by Juggling The Jenkins | Aug 29, 2019 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
I watched my brother go through addiction when I was around 10 years old. I always swore that I would never drink and I would never do drugs. That changed when I had my first drink of alcohol around age twelve. I didn’t drink much that first time, but I instantly knew...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Aug 22, 2019 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
*TW: Eating disorder.* So I softly said to my body “I want to be your friend.” It took a long deep breath and said “I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this.”When I made the decision and had this chat with my mind and body it took months of waking up and deciding, “I am...
by Juggling The Jenkins | May 24, 2019 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
Trigger Warning ***Domestic Violence*** Have you ever made a decision in your life that was so large that it not only changed the direction of your life, but also the lives of those around you? I have. Twice. However, you wouldn’t know it by looking at me. I’m your...
by Juggling The Jenkins | May 8, 2019 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
*TW – Eating Disorder* I’ve always been a little chubbier than the kids my age, but I was never very overweight. I had a normal childhood and did lots of sports in my early years at school. When I approached high school, I stopped doing sports, because I felt...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Mar 24, 2019 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
Most people don’t know this about me, but I have had an eating disorder since I was eight years old. I became anorexic after the third grade, as a result of severe emotional abuse from a couple of people in my life at the time. I’m 23 now, and...
