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STAY STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL

Welcome to Stay Strong and Beautiful, a blog about life in recovery from an eating disorder. The ugly, the beautiful, and everything in between.

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Weight Check

Historically my eating disorder has served as an escape for me. When I am hurt emotionally my ED is there to redirect my attention away...

Don’t Leave Me

It’s no secret that I have an aversion to change. All my life I have hated when things change. It doesn’t even matter what kind of change...

Girls Support Girls

When I was in elementary school there was a girl named Nie'scha in my class. She always had a smile on her face and a group of friends...

Bystander

My goal is to start writing and checking in once a week at the very least. I miss the days of being able to post every evening, but life...

The Game of Perfection

Did you ever play the game called "perfection"? It is the one with the little yellow shapes you have to put in their correct place before...

Staying on Trend

I am so sorry for being absent for so long! I started grad school and the first 5 weeks were at lightning speed and I barely had time to...

A letter to me

Dear Younger Kristin, There will be times in your life when you think things will never get better, but let me tell you that is will and...

Unworthy

This week has been packed full! Writing has been on my list for a few days, but I haven't been able to find the time. Today I finally...

Life Changes

Change has always been a trigger for me. It triggers anger, sadness, and most of all, fear. When things in my life change I notice my...

Catch me if you can....You can

This morning I did something that I have always wanted to do... I went for a run. I have tried many times in the past to be "a runner"...

I-Weigh

I'm still here! I took a little time off to regroup because the last time I wrote I was in a pretty rough place. The dose of my...

Go On and Cry

Right before everything started shutting down in March, I noticed my mental health beginning to decline. My anxiety was up, ED noise was...

Burning Bridges

When you begin to see a therapist, one of the first things they want to talk about is your childhood. They want you to tell the story of...

ED noise

"That has dairy in it, you'll bloat and look like you're 7 months pregnant." "You ate solid food for breakfast, you should drink your...

It's not you, it's me

I am a very impulsive person. I am quick to say what I think and feel without calming myself down to think logically (which has gotten me...

Body Image Battle

I've been told by my past therapists that poor body image is the last thing to go with an eating disorder. The ED thought have gotten...

Quaran-clean

Am I the only one that is slowly losing their sanity? I know the answer is no because everyone I talk to is saying they are too. Some...

Here's to you

I'm not sure what it is about me and Fridays lately. It seems as though my brain totally taps out on Friday. By the time I sit down to...

Social Media

Does anyone else have a love/hate relationship with social media, or is it just me? I have a group chat with my sister, cousin, and...

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