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Here’s part two of my interview with Laurie Glass, a Christian counselor who recovered from anorexia. Below, Laurie continues telling her story of recovery and the pivotal part her religious faith has played.

She also reveals what recovery means to her and the myths associated with eating disorders.

Like I mentioned yesterday, Laurie’s story teaches us about the importance of identifying and cultivating meaningful values in our lives. Whether you’re religious or not, figuring out what matters to you most – your deepest values – along with nurturing a greater sense of spirituality can be deeply healing.

This gives people a sense of direction, a compass to guide you, and reminds you that there’s so much more to life than your ED.

You can learn more about Laurie here.

If you haven’t read it yet, check out part one of our interview.

Today, I’m pleased to present an interview with Laurie Glass, who recovered from anorexia and now works as a Christian counselor. Below, she talks about how her faith helped her heal.

Laurie’s story speaks to the significance of having greater values and faith, whether that’s through religion or spirituality. We’ve already discussed on Weightless the importance of identifying your values and cultivating spirituality.

Laurie’s story also speaks to the difficulty of finding treatment for eating disorders. Her rural town didn’t have any ED professionals and the people she did see weren’t helpful. While she was able to recover, please remember that getting into treatment (whether that’s seeing a therapist who specializes in ED or entering an ED facility) is our first line of defense.

Everyone’s story and recovery is different, but if you live in a place where treatment isn’t available, don’t give up! Try contacting the nearest university, which may do research into EDs, be able to give you a reputable referral or have a counseling center with a therapist who specializes in ED. You also can find ED therapists by calling NEDA’s Information & Referral Helpline. You might have to travel further for treatment, but it’s worth it.

I’m grateful to Laurie for sharing her story with us. You can learn more about Laurie at her website.

Stay tuned tomorrow for part two!

By the way, if you’d like to share your story of recovering from an eating disorder, ditching dieting or overcoming body image issues, don’t hesitate to email me! You can reach me at mtartakovsky at gmail dot com.

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Here’s part two of my interview with Sam, who writes the blog Quantum Vegan. Below, Sam talks more about eating disorders and recovery.

Specifically, she discusses how families can help a loved one who’s struggling with an eating disorder, recommends several ED resources and explains what recovery means to her.

You can read part one of our interview here, where she recounts how her eating disorder started and what helped her recover.

By the way, if you’d like to share your story of recovering from an eating disorder, ditching dieting or overcoming body image issues, don’t hesitate to email me! You can reach me at mtartakovsky at gmail dot com.

Today, I’m honored to present my interview with Sam, a freelance writer who authors the cooking blog QuantumVegan.com. (Cool name, right!)

Below, Sam talks about how her symptoms spiraled into an eating disorder, what helped her recover and how she copes with setbacks.

If you’d like to share your story of recovering from an eating disorder, ditching dieting or overcoming body image issues, don’t hesitate to email me! You can reach me at mtartakovsky at gmail dot com.

Here’s part two of my interview with Michelle Miller, who struggled with various eating disorders and has been in recovery for three years. She just graduated from college in Mexico and plans on pursuing her masters in clinical work.

Below, Michelle talks about what she learned from her struggles and recovery, offers valuable advice to loved ones, recommends a slew of resources and reveals how she let go of her eating disorders, among other important information.

Missed part one? You can read it here.

By the way, if you’d like to share your story of eating disorder recovery with Weightless readers, please email me at mtartakovsky@gmail.com.

Today, I’m honored to present another story of eating disorder recovery.

Michelle Miller is an accomplished woman who’s been in recovery for three years from various eating disorders. She lives in Mexico and has recently graduated from college. (How awesome is that!)

Below, Michelle reveals her struggles with eating disorders, how dieting and the desire to lose weight triggered them, how she overcomes the toughest parts of recovery and so much more.

If you’d like to share your story of eating disorder recovery with Weightless readers, please email me at mtartakovsky@gmail.com.

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Here’s part three of my interview with Sui from Cynosure. Her blog, which features posts on body image, binge eating and learning to love yourself, is incredibly inspiring. She clearly writes from her heart, which I very much admire. (To learn more, check out the links below.)

Here, Sui talks about the meaning of recovery, being your own best friend, finding yourself and your passion and much more.

If you haven’t already, check out part one and part two of our interview.

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Yesterday, I was honored to post part one of my interview with Sui who writes the blog Cynosure, which tackles everything from body image to self-love to happiness.

(If you’d like to learn more about Sui and her work, definitely check out the links at the bottom!)

Below, Sui talks about the challenges of achieving recovery and what she does to overcome these obstacles – along with some of her favorite resources.

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Today, I’m happy to present my interview with Sui of the stunning blog Cynosure. There, Sui writes beautifully and honestly about improving your body image, overcoming binge eating, loving yourself and finding health and happiness.

Below, Sui talks about her harrowing past and how she found recovery from an eating disorder and related struggles.

This is just part one of our interview. Stay tuned tomorrow for part two of Sui’s story (and part three on Friday)!

Here is part two of my interview with writer Pippa Wilson. If you didn’t get a chance to read part one (do so here!), Pippa recovered from both anorexia and bulimia.

She’s author of Letting Go of Ed: A Guide to Recovering from Your Eating Disorder, which will be published this August.

Below, Pippa talks about complete recovery, what inspired her to write her book, the many myths about eating disorders and much, much more.

To learn more about Pippa and her great work, read her blog and website.

(By the way, how absolutely beautiful is that photo!)