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Hey there, and welcome back to Growing Pains. I was reading through my previous post, Bulimia: My Eating Disorder Story , and I decided to return to the Google doc which inspired me to write that post. It was several pages I had written during one of my many relapses, documenting my eating disorder experience in as much detail as I could muster. All the pain, all the suffering. Everything that hurt.  I hate to admit it, but again, the pillar of my writing is honesty, and I ju

Hey there, and welcome back to Life, Unfiltered. This morning, I was reminiscing over Punk Pulse Magazine, the passion and fire inside that I felt as I worked toward the launch of my site. To gain some inspiration to write today's post, I decided to read back a few of my old posts. I won’t lie, it’s been difficult to find motivation to write through this slight mental health drop. Sometimes it feels a little pointless, like I’m shouting into a void, knowing   that I won’t get

Hey there and welcome back to The Adulting Journals with my newest post in Growing Pains. First and foremost, I just want to say that I appreciate all of you staying with me through my tough time. I should be going back to posting twice a month, with no real schedule for Spoken Word or Alexandra Reads posts just yet. Through the brief hiatus that I took to tend to my health through an eating disorder relapse, I decided to do something I haven’t done since my last recovery.  I

I don’t know why these stupid thoughts have such a hold on me. I just know that I can’t stand existing without my eating disorder. I just can’t.  I know that fact makes me a hypocrite, and I know that all the goodness I’ve been spewing here now amounts to some serious bullshit in the eyes of my readers. I don’t know if this is just the voice of mania telling me that I can lose 20lbs in a few weeks, or if this is a true relapse. If you’ve noticed my absence, it’s been because

I'm not even drafting this on a doc, I'm just writing straight on my site and pressing publish... I FAILED MY OWN CHALLENGE!!!! 10 Days...

Hey there, and welcome back to Life, Unfiltered with my 10 Days Of Celebrating Life series. If you missed 10 Days Of Celebrating Life:...

Hey there, and welcome back to Life, Unfiltered with more of my wacky antics. Let me get straight to the point: There have been times...

Hey there, and welcome back to Spoken Word. This poem is titled Sheep . I was inspired to write this poem by recent events in my life surrounding my deconstruction from Christianity. Something I was told often by my parents and religious leaders was not to be a “sheep”, not to follow the herd of nonbelievers down the “wide path of destruction”.  I always found that odd, because I am no stranger to scripture and I know that passages such as Psalm 23 endearingly refer to God as

“I love your hair!” “Oh my gosh, thank you! Your makeup is stunning!!” “Thank you so much! Have a good one.” “You too, girl!” Hey there...

Hey there and welcome back to In The Making, where I CONTINUE to ramble on about new projects (even though I should probably just calm...

Hey there and welcome to Spoken Word, where I share my poetry with you lovely folks. Today’s poem is titled Rupture . This poem is particularly emotional for me (as you can quite literally hear my voice quaking towards the end…) because I wrote it detailing my own experiences from the perspective of a woman in an image I saw when I was at my sickest suffering from bulimia nervosa. The woman had died naked, kneeling on the ground and slumped over the toilet. She died of gastri

Hey there and welcome back to Life, Unfiltered! Now, I know this title seems incredibly random, but as I was making myself lunch (yes,...

Hey there and welcome back to In The Making, where I ramble on and on about my current projects which are in the works. So, as I...

Hey there and welcome once again to Growing Pains. First, I want to note that this post will contain mentions of self-harm and suicidal...

Hey there and welcome back to Growing Pains! In looking through my older posts and garnering inspiration for my last story,   Halfway...

Hey there and welcome back to Alexandra Reads with my second book recommendation: Rocket Boys  by Homer Hickam!  Growing up, I never had...

Hey there folks!! Welcome to Life, Unfiltered! Sometimes when I get sad or feel discouraged about my writing, I go back and read my past...

Hey there and welcome back to Growing Pains! So, I won’t beat around the bush: I’ve genuinely considered quitting figure skating...