Don't Give Up: Returning to Balance After Disordered Eating

A staggering 91 percent of women hate their bodies.* Women and girls of all ages weigh themselves and stare in the mirror, critical of their own beautiful bodies. Their day-do-day routines are disturbed by relentless negativity.

You’re not pretty enough.
Your legs aren’t skinny enough.
Your stomach isn’t flat enough.
Your skin isn’t clear enough.
Never enough.

Those thoughts are exhausting and interfere with life activities, causing many girls to struggle in school or work or with relationships. Those thoughts can lead to disordered eating patterns, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and other dysfunctional behaviors.

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This blog post was originally written for Metiza Magazine, a publication dedicated to guiding young women through all of life's struggles. To keep reading, view the original post.