Recovery Can Be Beautiful Too

I was raped by a friend last may and it really fucked me up

Hey, have you eaten today? I know it can be hard, but you deserve to eat food- and you deserve to enjoy it! I’m rooting for you to be able to do both <3

Drinking water is important and good. But drinking juice, soda, or milk is great too! Don’t feel bad for taking care of yourself. 

Hey, I hope you’ve been as kind to yourself as you can. You deserve care, from yourself and others. 

It’s so seductive to think you’ll be fine without food. It might even seem that way to you. But the truth is, you won't be and you can't be. It's not a failure on your part when you feed yourself.

you need to eat. you don’t have to earn it by depriving yourself or suffering “enough”. Your body just needs food and you deserve to have it (and enjoy it!).

not eating doesn't make you better. it's not an achievement. taking care of yourself, letting yourself eat, rest and enjoy movement is something to be proud of.

hey. it's alright if you are a lot. it's alright if you're taking a break from exercise today. your worth is not defined by how much deprivation you can get through.

exercise is good, but using it to punish yourself is not. if you need to take a break from it for a while that's okay. it's also a good idea to rethink why you're doing it- and to think about whether it's making you happy. if not, consider what does and try to switch towards that if you can.