Every piece shared here is published with explicit written consent from the client author. Identifying details have been removed or changed to protect privacy and confidentiality. We share these writings because lived experience matters. Healing can feel isolating, especially when navigating eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, identity, or body image in a world full of stigma and misinformation. These stories offer connection, validation, and the reminder that you are not the only one having these thoughts, struggles, or breakthroughs. Our goal is not to present “perfect recoveries,” but to honor the real, nuanced, and deeply human experiences of the people we have the privilege to work alongside. We believe stories can reduce shame, increase self-understanding, and help others feel less alone in their own process. Thank you to the clients who chose to share their voices with courage and generosity.
- “Adjusting the Sails”
Written by a client and shared with their consent. All of my life, I’ve been a sailor. Whether it was visiting my grandmother at the beach or taking a weekend trip to the bay, part of my summer was always spent on the water. To this day, I remember the first time I stepped footContinue reading ““Adjusting the Sails”” - “The Phoenix Postcard”
Written by a client and shared with their consent. “I only have forty bucks.” I frantically recounted the bills in my purse. I was fourteen years old, standing in the basement of the NYC Harry Potter store. How was I going to get a souvenir and still have spare change for the rest of theContinue reading ““The Phoenix Postcard”” - “Skinny Love”
Written by a client and shared with their consent. To have an eating disorder is to experience skinny love. A toxic love, a tarnished one; it is a love fueled more by dreams than reality. It begins with a gut feeling that rises when the mirror becomes too close a friend, knowing that you areContinue reading ““Skinny Love””
