Author: Elena Overfield
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Eating Disorders in High Achievers: The Pressure No One Sees
High achievers are very good at hiding things. We are disciplined. Driven. Praised for pushing through. Which makes eating disorders incredibly easy to disguise as “motivation.” Mine hid behind clean eating, productivity, and self-control. No one saw the pressure I was putting on myself. No one heard the constant voice telling me I wasn’t good…
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You Don’t “Look Sick Enough”: The Most Dangerous Eating Disorder Myth
I didn’t “look sick.” That’s what made it so easy to stay stuck. I was still showing up. Still achieving. Still being complimented. And every compliment reinforced the lie that I must be fine. Eating disorders don’t come with a body type. They don’t have a weight requirement. Some of the worst moments of my…
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What Eating Disorder Awareness Week Really Means (And Why It Matters)
Eating Disorder Awareness Week aims to illuminate the silent struggles of those with eating disorders, including high achievers who often go unnoticed. It highlights the importance of community support in recovery and challenges the stereotype that one must be severely ill to seek help. Awareness plays a vital role in encouraging understanding and empathy.
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When Your Body Doesn’t Trust You Yet
Being told to stop exercising felt like grief all over again. After finally finding hockey again post-ED, being sidelined because of nutrient deficits and injury felt cruel. But this health scare forced me to confront something deeper — my body doesn’t trust me yet. And rebuilding that trust might be the bravest thing I’ve ever…
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You Don’t Have To Be Sorry Or Ready: You Just Have To Try
You don’t have to be fully healed, fearless, or perfectly prepared to begin. So much of our lives are spent waiting to feel “ready” — more confident, more stable, more sure of ourselves. But growth doesn’t happen before you try; it happens because you try. This post is about letting go of the apology, releasing…
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Why Eating Disorder Awareness Week Isn’t Just a Campaign to Me
Eating Disorder Awareness Week isn’t a marketing moment for me — it’s personal. It’s about the years I spent feeling unseen, the misunderstandings that allowed my illness to thrive, and the long, unglamorous reality of recovery. This piece explores why awareness alone isn’t enough, and why lived experience, compassion, and action matter far more.
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Friendship, Recovery & the Love That Actually Saves You
Romantic love is often treated as the ultimate goal, but in recovery, it’s rarely what keeps you alive. This piece is about the quieter kind of love — the friends and family who stay when you’re no longer fun, productive, or easy to be around. The love that doesn’t need you to perform, improve, or…
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Love Letters I Never Wrote To My Body (Until Now)
This isn’t a love letter in the way Valentine’s Day wants love letters to be. There are no grand declarations or tidy endings here. It’s a conversation with a body I spent years fighting, ignoring, and trying to control. This piece is about calling a ceasefire — choosing care without needing to feel love first,…
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