The Parallels Between Running & Writing
"If you're going to while away the years, it's far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe...
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Sarah Rose
- Jan 17, 2019
- 3 min
Eating Disorder Relapse
Last weekend, I was feeling anxious. Anxious, alone, and down in a way I haven't been in a long time. Saturday morning, I woke up late...
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Sarah Rose
- Dec 19, 2018
- 7 min
A Timeline of My Eating Disorder
I am 9 years old, sitting in my fourth-grade spelling class. Despite my advanced reading ability, I am a sub-par speller, and studying at...
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Sarah Rose
- Dec 16, 2018
- 5 min
How I Got My Period Back
I recently wrote about how I lost my period for years, and how my eating disorder and competitive running contributed to it. I never...
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Sarah Rose
- Dec 13, 2018
- 4 min
Eating Disorders, Running, & Period Loss
When I was in high school, I was recruited by dozens of college cross county and track programs. This was a strange experience, and sort...
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Sarah Rose
- Nov 29, 2018
- 4 min
Right Brain, Left Brain
"The left side of the brain is responsible for controlling the right side of the body and is commonly known as the logical side of the...
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Sarah Rose
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
Holidays & Eating Disorders
The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of visiting family and friends, religious ceremony, gift giving, giving thanks, et cetera....
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Sarah Rose
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
Things I'm Thankful For
family Chub-Chub the ability to forgive the inability to forget optimism good friends who soften hard falls and pick me up gently the...
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Sarah Rose
- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
Why Food Was Never the Enemy
An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder—orthorexia, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, et cetera. This number only...
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Sarah Rose
- Oct 28, 2018
- 5 min
Why I Went Vegan
A therapist once told me that veganism is a form of disordered eating. Maybe it is. Then again, maybe it’s not. I began a vegetarian diet...
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Sarah Rose
- Oct 14, 2018
- 4 min
7 Awful Things About Running
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a runner. Nothing about “being a runner” is all that significant or glamorous. Some people speak in...
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Sarah Rose
- Oct 11, 2018
- 3 min
Restaurants & Eating Disorders
Ordering Food at a Restaurant When You Have an Eating Disorder Step 1: Look up menu items and caloric information before entering the...
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Sarah Rose
- Oct 2, 2018
- 4 min
Ask Me Anything (About Calories)
Did you know that there are 30 calories in a clementine orange? Roughly 110 in a medium-sized banana, 190 in 2 tablespoons of nut butter,...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 29, 2018
- 4 min
Exercise Obsession
I was in graduate school when I first worked up the courage to go see a therapist. I was studying hard for my masters, cramming my entire...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 27, 2018
- 3 min
How Everyone and Their Mother Eats
It’s a beautiful Thursday morning here in sunny SoCal, but all I can think about is PopSugar. Why? Because PopSugar keeps telling me what...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 23, 2018
- 4 min
Carrots: My Anorexic Obsession
Carrots are an American produce staple. We dip them in ranch. We pair them with celery and hummus. We add them to soups and curl them all...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 21, 2018
- 4 min
Is Moderation Always a Virtue?
Probably Not. Kurt Sutter doesn’t think so: “I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 20, 2018
- 3 min
How to Love Yourself: Bathroom Mirror Signs
When my eating disorder was at its worst, I used the internet to figure out "better" ways to starve myself. Once I began seeing a...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 17, 2018
- 4 min
“You live a very happy life,”
said one of my coworkers, as he looked at the pictures I’d recently hung in my office. There was Chase and I on New Year’s Eve, Chase...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 10, 2018
- 4 min
My Eating Disorder & The Internet
I was a Freshman in high school when my parents first gave me cell phone, a small silver pay-by-the-minute flip phone that I was to use...
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