Evolve or Die

My blog is named after a quote by Ana Forrest, which symbolizes my journey as I step away from my eating disorder, and toward my path as a healer. I am here for you! Never hesitate to ask or tell me anything!

[nervebynerve]

“Once you figure out what matters, you’ll figure out how to be brave.”

— Emily X.R. Pan, The Astonishing Color of After (via quoted-books)

[lifeinpoetry]

Everyone wants a rock bottom. Some Icarus shit. But the truth is some holes keep going, yawning, heady, one mistake becomes three: there’s always a dark darker than the dark you know.

— Hala Alyan, from “You’re Not a Girl in a Movie,” The Twenty-Ninth Year

[blackcoffeeandblankpagess]

“The first ingredient to being brave is being scared”

-Alexi Pappas

[untamedunwanted]

“If they cannot understand the wildness inside you, they will try to tame it and cage it. Find someone who appreciates the beauty of wild things like you.”

— Your Wildness | Nikita Gill

[girlmeetsstrong]

[deardarlingava]

[coffeentrees]

[evolve-or-die713]

Strong

I made coffee in a keureg and it was too weak. So I added a packet of instant coffee to it. Still a weak-ass cup of coffee. Either this really is a feeble cup, or recovery and crossfit and running are getting me stronger and coffee just can’t keep up. 

[overthink]

[mysoulresidesinspace-blog]

[shewalksinthefire]

Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it

R.H. Sin (via shewalksinthefire)

[setheverman]

what is the january mood?

[angel-ani]

[starryeyedq]

Baby bat learns to fly!

[lunargrim]

this is my cause of death, I have transcended this realm

[hiighlyssa]

It looks like a baby dragon omg

[meanwhilepoetry]

Her mother told her she could grow up to be anything she wanted be, so she grew up to become the strongest of the strong, the strangest of the strange, the wildest of the wild, the wolf leading wolves.

Nikita Gill, For The Red Riding Hood Who Was The Wolf (via meanwhilepoetry)

[evolve-or-die713]

26 days without binging or purging!

I’m terrified, grieving the “loss” of my disorder, struggling with body image like you wouldn’t believe... but I hit a new PR in my deadlift last night. Lifted 40 lbs more than I could do two weeks ago. I hate the idea that recovery will probably make my body heavier, but I’m not upset that my lifts are getting heavier. I am trading my disorder for a strong and capable body, an awake mind, and a vibrant soul. Someday that will feel like a good exchange. It doesn’t yet, but I hope it will.

[evolve-or-die713]

Visiting psych unit question

When you visit someone in the psych unit, can you wear things with zippers/belts/drawstrings? Obviously patients can’t have those things, but will I be allowed in to visit if my clothes are wrong?

[wextersix]