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Running, eating disorder recovery, and living with a disability.

Category: Society

Hollywood Still Excludes Disability

     I was fourteen the first time I saw disability portrayed fairly accurately on television. Switched at Birth was … More

Disability, film, television

Exercise Bulimia and Why Exercise Addiction is Not Cool

Exercise addiction is perhaps one of the least discussed eating disorder behaviors, but it is more serious and common than … More

Anorexia, Bulimia, Eating disorder, Exercise, exercise addiction, Fitness

“Trying Anorexia” is Not a Thing

     I was preparing for the eighth grade dance, when a school secretary casually said, “Yeah, I’ve lost so … More

Anorexia, diet, Mental illness

My Eating Disorder is Not Pretty

One of the most difficult compliments to hear while recovering from an eating disorder is “I wish I had your … More

Eating disorder, Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental health

Survivor’s Guilt

“You’d be dead.” I wondered if that was meant to comfort me as my stomach clenched. I know, I know. … More

Ableism, black disabled lives matter, equal rights

The Able-bodied Struggle

     I attended public school for twelve years. The high school I graduated from was majorly overrun by able-bodies. … More

Able-bodied privilege, Ableism, conservative, Disability, liberal, Politics

The Myth of the “Super Cripple”

     I am disabled. I am the “socially acceptable” kind of disabled; I am the kind of disabled that … More

Ableism, Cripple, Disabled, equality, Stigma

I See You: A Letter to Those Who Question My Rights

Dear Able-bodied friends,      I see you. You probably assume that is a pun about disabilities because the only way … More

able-bodied, Americans With Disabilities Act, civil rights, Disability, disability rights, equality, healthcare, human rights, Medicaid, Politics

The New Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities: Misunderstanding and Ableism Within the Disabled Community

     It is disheartening to hear that Melissa Ortiz was appointed to the position of Commissioner of the Administration … More

Ableism, adapt, conservative, Disability, human rights, liberal, Medicaid, Politics, trump

Medicaid is a Disability Rights Issue

     Nearly once a week a conservative “friend” of mine writes something along the lines of “Yeah–cut back on … More

Ableism, conservative, Disability, disability rights, freedom, Health, human rights, idependence, liberal, Medicaid, obamacare, Politics, trumpcare

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