Learning to Live with the Aftermath of an Eating Disorder in a Kind and Compassionate Way

I’m leaning into softness and choosing to be free after clenching my jaw for years

An expression of unconditional love for myself, and my many parts. Photo by author.

Miles of running on bone. Miles of turning up the music as loud as I could to drown out the noise of my monsters. Miles of clenching my jaw and making fists with my hands.