In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV.

My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?