by Emily Wierenga | Dec 13, 2013 | anorexia, dieting, eating disorders, food, hollywood, hunger, Jennifer Lawrence, letter, starving, The Hunger Games, womanhood
Dear Jennifer Lawrence,Thank you. For eating.For being Hollywood’s Mockingjay. For being a symbol of the rebellion against anorexia and eating disorders. For putting an end to Hollywood’s “Hunger Games”.You’re not the stereotypical... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 12, 2013 | #HuffingtonPost, #mominthemirror, anorexia, appearance, beauty, body, body image, daughter, eating disorders, looks, Sarah Koppelkam, self-esteem
I recently read an article in The Huffington Post regarding how to talk to your daughter about her body, and it said not to.It said, Don’t talk to your daughter about her body, except to teach her how it works.Don’t say anything if she’s lost weight.... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 22, 2013 | author, book, brokenness, eating disorders, giveaway, healing, Hollow, hope, identity, Jena Morrow, The Love Dare
(Guest post by author Jena Morrow)All my life I had dreamt of becoming a mommy. It wasn’t my only dream, but it was certainly the most important dream in my little girl heart. I was the child who never went anywhere without a baby doll tucked under my arm... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 12, 2013 | brokenness, calvary, church, depression, duane scott, eating disorders, future, hell, human, Jesus, love, past
We’re in the Taco Bell driveway, just two famished college boys getting something to eat, when I mention it. My past, that is. And he stops diving deep in his backpack for scrunched dollar bills; stops and just stares at me with somber eyes, like he has witnessed... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 27, 2013 | 40 Days of Water, alcohol, brennan manning, coffee, death, drink, Easter, eating disorders, Emily Maynard, food, guilt, Lent, numbers, poverty, sacrifice, sin, theology
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays! This week’s prompt is FOOD. Recently, an editor asked me to compile all of my stats: numbers from Facebook and Twitter and blog, etcetera.Numbers undo me. I’m an eating disorder survivor. For seven years of my life,... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 25, 2013 | a dare to love yourself, anne lamott, brennan manning, children, eating disorders, identity, link-up, mom in the mirror, motherhood, nutrition, self-love
We sat across the table from each other, and there were thin girls walking in and out, and the smell of coffee and the young girl was twisting her hands.She was telling me she enjoyed food. That she was looking forward to being released from the Eating Disorder Unit...