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Body Acceptance, Diet Recovery, Eating Disorder Recovery, Jewish Culture, Mental Health, Spirituality
A Song About Body Acceptance
Last week I released a song called “Rocky Mountains” about body acceptance, and I wanted to share some of the backstory. I survived an eating disorder in my early 20s. I’d been to outpatient treatment, and I got better, but something was keeping me from fully recovering. My relationship with food and my body was still fraught for many…
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Eating Disorder Awareness: What You Can Do
I didn’t know I had an eating disorder. I thought I just couldn’t control myself around food. I thought I was “being good” by counting calories and trying to eat less. I thought that the time had inevitably come when I’d have to start worrying about my weight like I saw other people do, especially as they got older.…
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Staying sane around food during the holidays
Okay, so raise your hand if any of these thoughts are running through your head during the holiday season… “Why am I still eating even though I’m so full?” “I want ALL THE COOKIES.” “I’m gonna gain so much weight from eating all this.” Pretty overwhelming, eh? First, just a reminder that your worth is NOT determined by…
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How to be okay with pandemic weight gain
My body changed during the pandemic and I’m okay with that. I’m not entirely sure if I gained weight or how much, because I don’t weigh myself (part of my recovery), but I have noticed some changes in the way my body looks and feels, and the way my clothes fit. For a very long time, I…
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Learning to love my Jewish nose
My nose was my biggest physical insecurity growing up. I thought it was too big for my face and I didn’t like its curves. I would look in the mirror, examining my profile and trying to convince myself that it wasn’t so bad. Even up until recently, I would try to only have pictures taken straight on or from…
