Losing Control: Navigating Disordered Eating & Lenten Fasting

Losing Control: Navigating Disordered Eating & Lenten Fasting

I used to treat Lent like yet another diet. My eating disorder is binge-restrict: I didn’t like the size of my body, so I’d restrict. Restricting was painful. Food was my comfort, so I binged. I’d then feel bad about my trashed self-control and poor body image, so I’d...