Women are taught to shrink—to be small and stay small. Recently I was watching Say Yes to the Dress reruns and I was thinking about how different women's bodies can be and  how we all have to shop for the same exact type of jeans to fit us all or we are not "skinny enough"

I have always been obsessive about my calories and my exercising since I can remember and looking back running miles around my neighborhood at 10 years old feels really gross to me now.  I wasnt just being “healthy,” I know it was much more than that...still is.  I guess what I am trying to say is I have an eating disorder and it is very real even now well into my thirties. I know now it is something I will always have. 

Anyway, hoping to share on here for other people like me. You deserve to take up space, to be nourished, to exist fully. 💛