Sydney Elizabeth

Sydney Elizabeth

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Sydney studied Business and Biblical Studies at a private university in Dallas, Texas, before earning her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2017. Sydney lives in Texas and intends to pursue her second master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from a university in Houston this coming January. Because of her own transformative battle against anorexia nervosa, Sydney plans to utilize her personal experiences and education in the field of counseling to assist others who are suffering from eating disorders.

The Role of Faith in Recovery: A Personal Journey

Theodicy. The word flashed across my mind as I sat motionless among my fellow clients at my first eating disorder treatment center. Three years prior, I had written my final college essay on this term, seeking to answer the universal question, “Where is God in suffering?”  My thoughts actively searched for the “why” of my..

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Metamorphosis: the transformative work of therapy in eating disorder recovery

A counselor once shared with me, “What a caterpillar calls death, a wise man calls a butterfly.” Throughout my ongoing war against my eating disorder, therapy has been the catalyst that has pushed me into my own metamorphosis—a transformation that required deep pain and loss to achieve much deeper fullness and joy. My experiences throughout..

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