Little Things With BIG Impacts: Guest Blog Post by Hannah Wolfe (Part II)
Hannah Wolfe reached out to me about supporting the Running in Silence nonprofit, and I wanted to give her the opportunity to share her own story here, part 2! You can read part 1 here. Events and conversations have been recreated from her memories of them. Eating disorder behaviors are mentioned. A sneak peak of […]
Little Things With BIG Impacts: Guest Blog Post by Hannah Wolfe (Part I)
Hannah Wolfe reached out to me about supporting the Running in Silence nonprofit, and I wanted to give her the opportunity to share her own story here! Events and conversations have been recreated from her memories of them. Eating disorder behaviors are mentioned. Hannah, who will be graduating from the University of Virginia with a […]
The Problem With Very Particular Portions
“You sure eat a lot.” “You’re eating AGAIN?” “Didn’t you just eat?” These were the kind of comments I received—not just in my mind when I had an eating disorder, but also from those around me as I was recovering. And in the midst of recovery, I was taking in a lot of food. I […]
What Can You Do if a Coach is Uncomfortable Addressing Eating Disorders? (Q&A with Paula Quatromoni)
This is part of a Q&A series with the leading expert in eating disorders and sports, Paula Quatromoni. For more Q&As click here. Q: There is suspicion that there are athletes struggling with eating disorders on a high school sports team. The coach hasn’t addressed these issues even though he is concerned and is aware […]
Giving Tuesday: The Organizations and People Making a Difference for Running in Silence
There are a tremendous number of people have been with Running in Silence since its beginning 7(!) years ago, and even more-so now as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. On this Giving Tuesday, I want to acknowledge everyone who has given their time, donations, and efforts to support! When I first posted on this website, my very […]
The Eating Disorder Tainted Happy Events
7 years ago our Aquinas women’s cross country team placed 7th at the NAIA national championships—our highest finish ever at that point. When our coach announced the news just beyond the finish line, the nine of us women had our arms around each other’s shoulders and tears in our eyes. We looked around in awe […]
How Can a Coach Support an Athlete With an Eating Disorder? Paula Quatromoni Q&A
This is part of a Q&A series with leading expert in eating disorders and sports, Paula Quatromoni. For more Q&As click here. Q (Anonymous): I’m a coach with an athlete who told me they are struggling with an eating disorder and they are getting treatment. The athlete asked me to keep them accountable. How can […]
Bringing Mental Health Education to Coaches and Athletes in Michigan
As many of you might know, I coach high school cross country and track in Michigan and I’m required to take trainings on the sports rules and how to spot concussions. These trainings are run by the MHSAA, which is also a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Of course, with […]
When Eating Healthy Goes Too Far (Guest Post by Nora McUmber)
Nora McUmber (@therecoveryrunner), reached out to me a couple years back to start a discussion about disordered eating in college runners for a podcast she was starting. I was excited to see a college athlete contributing to this discussion, and ever since then I’ve been curious to read about her experience and share it on […]
Core Happiness in Eating Disorder Recovery
“Hey Smiley!” “So many pictures of you smiling on Facebook!” “You seem so happy.” I remember hearing these comments in the spring of 2015. They were different from the comments I heard in the spring of 2012 about my physical weight gain (comments made with the right intentions, but not helpful in eating disorder recovery). […]