Category: Beauty

  • Aging and eating disorder recovery part 1

    I recently turned thirty and have been on a journey the last couple of years to discover what life looks like after an eating disorder as one ages. I googled aging and eating disorders but did not find many resources on these topics together. We live in an anti-aging society and it surprised me that…

  • beauty in the midst of brokenness

    beauty in the midst of brokenness

    During the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, I was driving home looking at the blooming trees wondering how it could be that so much beauty existed in the midst of complete chaos and uncertainty. Creation wasn’t stopping along with the rest of the world in panic and confusion. Trees were producing the most glorious…

  • What Maggie taught me about beauty

    What Maggie taught me about beauty

    Maggie was handed a mirror and the first thing she said was, “Gorgeous!” She had just finished getting her hair straightened along with several other prom attendees at Night to Shine, a prom night for individuals with disabilities. Maggie is a 25-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who uses a walker and requires assistance with her…