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One Woman's Eating Disorder Experience, Strength & Hope

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Cliff of Sabotage

Yes, dramatic. There I am, peering over into the abyss of sabotage, self-hate and compulsive eating. Tomorrow makes 30 days … More

Abstinence, Binge Eating, Brigid, compulsive eating, food addiction, Higher Power, Honesty, Humility, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, recovery, Surrender, Twelve Steps, Willingness

My Vertebrae Story

I don’t know what it is. It rattles inside, bones stacked upon bones, curved and twisted. Its story peers sometimes … More

Abstinence, Binge Eating, Brigid, compulsive eating, Fellowship, food addiction, healing, Higher Power, Honesty, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, poetry, recovery, Surrender, Twelve Steps, Willingness

Act as if

Act as if I am secure in trust, faith, and hope. Act as if I accept my powerlessness over The … More

Abstinence, Brigid, food addiction, Higher Power, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, poetry, recovery, Surrender, Willingness

What’s Like to Lose 80 Pounds – for the 5th Time

Scary. Life changing. Scary. I have another 80 to release to be at a healthy BMI. Just for today, I … More

body dysmorphia, Brigid, Brigid's Day, Imbolc, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, poetry, recovery, Wicca

Victory

Ego A, ego A, always, always ego A. End of day, start of day, always, always ego A. Control, control, … More

Binge Eating, Brigid, food addiction, Higher Power, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, poetry, recovery

Hooray for Today

My son made a gingerbread house decorated with abstinence killers. B Devil Ment made the trimmings glitter and shine tonight. … More

Brigid, Day 3, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, recovery

Heavenly Father, Lost & Found

Heavenly Father, I love You. Again. For once, in another form, I hated You. You dominated me. You condemned me. … More

Brigid, God, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, poetry, recovery

Woman, Angry, Speaks

I hid in my cozy fat blanket for decades, scared of you. I slunk in the shadows, a secret woman, … More

anger, body dysmorphia, Brigid, food addiction, poetry, recovery

Rainbow Water Healing

I posted a poem about the image of rainbow water a few days ago, and I feel a strong desire … More

Brigid, fragmentation of self, meditation, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, recovery

We are all Rainbow Water

It courses though, around, among us. we slip along the rainbow of ourselves, infinite and fragile. we are all Rainbow … More

Brigid, healing, mediation, poetry, recovery

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