Home Joanna's Blog Healing Resources Recovery: Coming to Life in a Living World

Healing Your Hungry Heart

Order Now!
Amazon.com USA/UK
or
Red Wheel Publisher
or
Barnes and Noble

International Translator

Joanna on Twitter

Hint:  You can grab an RSS of any particular page on this website. Look for the RSS logo in the left-hand menu.
Recovery: Coming to Life in a Living World E-mail
Blog - Healing Resources
Written by Joanna Poppink   
Monday, 12 April 2010 12:04

You are a living force that strives to heal and prosper in a living world. Awakening to this knowledge puts you on your eating disorder recovery path, no matter your age or the severity of your illness.  Once you are aware, healing resources abound.

I watched the documentary, Please login or register to see the full article
 
Comments (4)
1Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:37
Kym
Wow, I guess I wasn't ready to relate to this blog on April 12th (which ironically is my birthday!!) but I came across it today and it's exactly what I'm feeling today!! Recovery is bringing me a new life! The world is brighter, feelings are clearer, the little things in life seem so big and so wonderful! My clear mind has made me curious again! I want to test it and try to do things I wasn't even willing to think about doing 3 months ago (before treatment)! I am enjoying my family and friends again, and I want to know how they are doing instead of being so focused on how I'm doing. I want to embrace all that life has for me and I know I don't want to go back to the dark place my ED had brought me. There's a line in a song that strikes me “I'm looking for a high in the land of the living.” I know I still have work to do for my recovery, but for 3 months I've been wearing a bracelet that I made that says “trust the journey;” Well, now I'm ready to “Enjoy the journey!” Thanks for this blog......4 months ago :)
2Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:25
Joanna Poppink
Dear Kym,

You learning the power of an eating disorder to block your awareness of life and the challenges you face in healing.

You now have a greater understanding and appreciation of what it means to not be ready to hear something because you can hear what you couldn't hear before, and you know it.

When the eating disorder blocks you from life you can't know or relate to rich here and now life experiences. When the eating disorder lifts, even a little, you get a glimpse of what was invisisble or incomprehensible or boring or irrelevant before.

You get an opportunity with this realization.
You learn there is more to being alive than you knew. Once you know that you will be more open to trust people who have earned your respect and allow them to introduce you to even more ways of being present for your life. Hopefully, the first of these people will be your therapist.

:)

Isn't it a great to feel alive?
3Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:50
Kym
It really does feel good! I know I've worked hard for this and I've telling ED and his reminders of the things I still to work on, that he can't take this from me! I will enjoy these feelings in this moment and not worry about what feelings will come tomorrow!
4Sunday, 15 August 2010 21:41
Joanna Poppink
Right on!

What you wrote to me in this last comment is short and sweet and vital to your recovery.

I suggest you write out your sentence in large
letters and post it on a wall where you can see it every day. It will come in handy.

Something like: "I feel good being alive. I enjoy this feeling in this moment. I do not worry about what feelings will come tomorrow."

You might add:

"I feel what I feel."

"I tolerate what I feel knowing that feeling is being alive and part of my ongoing recovery."

Affirmations are helpful.

J
Please register or login to add your comments to this article.
yvComment v.1.25.3