Not everyone wants to talk about their eating disorder. Eating disorders are complex and people have complicated love and hate relationships with their illness. Many individuals utilize alternate forms of expression such as journaling, storytelling, and art to externalize and visualize their eating disorder. This helps give a real conceptualization of who or what we are fighting. These modalities are powerful and can help lead individuals down the road of recovery by fostering insight and understanding. I respectfully present some stories and art from former patients who are now living their best lives in recovery.