Changes
by Cristina D’Alto How to Get Better at Handling Change I often feel that the one thing I have figured out is that I can’t stop change from happening. As much as one can try to stabilize life with routines and rules, the plot is driven by too many...
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Putting your brain over your body: how bikini season misleads us
Cristina D’Alto The dreaded season of obsessing over flat stomachs and thin builds is upon us. There is chatter building in my sorority house of “hot girl summer”, and I’m starting to feel an obligation to be working towards some ‘better’ body. Hearing girls make comments like “starving season”...
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Embracing Recovery
by Cristina D’Alto How I embraced recovery The beginning of my anorexia recovery was hesitant. I ate more, but only just enough to classify as not restricting. I followed my meal plan, but never went a bite over. I told myself I would be beautiful and happy at any...
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Body Image Stress: Changing some Habits
by Jacqueline Figueroa I don’t mean to check my phone right when my eyes open, it has just become a habit. I check my messages, emails, and social media. From doing this so long I realized that every morning when I opened a particular app I would instantly see...
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