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Invisible Illness

To Anyone Who Wants a Different Body

I urge you to ask yourself this one question.

5 min readApr 25, 2020

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To Anyone Who Wants a Different Body

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Here’s How Much You Should Actually Weigh

And the dangers of aspiring toward any number less.

7 min readNov 16, 2020

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ILLUMINATION

How I Stopped Caring About Being the Thinnest Person in the Room

It hinged on one tangled question and one not-so-easy answer.

7 min readMay 31, 2023

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How I Stopped Caring About Being the Thinnest Person in the Room

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ILLUMINATION

How to Know You’re Fully Recovered From an Eating Disorder

Don’t get stuck in quasi-recovery like me.

8 min readMay 2, 2023

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How to Know You’re Fully Recovered From an Eating Disorder

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In Fitness And In Health

The Day I Realized I Didn’t Have to Run Anymore

And the precious lessons I learned about my body and exercise.

6 min readApr 26, 2023

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The Day I Realized I Didn’t Have to Run Anymore

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ILLUMINATION

What We Can’t Neglect When We Talk About Our Thin Privilege

Recognizing personal advantage is crucial, but it’s not enough.

5 min readApr 12, 2023

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In Fitness And In Health

How to Navigate Exercise During Eating Disorder Recovery

Some pointers from a former compulsive exerciser, bulimia survivor, and certified eating disorder recovery coach.

7 min readApr 6, 2023

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ILLUMINATION

How I Learned to Shamelessly Eat Ice Cream Again

A young woman’s journey of dismantling toxic beliefs about food.

7 min readMar 30, 2023

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Black Bear

The Uncanny Similarities Between Recovery and Making Bread

An attempt to bring some levity to the often daunting recovery process.

7 min readMar 20, 2023

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Better Humans

Diet and Be Thin or Eat Normally and Be Fat?

How to overcome the black-and-white thinking you have about food and your body.

6 min readMar 14, 2023

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Young woman deciding whether to eat healthy or unhealthy food.

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Mikaela Yeager

Mikaela Yeager

Eating disorder survivor, recovery coach & freelance writer helping others find peace with food & their bodies. Start here: bit.ly/3V7oLKr | biggerthanabody.com

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