How Alcohol Helped My Recovery

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Fifteen months into my eating disorder recovery, I had a major breakthrough. You could also call it “rock bottom”, no pun intended.

The unlikely catalyst? Alcohol.

Let’s rewind.

At 29 years old, I have spent more than a third of my life obsessed with food, weight, and how my body takes up space in the world. Eight years of this were marred by bulimia…