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.