A Joyful Journey...

Join Doris Smeltzer, critically acclaimed author/educator, as she muses on topics from eating disorders to the mysteries of life. Often "Featured" are select, astute observations made by Andrea during her all too brief 19-year life…it is she who taught us: the joy IS in the journey!

Drawing on self instead of cutting...

It worked for this young woman...and if one has difficulty imagining what to draw, there are terrific Henna books/online illustrations that provide easy-to-copy photos. Another possibility: writing poetry on various body parts--in water-color inks in the event the words do not resonate the next day. I share this idea with...
Continue reading
8804 Hits
0 Comments

Invest in ending eating disorders:

Shop via AmazonSmile or:

Givva
Use Giving Assistant to save money and support Andreas Voice Foundation

Automatically support Andreas Voice Foundation by shopping at Office Depot, Old Navy, and Target.

The book, "Andrea's Voice...

Silenced by Bulimia

 

Silenced by Bulimia (Gürze, 2006). read more...

Gratitude for support from:

mechnaics bank logo

Tag Cloud

eating disorders, body image healing, weight loss personal change self-love Mothers Day self-hatred Austria self-compassion, Italy bulimia high school reunion wedding fat friendly doctors, weight stigma body positive Lindsey Averill bittersweet Italians only you can be you bride & groom American Medical Assn., judgments memories nature / nurture, wi-fi independence baby steps shattered ritual Internet meme breaking down walls health and fitness, Mrs. Obama Independence Day cellulite Rumi, New Year vulnerability, magical thinking body hatred Resolutions crash diets, Passover intersectionality models Cutting, 4-wheel drive public ownership, health grief Eating Disorders Awareness Month Easter queer body love workplace wellness International No Diet Day self-acceptance body acceptance, social media Alzheimers love privacy, Spring Labor Day recovery dysfunctional family, NEDAW fat talk Health At Every Size® metaphors, lessons learned white privilege challenges body Weight Stigma Awareness Week extended family, Renfrew Perspectives mental illness competent eating killer stress, beauty fat people, First Lady #Nuerofeedback4EDs anorexia Sequoia National Forest Taryn Brumfitt Intuitive Eating dancing at bus stop Chimamanda Adichie Kenya Lets Move! Silver Creek Falls Bailey Webber spain self-care, Florence Body of Truth binge Nigerian Africa Health At Every Size®, weight preferred gender pronouns Julie Wyman self-forgiveness mindfulness, Michelangelo self-loathing black & white thinking healing metaphors, Andreas Voice, non-binary gender fat acceptance, shame,

Andrea's Voice...

Silenced by Bulimia

 

Silenced by Bulimia (Gürze, 2006). read more...

Invest in ending eating disorders:

Shop via AmazonSmile or: