Michelle Hope

After 14 years of severe bulimia and a lifetime of anxiety, depression, rage, and fear, I finally recovered with the help of a professional coach.

I understand now that my long journey through hell had a purpose. And, I understand what I must do now with that experience to make it all worthwhile and to know that I've done something worthwhile with my life.

My new-found purpose is to share comfort, hope, and peace to all who are suffering. Filled with relentless love, acceptance, and compassion, I strive to awaken hope and possibility so that we all find a better way to live.

I do this for myself because it is what my heart wants and needs to be joyful and fulfilled.

I do this for all those living in pain and bulimia so that they don't have to waste another moment of their beautiful lives in that hell.
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This was supposed to be the journal of my fight to recovery from Bulimia Nervosa -about my own struggles and ultimate success.

But, I have found, by reading other blogs on bulimia, that there are so many young women who seem to be in a life-or-death battle with it, and they seem to be almost at the end of their ropes. So, I have become more focused on helping them - if they're really ready to quit or if they just need some more control over it. I want so badly to help everyone, in whatever phase of the fight they're in right now, to minimize the harm and to feel some hope that this is only a temporary problem in their lives. And, yes, even after 14 years, I still see my battle as short-term compared with the rest of my life I still have to live.

I, too, was once in a life-or-death struggle while I was in college and for about 4 or 5 years afterward. Then, I managed to live in relative peace with it for about 6 or 7 years until I finally had a real reason, which became a burning desire, to quit for good.

I got the help of a personal coach (see my left Navigation area for his link), and in only 5.5 weeks of working with him, and about 10.5 weeks since I made my commitment to myself, I became truly well.

I share all the most powerful tools and strategies I found that helped me to win the battle and that are now helping me to create the life of my dreams.
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Please, if you need help on anything specific, just write me, and I'll share my thoughts, experiences, and encouragement. This is probably the toughest fight we'll face in our lives, but just imagine - once we win this, nothing else will ever be able to hold us down again!