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emmy Patient Expert

boston area, Massachusetts
visit my blog profile on "frozenoranges.com" to read all about me!
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wouldn’t you want a letter in tx? by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I am a member of the TWLOHA Street Team. As part of my membership, I am required to complete “orders” that help promote the organization in order to remain a member. O ... Read on »
ask me anything. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Just for “funsies,” because people have been posting it on Facebook, feel free to hit my formspring and ask me anything . It’s even anonymous, should you choose to do so. ... Read on »
out of tx, out of ed. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders NEDAW has come to an end and, as you can see, this is the first post of mine that mentions it since 2oo9. I didn’t do anything, nor did I attend any events. In all fai ... Read on »
busy february. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Frozen.Oranges had its birthday and then.. nothing. It’s been a ridiculously busy month. In short: a lot of work, a lot of gym, a lot of job searching (and an intervie ... Read on »
F.O is 2!! by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Happy birthday to me And thanks to everyone that’s helped keep her alive this long. <3 Read on »
food & mood related? shocking! by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Lamictal balances your mood. Ativan chills you the %#&@ out. Alcohol depresses you. Caffeine makes you manic. They’re drugs. More vaguelythey’re chemicals. They’ ... Read on »
i make the rules, part ii: the definition. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Allow me to take a moment to properly – and not so angerly – educate you on OCD. OCD stands for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. Believe it or not, one of the best exp ... Read on »
i make the rules: part i. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders My entire life is on the internet. Sure most are, thanks to social networking, but 90% of my most personal life aspects are plastered on a WordPress blog for all to view. ... Read on »
i’ve got content! by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders In case you’ve been waiting every so eagerly – and I know you have been – all of the pages atop this blog are no longer “under construction, thank you for your patience.” ... Read on »
the “judgment-free zone.” by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I’ve always felt self-conscious in the gym. I’ve never really been in great shape, I get winded fairly easily, and most of my free-weight exercises range from lifting 3-20 ... Read on »
the more you know. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders An interesting statistic, in honor of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2oo9. Treatment of an eating disorder in the US ranges from $500 per day to $2,000 per day. The ... Read on »
vote for TWLOHA to receive a $1M donation. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders To the right of my blog, you will see a new Widget to support Chase Community Giving. What it means in general is here: Chase Community Giving on Facebook Wha ... Read on »
harder, better, faster, stronger. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I stood in the weight room, taking a rest after a rep of some serious iron-pumping – most likely some 10-pounders (phew!) – and looked around. It was just crossing the tim ... Read on »
so, this is the new year. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I’d say I don’t feel any different, but I kind of do. I feel pretty motivated, actually. For starters, it hasn’t been 11 days since I’ve written because I’m lazy. This ... Read on »
peace out, ‘o9. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Another year has come to an end, my friends. As of tonight, 2009 closes its doors and we head into the.. “tens?” Sure, why not. We’ll see if that sticks. My friend and ... Read on »
my daily struggles: school. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders So, a while back when I realized I don’t have much left to continuously write about ED-wise, I had a lot of readers tell me they’d like to hear about what I struggle with ... Read on »
“someday” came. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders **This entry may be triggering for some.** This gorgeous lady next to me is Bri, one of my best friends from college. We met by chance (though, there are no coinc ... Read on »
’tis the season to hold your own. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders People are gettin’ ugly. How’s that for a change of pace on an “Every Body’s Beautiful”-type blog? Not this time of year, kids. Holidays are a time for struggle. Stru ... Read on »
health priorites. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders This post is completely irrelevant to 99% of my blog’s usual content, but I had to share this somewhere and I don’t think anyone reads my other blog anymore. So, I’ve had ... Read on »
hand-turkeys. by emmy Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Bring on the season of food, giving, and giving food. In my Great Depression of Tuesday, November 17, I reminisced over a Thanksgiving that happened maybe 3 years ago ... Read on »