to bring together communities through the arts. In the following example, individuals in recovery from eating disorders were encouraged […]