Hi, I am Addie, and was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. I have been a writer ever since I was a little girl. My writing started with horrific poems about my first fish dying and it transcended with the onset of my eating disorder. I realized what all the potential words can hold and that has propelled me to pursue writing as a career. I will be studying Journalism in the fall at Cal Poly SLO! I always had difficulty in vocalizing what I was experiencing, so writing is a beautiful thing. I hope people can read my story and find their own simple pleasures beyond whatever their struggle is. My Instagram is addieuhl if you want to connect!
There is something beautiful about simply existing. For a long time, I let myself forgo that; thinking of existence as something I had to earn. Or maybe it was not the fact of earning, but of proving my existence was more impactful than those around me. In my mind, it seemed inexplicable how happiness was..

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The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) Radio 774, in the Conversation Hour on January 13, discussed the effects of food shortages due to the pandemic. I describe the impact on people with eating disorders.
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