I struggle with anxiety, and a few months ago, it was so bad that I began pulling at my hair. It started as just little bits here and there, but then it just kept getting worse, and at night, while I was sleeping, I would pull out chunks of my hair unconsciously and would wake up with chunks of hair in my hand and all over the bed. It was bad. Not only did my anxiety feel out of hand, but now my hair was suffering from it, and I had a lot of breakage and damage from the constant pulling of my hair. My amazing hairdresser tried her best to help make it look better by trimming it, adding more layers…but it was still looking pretty bad. Finally, she recommended we cut a lot of my hair off and get rid of nearly all of the breakage. So my hair was cut into a short bob cut, which, looking back on now, was super cute, but at the time was very traumatizing. I felt so embarrassed that my anxiety was so bad, and now I felt even worse in my body because I always thought I looked bigger with
It’s Time for Disney’s California Adventure Food and Wine Festival 2023! Kevin and I had the opportunity to go to the opening day of Disneyland’s Food and Wine festival 2023 and we were both so excited. However, I was also anxious. A whole festival surrounding food is still scary to me and gives me some anxiety. So while I will be sharing the foods Kevin and I tried at this festival and letting you know how we liked them, I did also want to take this time to share a little bit about how my recovery journey is going with healing my relationship with food and share some tips on how I am working on continuing to heal. Personal Struggles Sometimes I struggle with eating in public and around others. So as much as some people want to just assume people in larger bodies are going around to all of these food festivals and events to just “stuff their face”…let’s back up just a bit. Assuming people in larger bodies are bigger because all they do is stuff their faces with food is a very harsh and inaccurate assumption to make. The reality is, we never know what anyone is going through, and
It comes as no surprise that Kevin and I love spending time in and around Disneyland in Anaheim. Since we have visited a few (or many) times we wanted to share some Anaheim hotel options for when you are booking your southern California Disney trip. Get Away Today is the number one travel agency for discounted hotels and theme park tickets. They recently hosted us on some hotel visits around the Anaheim Resort Area. Last year we were also able to tour Get Away Today’s top 8 most popular hotels near Disneyland so if you are looking for even more places to stay you can check out that post HERE. I know that if you stay at any of these properties and book through Get Away Today you will be well taken care of. I hope these breakdowns help you and your family decide which properties are best for your family. If you have any questions PLEASE reach out so I can help you to the best of my ability. For me, some of the most important features to consider when I am booking a stay at Disneyland are price, proximity to Disneyland (is it walkable and how long is
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year…but they can also be the most stressful time of the year too. I know firsthand how challenging it can be dealing with family and friends and let’s face it, food when you are not quite so confident and happy in your body. The comments, being around food, guilt, lack of boundaries and did I mention being surrounded by food? I have another post with tips on how to handle food in Disneyland but they also work EVERYWHERE. So, I wanted to create this post to share with you some of the magic of the holidays at Disneyland and share some of the holiday foods I tried this season. Spending time at my happy place, especially during the holidays is such a magical time for me, and learning to enjoy the foods, without going all in or all out and listening to my body, and not feeling shameful for what I eat or throw away because I did not like them is a huge part of recovery. Although I still have a long way to go, I am also proud of how far I have come. I also wanted to share some