When Happiness Isn’t a Choice

I do not understand my eating disorder. That makes it difficult to verbalize my needs, but it also … More

Mental Illness Isn’t a Spectacle

I used to laugh at Britney Spears’s self-shaved head, Lindsay Lohan’s cringeworthy public appearances, and Amanda Bynes’s incoherent … More

The first time I walked back into this room I felt overwhelmed by the silence that consumed it. … More

He was the kind of guy that made sure you were never alone. He stayed up until 3am … More

The image of Isabelle Caro is still etched in my brain–protruding spine and tailbone, sunken cheeks, skeletal … More

I wonder what fills the space between an inhale and an exhale. After my lungs balloon with air, is there … More

I used to hate the word “nourish.” I thought it was gross and gluttonous. I believed that starving represented willpower. Even … More

After a workout at the gym last year, a woman approached me and told me I was in great shape and … More

Somehow, the highlight of Lady Gaga’s Superbowl performance has become a roll of fat on her stomach. People are either disgusted … More

Every now and then, a meme of an emaciated woman pops up on my newsfeed captioned, “She has anorexia. Like … More