You hid behind the camera
The family photos your eating disorder almost stole.
Lift The Shame: The Column
A compassionate space for mothers navigating eating disorder recovery, body image healing, and raising children free from diet culture.
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You couldn’t put on the swimsuit.
Maybe it was never really about the swimsuit.
You're scared of hunger
Especially when your child’s freedom touches the places where you were never allowed to feel free.
You wish you could recover for them.
If love were enough, no mother would still be struggling.
You Didn't Pray Hard Enough
Not every struggle is a spiritual failure.
Your part that clings to control
What if the controlling part of you is not the enemy?
Your child's eating triggered you
A soft reflection for the mother who reacted and felt ashamed.
Your baby was hungry. You were too.
When your baby’s hunger feels easier to honor than your own.
You Thought Motherhood Would Heal You
For the mother who thought loving her children would make recovery easier — and felt ashamed when it didn’t.
There is still space for you here
Nourished Motherhood closes tonight at 11:59pm PT — and you do not have to be fully healed to belong...