Beyond Before & After

original artwork by Mariah Aro Sharp

Chronic Stress And Lack Of Sleep Is Probably Literally Killing You

Sleep: There are roughly 318.9 million people in America, and 30% of them aren’t getting enough of it.

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image credit: Mariah Aro Sharp

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Is The Person You See In The Mirror The Person The World Sees?

The really screwed up thing is, there was never a point at which what I saw in the mirror would have been my real reflection.

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Eat When Hungry. Stop When Full. OR Do Whatever You Want Because You’re An Adult

The muffin isn’t your enemy, you are.

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Overwhelmed? Make A More Manageable To-Do List!

To-do lists are necessary for most of us, because Responsibilities, but also fricking daunting.

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Why Am I Keeping All Of This Sh*t? A Case For Decluttering

A couple of years ago I asked my therapist if she thought my inability to separate things and the memories associated with those things was some kind of coping mechanism. The same way the smell of a Jose Cuervo tequila makes me panic, does a shawl make me calm.

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Beyond Before & After: So You Gained Weight Over The Holidays (PS It Was Maybe Two Pounds)

A bipolar, body-positive bread enthusiast with a fucked-up ankle and a history of disordered eating chronicles health, weight-loss,

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Put Down The Fitbit: How Your Fitness Tracker Might Be Hurting You

A bipolar, body-positive bread enthusiast with a fucked-up ankle and a history of disordered eating chronicles health, weight-loss,

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Beyond Before & After: 5 Keys To Surviving (Even Enjoying?) The Holidays When Food Is EVERYWHERE

This week is baking week. No, not nationally or anything, but in my house, this week is the week all the things are made.

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