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Athletes with
Eating Disorders
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You Can't Leave It All On The Track When You Have An ED
I had a successful college career. My freshman year I qualified for conference but ran injured and didn’t contribute. That sparked an...


Full Day of Eating as an Orthorexic College Runner
A typical day of eating while I was running track in college. My day would consist of biking to and from class throughout the day, a two...


The Book That Helped Me Recover
There are so many unknowns in recovery. How long it will take, how much weight you have to gain, what levels your hormones need to be,...


I Ate My Breakfast At Midnight For Years
I ate my breakfast in the middle of the night for years. I didn’t talk about it. I was embarrassed by it. I knew it was strange and I...


My ED-Why I Was Doing The Best I Could
"Everything you have ever done, you were doing the best you could with the awareness, skills, tools, knowledge you had at the time to...


The Torture Of Giving Up Running For Recovery
The 400 hurdles is a brutal race. It tests everything you have. Rounding the turn to the final straightaway your lactic acid is setting...


Battles with Perfectionism & Insecurity
While listening to a podcast between Oprah and Brene Brown I was struck with several “Aha moments”. They raised topics and explanations...


ED: The Lies I Told
I would describe myself as a very honest person. I am not a great liar and always worry about the implications if I don’t tell the truth...


My ED in Haiti
I have now been living in Haiti for 12 days. We are quickly approaching the 2-week mark and I wanted to take some time to mention how I...


My ED's Fear Of Drinking
I did something this weekend that I have not done in a long time… have a drink. My second year of college is when my eating disorder...
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