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Eating Disorders How I found identity and freedom by feeding my soul

How I found identity and freedom by feeding my soul

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I am a survivor of childhood physical and emotional abuse, childhood emotional neglect, and anorexia/purging type (severe). I am also a beloved child of God that strayed off the path I believe He set before me. I am 56-years-old and wore the cloak of anorexia from the age of 14...

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Eating Disorders The Role of Faith in Recovery: A Personal Journey

The Role of Faith in Recovery: A Personal Journey

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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...

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Breaking the engagement with ED, the secretive, obsessive lover

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by June Alexander and Emily Murray What happens when you become engaged and marry while experiencing an eating disorder? To illustrate what can happen, here are two love stories. The first story is mine, which began when I was 16 and fell in love with George, and the second belongs...

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