…I noticed wanting to distance myself further and would get frustrated every time someone would mention the slightest thing regarding food, weight, or even health related. As if the eating disorder had not isolated me enough, my recovery was now driving an even bigger wedge right down the middle of my immediate family and loved ones.
National Recovery Month
Every September, National Recovery Month is observed to acknowledge and highlight how substance use treatment and mental health services have enabled individuals to live healthy and fulfilling lives. Just like we’d recognize physical health accomplishments such as someone completing cancer treatments…