Kate's Coalition For Eating Disorder Recovery

About Me

Hey I am Kate! I began showing signs of anorexia when I was 12 years old, when I became obsessed with exercise. I reached recovery on my own upon entering high school. I began to relapse during my junior year of high school... I eventually got in a car accident in my own driveway from blacking out at the wheel, from starvation. I was put in outpatient, nutritional and cognitive therapy. When that failed my parents forced me to go to an inpatient facility; Renfrew of Philadelphia. I was unwilling to recover at first. My main goal was to be the best anorexic, and die from the disorder, but I maintained my discharge weight until the following summer. I faced another relapse in summer 2006 and decided on my own to go to the Center for Change in Utah. After being fed up with my eating disorder, I reached a firm recovery, without another hospitalization, and haven't been the same since!I was fed up with anxiety, with counting calories, with plain salads, of my pants falling off, of missing my senior year of high school, and being the outcast! My recovery has been full of twists and turns but I couldn't be happier then where I am now. I count the first day of my inpatient stay as my recovery anniversary which is October 10, 2005. I have decided to do something special on my anniversaries. On my first anniversary I got my second tattoo; the word Strength on my right ankle to represent a year of strength. My second anniversary I bought a Tiffany necklace I wanted and got it engraved with my anniversary date. My third anniversary was a day enjoyed with friends and shopping. I believe all things happen for a reason so I decided to dedicate my life to helping those with eating disorders by becoming a therapist specializing in eating disorder and addiction recovery. My eating disorder took so much away from me, but finally I am living the life I was meant to live!!! Myspace Layout Maker v2.0

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Anyone and Everyone who has a story, inspiration, or a question about eating disorders.I made and put up flyers around campus to spread awareness about national ed week:

My Blog

Home for the Horror Days

Coming home for me is like being held to the dogs. You will be torn apart and ripped from lim to lim until you are almost totally gone. I feel like going home is stepping in a bear trap on purpose. It...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:30:00 GMT

I’m struggling

Not sure what else to say, but it's all coming back to me. :(
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:21:00 GMT

parents :(

My mom told me on the phone that my dad had moved out. They talked about splitting up last year but now they really have. And it really really hurts. I feel so bad for my bad living all alone and havi...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:53:00 GMT

My own secret weapons in recovery

The following is a list of things that helped me through recovery:1. close friends that were willing and able to listen2. my journal and pen3. music - lots and lots of music4. writing letters to my fr...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:59:00 GMT

The Art of Recovery

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Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:53:00 GMT

Gaining

So I went and hear the author of the book Gaining, Aimee Liu, speak at Renfrew last week in Philly. She was really awesome and her story is very inspirational. She is an author who graduated from...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Covered eyes

I have been in recovery for 2 1/2 years now and I just did something that I don't even have to think about anymore but in the beginning of my recovery it was a big deal. So what did I do? I was just e...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:42:00 GMT

April 24, 2008

There is going to be a conference by the author of the book Gaining. She will talk about her experience recovering from Anorexia. I am soooo excited to be able to go and meet with her!! It is at Renfr...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Amazing Friends find inspiration in eds!

So recently my friends have been getting in on spreading the word about eds and I couldn't be prouded of them! My friend Lauren Bishop is doing a speach on eating disoders. My friend Sarah Rohrman is ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:34:00 GMT

marriage?

So my parents have been married for 26 years. My mom told me through email that she is leaving my dad. My anniversary of first trying Heroin is coming up. It’s just stressful. The stuff with my ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:12:00 GMT