In this personal essay, Jessica Gross considers her preference for certain types of confinement.
eating disorders
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Finding Comfort in Small Spaces
Jessica Gross considers her preference for certain types of confinement.
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Finding Comfort in Small Spaces
Jessica Gross considers her preference for certain types of confinement.
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You Are What You Hear
A personal essay in which Pauline Campos writes about trying to forget the harsh words she heard about her body as a child, and to avoid passing along her body shame to her young daughter.
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You Are What You Hear
Pauline Campos tries to forget the harsh words that shaped her understanding of her body growing up — for her daughter’s sake, and her own.
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You Are What You Hear
Pauline Campos tries to forget the harsh words that shaped her understanding of her body growing up — for her daughter’s sake, and her own.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
You Are a Jigsaw Puzzle with Missing Food-Shaped Pieces
Fat, thin, over-eating, under-eating. Lindsay Hunter’s relationship with food, weight, and body image has been consistently complicated.
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You Are a Jigsaw Puzzle with Missing Food-Shaped Pieces
Fat, thin, over-eating, under-eating. Lindsay Hunter’s relationship with food, weight, and body image has been consistently complicated.
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On Self Reflection: An Incomplete List of My Failures
Sarah Gerard digs into her failures as part of her ongoing recovery from anorexia and bulimia.