Once a month or so I thought it would be nice to let our fine readers know of other recovery-oriented blogs that would be good for you guys to check out and support.
For the month of August, I would like to direct everyone’s attention to a blog called "Weightless."
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/weightless/
This blog is written by Margarita Tartakovsky who writes for Psych Central.
This blog came to my attention a few months ago when Magnolia Creek received a book solicitation in the mail. Our fearless Director of Operations, Ronda Cannon, took the book home to read as she is prone to doing.
The book brought our attention to this blog which I have really come to enjoy. In any given month there will be posts ranging from testimonies from the recovered, articles picking apart the latest diet fads, tips for holiday eating, seasonal issues such as swimsuit season stress, a lot of ways to boost your body image, and last but certainly not least a lot of great photographs illustrating each article. Don't judge me, photographs are a perfectly legitimate criteria on which to appraise a blog. She also posts frequently, so there is new content almost daily.
I have not met Margarita Tartakovsky, nor is she paying me for this shout out, but after perusing her blog and reading about her I’m fairly certain we would be good friends. Ms. Tartakovsky is a writer for Psych Central and emigrated to the U.S. from Russia when she was a child. Incidentally I have a niece and nephew who were adopted from Russia.
More proof that we could be friends.
When you check out her blog be sure to read the post titled "7 Signs your Body Image is Bruised (and 5 Solutions)" as well as "12 Ways to Become Proud of Your Body." Both are great reads with realistic tips for bettering your body image.
What are you waiting for? Go check it out!
Eating Disorders
The saying is true "A picture is worth a thousand words". As funny as this picture is it proves how complicated eating disorders can be. They effect not only the individuals with the issues, but it effects the family and friends as well.