Carrie beat me to posting about this Grey’s Anatomy quote:
After a trauma, your body is at its most vulnerable. Response time is critical. So you’re suddenly surrounded by people—doctors, nurses, specialists, technicians—surgery is a team sport. Everyone pushing for the finish line. Putting you back together again. But surgery is a trauma in and of itself, and once it’s over, the real healing begins. It’s called recovery. Recovery is not a team sport. It’s a solitary distance run. It’s long. It’s exhausting. And it’s lonely as hell.
The length of your …

It feels a little cliche quoting Grey’s Anatomy on Grey Thinking, but there are so many good quotes…. and I’ve been re-watching the series from the beginning (hey, why not?), and it’s funny how some things stand out to you when watching for the second time.

You’re happy? You’re happy now? The Meredith I knew was a force of nature. Passionate, focused, a fighter. What happened to you? You’ve gone soft! Stammering about a boyfriend and saying you’re waiting to be inspired. You’re waiting for inspiration? Are you kidding me?! I …

While in the past I have been disappointed with some of NEDA’s literature/suggestions for coping with an eating disorder, I found their “Twelve Ideas to Help People with eating Disorder Negotiate the Holidays” to have some useful tips. To summarize:

Eat regularly and don’t try to compensate for what you just ate or are about to eat.
Focus on the spirit of the holiday (relationships, things your thankful for, etc).
Discuss the holiday ahead of time with your treatment team.
Come up with a game plan–who are your support people? Where are …