Carrie Saum

I didn't have even an ounce of energy to spare to process my own feelings. Everything I had went to my son.

Many years ago, I became pretty alarmist about all of the chemicals I was coming into contact with on a daily basis.

This week is full of high emotions.

When I have difficult life decisions or conflict with people who are close to me, I now have the working understanding of what peace truly looks like for me. It looks like freedom to be fully who I am.

My BFF has been trying to go easy on the grains lately.

I knew it was bound to happen.  

The shame was overwhelming. Why was my body broken? What had I done to my baby? I began to spiral into self-loathing. Gestational diabetes felt like a failure.

By 13, I clearly understood: Thinness was next to Godliness, and I could never achieve either without extraordinary means. Jesus loves skinny people.

We are tired and hurting and don't know what else to do.

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