Tag: motherhood

advocacy My first pregnancy was going beautifully…until it wasn’t

My first pregnancy was going beautifully…until it wasn’t

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My first pregnancy was going beautifully…until it wasn’t. We were doing things in the traditional order: we married, bought our first house and, after nearly a year of trying, were expecting our first child. I was ecstatic. I had always looked forward to being a mother. After years of praying...

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Families What path did your adult life take?

What path did your adult life take?

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When I reflect on my adult life’s path, I’m reminded of a cartoon that appeared in the daily newspaper when I was a child. Every day, a sweet or humorous scene depicting life in the family was illustrated, which always made me smile. One recurring scene was of the route...

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Eating Disorders I’m a psychiatrist and my daughter has anorexia

I’m a psychiatrist and my daughter has anorexia

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I saw anorexia nervosa (AN) coming. It did not strike me suddenly. I had developed AN as a girl, and the thing I feared most about becoming a mother was that it could return in my life, harming one of my children. So, when my daughter Arianna (Ary) started to...

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Eating Disorders How motherhood inspired this dancer to heal from her eating disorder

How motherhood inspired this dancer to heal from her eating disorder

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“I HAD an eating disorder.” This sentence has left my mouth frequently over the past two decades. I was 19-years-old when diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED). At the time, I had no idea that cutting out refined sugar and carbohydrates as a method to get in shape would spiral...

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