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advocacy The enigma called ‘High-Functioning Anorexia’

The enigma called ‘High-Functioning Anorexia’

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In the late summer of 2017, when I unknowingly plunged back into anorexia, I was trying to live as a freelance translator. I’d just left the publishing company where I’d worked as an editor for a year and a half. In other words, I had stopped the office worker’s routine...

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COVID-19 pandemic Everyday lessons in building resilience through the pandemic

Everyday lessons in building resilience through the pandemic

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“I have a great idea. I’m going to write and photograph a book documenting life throughout the pandemic of 2020. —My diary, New Year’s Eve 2020 Just like that, I leapt headfirst into the new and lengthy process of writing a book. To this day, I still feel the strong...

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COVID-19 pandemic Picture this: a creative solution to managing eating disorder recovery and surviving the pandemic

Picture this: a creative solution to managing eating disorder recovery and surviving the pandemic

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Sam Tench was recovering from a major life challenge when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. She had just hit upon writing and photography as a way of cultivating connection with her healthy self after years in the clutches of a long-term eating disorder. Only a month or two...

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