“Why couldn’t I find one action that would make the need to binge automatically disappear? Because there is no magic action to make that horrible prebinge feeling go away. The cool thing is that we are designed so that the… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share Image
In the past, I was a perpetual victim; how I was doing in any given moment depended on what happened to me. Today I… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
Oftentimes, especially during my recovery, I didn't need to think about everything I was doing wrong; instead, I needed to focus more on what… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“Why couldn’t I find one action that would make the need to binge automatically disappear? Because there is no magic action to make that… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“When we feel like giving up, like we are beyond help, we must remember that we are never beyond hope. Holding on to hope… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through.” — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
Connect with supportive people who empower you. The more you jump into your life, the further away from Ed you can get. Don't have… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“In the past, my brain could only compute perfection or failure—nothing in between. So words like competent, acceptable, satisfactory, and good enough fell into… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“anxiety becomes high energy when taken to the light. For me, it worked like this: I used to live in a constant state of… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
I would not encourage you to go through the sweat, blood, and tears of the recovery process only to reach some kind of mediocre… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“I wrote in my journal about how good I felt when I was not living under Ed’s control. Then, when I really felt like… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“During the worst stages of my eating disorder, I was all-or-none with food—either bingeing or not eating. Much of my experience was, in fact,… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection. — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
“When you feel like you would rather die than live another day with an eating disorder, know that I used to feel that way… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share
