The Messy Middle

The Messy Middle

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Whether you struggle with an eating disorder or not, chances are someone in your life is, and these five truths could help you (and them).
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Applying for an apartment gave me a mental breakdown
How moving cracked open repressed emotions, and how it's so, very much not about moving
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What I tell my therapist when she asks how my eating disorder developed
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And hopefully joy will follow suit
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My Depression is "Getting Bad"
When the voice says "there's no reason" here is how I find the voice of reason.
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The Messy Middle
The Messy Middle
Stories of life's in between moments, great uncertainty, & the part where we show up messy.
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