In a field, In my body
Eating disorder recovery is not just about our relationship to food or to our bodies.
This Is Not Your Mother's Eating Disorder
An anthology coming in the Fall 2026! For women in midlife who have struggled with an eating disorder as an adult or experienced the resurgence of an eating disorder. Submit here: https://tinymedanthology.moksha.io/admin/publication/1
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A Glorious Freedom: A Story "Slam"
If you’d like to read the story I read at the fab Wham!
The Big & Little Mercies of My Body
This might be a story of how I ruptured my Achilles tendon two weeks ago in a remote part of Mexico and how much it’s highlighted my turmoiled relationship with my body.
This is not a metaphor
(A poem)
A Spring Clearing: Purple Crocuses and A Book Update
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Reclaiming Ourselves in Menopause and Beyond: Circle-Sharing, Writing, and Movement
What are the stories about this stage of life you want to share or discard? What are you holding onto that inspires you or that no longer fits, and what do you dream of doing now?
A Conversation With Amie Newman On Midlife Eating Disorders, Women's Stories, and Recovery
A recording from Amie Newman and Open Secrets Magazine's live video
Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within
An Interview with author Alishia McCullough on the eating disorder experiences--and healing--of Black women and femmes
Upcoming: An Interview with Alishia McCullough, Author of "Reclaiming the Black Body"
Okay, here’s a little teaser for you.
The Fear of Fat Is Not the Fear (or Why My Scale is Part of the Problem)
Nighttime was always the hardest for me during the peak of my recent eating disorder, a couple of years ago.
Opening up Submissions: Poetry, Illustrations and More, Oh My!
I am excited to announce that I am opening up submissions to the anthology to include a diverse set of expressions.
Dear Eating Disorder (What Would Your Letter Say?)
If you’ve been treated for an eating disorder (or more than one) in your life, you’re probably familiar with the “eating disorder voice.” These are the thoughts that squirm and wiggle their way through your consciousness about what you ate that day, what you will or won’t eat that day, whether you feel the urge to purge or over-exercise, or check out your thighs or run your fingers across your…
Slip, Not Failure: A Conversation With Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Rethinking Eating Disorder Recovery
I was honored to interview Mallary Tenore Tarpley, author and journalism and writing professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about her new book, “Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery.” The book, part memoir and part reportage, details her own experiences with eating disorders, starting at 11 years old after her mother died of breast cancer, through high school, college, and…
Am I Hungry?
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Now Is Not A Poem
This isn’t my usual eating disorder focused post.
The Worst Dinner Party in the World
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Guest Post: A Meditation For Eating Disorder Recovery
This is a guest post from my new friend Not So Darlin’ Tonya whom I connected with through Substack, because of our shared experiences with eating disorders.
What My (Adult) Kids Are Teaching Me About My Eating Disorder Recovery
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Write Your Eating Disorder (Even When It's Messy)
When I started writing about the eating disorder I experienced at 54 years old, I was in a writing group for midlife women (led by the incredible Stephanie Sprenger at Midlife Magazine).
We Are Not Our Eating Disorders
Sometimes I wonder if I was born with this, the way women are born with all the eggs we’ll ever have.