Erica Stauffer
My childhood was filled with country meadows, strife, and lessons that have both benefited me and haunted me during my adult life. I grew up in a family of 6, among them two sisters and a brother. Although we fought like cats and dogs, I love them all and am a better person today for having grown up with them.
I have struggled with depression and anxiety since the age of 15 and...
Veterinary Naturopath, Animal Nutrition & Natural Animal Care Consultant/Educator
With 30 years of practical experience with animal health, she has worked with animals holistically since 1984. Having been a licensed Veterinary Technician and later graduating from Kingdom College of Natural Health with her doctorate in veterinary naturopathy, she is qualified and adept at consulting and...
After nearly a decade of anorexia, I'm learning how to love, laugh, and live again. And in no particular order, I'm also mom to a wonderful rescue cat, a science/medical writer, a jewelry designer, a pretty decent cook, a lover of coffee and hater of mornings, and a geek extraordinaire.
Perpetual Student, Recovering Psychiatrist
After college I completed a PhD in Neuroscience from the Center for Brain Research at the University of Rochester. I found myself getting tired of working with rats all day, and so I attended medical school, then completed a residency in Anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania.
I was an anesthesiologist and pain doc for about 8 years,...
I received my doctorate in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario in 1987, I spent fifteen years as a staff psychologist in Millbrook Correctional Centre, a maximum-security prison run by the Ontario government. In 2003, I successfully escaped prison and went into full-time private practice.
I am a disaster management volunteer with the Red Cross. I am also an active participant...
Greetings!
I am a clinical neuropsychologist by training, which means that I am trained to work with folks having psychological difficulties, especially as these relate to their brain. I worked in the field of brain injury rehabilitation for...ahem...many years.
But in the past few years, I have moved from helping folks adjust to their brain injuries to actually helping people change the way...
I am a fat man. My name is Israel Lagares. I used to be the kind of guy that was always in shape: a gym rat. But over the last few years I have fallen off tremendously. This is my final attempt to get back into shape and get to where I once was.
At the time of writing this weight loss blog, I am 348 pounds and 6 foot tall. I will list my weight weekly each Tuesday until I reach my target...
I suffered from and eating disorder for many years. My intention now is to become an eating disorder recovery coach. Here is a short story of my journey.
My ed started in about 4th or 5th grade after another one of our moves. I started spending all my allowance on candy and stashing it in my room. I also started playing sick from school so I could stay home and eat while everyone was gone....
Hi, My name is Bill. I?m an alcoholic, addict and codependent. My sobriety date is September 14th, 1989.
I've been writing about recovery in a variety of places for some years. A couple of years ago I started a blog related to Buddhism, and incorporated a bunch of articles and essays that I'd written about addiction as sort of a sideline. Those pages have gotten a bunch of hits, and a couple...
