I’m going to share with you an email I got earlier this week. Sadly, the things written here do not surprise me at all. I hear stories like this very often. Many doctors are ignorant to the truths around eating disorders, and often rely on the myths — such as that a person can only […]

As I moved on to college out of state, I went through a significantly stressful time. I was taking double the classload of credits and experiencing a really hard relationship breakup when—guess what? Those old high school behaviors came up, and my eating disorder kicked in again which is common when under immense stress so […]

You know you’ve been gone from blogging for a while when a) your site defaults to its settings from 2 years ago; and b) when you login, you’re prompted with a “How to Make a Post” tutorial suggestion. Anywho, HELLO FRIENDS! Gosh, I have missed you all so much. I’m currently sitting in the kitchen […]

Note: this is available for Kindle pre-order right now. Give it about 10 days and the print option will also be available.  I have put all my blogs, podcasts, and YouTune channel information into one book! This book is for adults in recovery from anorexia, as the recovery process is different for adults in a […]

In this podcast I talk about the skill of being able to force feed yourself as an adult in recovery from anorexia. In the process of making yourself eat food you are afraid of you achieve both nutritional rehabiliation and neural rewiring goals. You train your brain that these foods are not a threat to […]

In this podcast, Tabitha chats to Kayla Kotecki about her path to recovery, and the story behind damnthediets.com. We talk about: unrestricted eating diet culture obcessive and complusive exercise bikini contest culture social pressures to lose weight and exercise extreme hunger Learn more about Kayla Kotecki here: Transcript with thanks to Marie The Eating Disorder […]

I know that one of the things that used to worry me when I had anorexia was the fierceness of my hunger. My hunger could be absent physically until I started eating something. And then I wouldn’t want to stop. Of course, the mental hunger was there pretty much all of the time. But I […]

The most important thing I’ve learned through my recovery is that healing is possible, no matter how long you’ve been struggling. It took me years to reach this point, but I never gave up, even when I felt like recovery was out of reach. If you’re reading this and feeling lost or hopeless, I want […]

I’ve got a presentation coming up with the fabulous Rebecka Peebles, Rachel Millner, and Therese Waterhaus in April at AED that stems from this topic. It is titled “Why go it alone? How Family-based Treatment of Young Adults with Anorexia is Possible and Productive in Reaching a Full Recovery” If you’re going to the ICED conference, […]

Eating disorders are still widely thought of as illnesses that exclusively affect girls and women, but that couldn’t be further from the truth: about 10 million American men will have an eating disorder at some point during their lifetime, and men are almost as likely as women to have disordered eating behaviors that don’t meet […]

In this podcast Tabitha chats to Dr Colleen Reichmann about her recovery, health at every size, body diversity, and advoacy and activism. Dr. Colleen Reichmann is a licensed clinical psychologist, practicing in Williamsburg, VA. She works in her private practice, Wildflower Therapy, and is a staff psychologist at the College of William and Mary. She […]

Home Jason: Overcoming OCD & Orthorexia Wow, you’re so organized…  Man, I’d love to be able to plan like you…  Your dedication to a diet and exercise routine is incredible… I wish I had your willpower and discipline… Ignoring The Truth Those are the words I often heard from friends, family, and co-workers. To them, […]