WHEN I WAS 12, I read the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. A sort of Brave New World for the tween set, it’s about a confined society in which everything is Just So all the time. It’s a society that’s been converted to “sameness” – a plan...
So many of you have asked me questions about eating disorder “recovery.” How to get there. How to stay there. How to exist there. I’ve avoided writing about recovery – like, really writing about it – for a while. Not because I...
You know how on Sex and the City, the women NEVER seem to stop eating (and drinking)? One minute it’s soft-serve, the next second it’s cupcakes. These women stay lithe, luminous, and lively…and yet they don’t take particularly great care of...
I don’t often post about the events I do or the places I speak. I feel like, for me, it borders on self-indulgent and sets a precedent that I’ll write something about every event I do or place I speak. But I do like sharing with you the ones that spark...
I’m no stranger to sweat therapy: I hit the gym on the regular. My running shoes are practically a second set of feet. I’ve never been one to turn down a chance to get down (dog) – heck, I’ve been teaching spin classes since people thought it meant you go to a...
Everything is going great. Nothing is going wrong. There’s so much good going on. I am so excited to get married. And, I am so. overwhlemed. I always used to wonder why soonlyweds got so -zilla’d out over wedding planning. Sure, if there are big glitches,...
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