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Examples of AI Writing about Health Conditions
AI Writing for Anorexia AI writing about complex conditions like anorexia is a disservice to the mental health community and to lived...
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Lived experience content and pop-culture commentary on chronic illness topics including anorexia recovery and portrayal of eating disorders in the media, living well with fibromyalgia, surviving suicidal thinking since childhood, quitting drinking, and ways of coping with it all by Michelle Pugle + Mad Maid
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michellepugle
- Mar 21
AI Tools for Freelance Health Writers
My freelance writing business is turning 5 in a few weeks! With this comes an immense amount of pride as I look back upon what I've been...
michellepugle
- Mar 14
1000 Days Without Alcohol: Reflections and Gratitude List
March 14, 2023 At midnight, my sober tracking app will change from 999 days without alcohol to 1000 days without alcohol. Years ago, I...
michellepugle
- Mar 4
Ketamine Therapy for Anorexia?
Latest research in plain language explanations on anorexia nervosa.
michellepugle
- Mar 2
Anorexia and Lasting Health Complications
This is not to scare you, but to start an important and necessary conversation about the benefits of treatment, recovery, and healing.
michellepugle
- Feb 18
EMDR Therapy for Childhood Trauma
CW: This post may be distressing to persons with lived experiences of childhood traumatic experiences. EMDR stands for eye movement...
michellepugle
- Feb 12
3 Signs of Anorexia and Anorexia Relapse That Should Never Be Ignored
With self-reflection comes a new level of honesty. With a new level of honesty comes fresh space to grow. So here we are. It's February...
michellepugle
- Feb 7
How to Support Someone With Anorexia
It can be hard for others to understand what's going on inside the mind of someone living with anorexia. You may think encouraging...
michellepugle
- Jan 21
Anorexia Recovery: Contemplation Stage
TW: discussion of youth eating disorders and suicidal thinking I know our experiences of anorexia are bound to be different, but there...
Mad Maid
- Jan 9
Preventing Suicide: What Actually Helps
This post is a transcript from Mad Maid Season 1 Episode 4 on Preventing Suicide: What Actually Helps Mad Maid here, hello! Mad Maid is a...
Mad Maid
- Jan 5
Dancing With the ‘S’ Word: What Not to Say to Someone With Suicidal Thinking
This post is a transcript from Mad Maid podcast Episode 3: Dancing With the ‘S’ Word: What Not to Say to Someone With Suicidal Thinking...
Mad Maid
- Dec 28, 2022
On Parenting a Child Living with Depression and Suicidal Thinking
22 things I'd of done differently if I were parenting my 11-year-old self.
michellepugle
- Oct 30, 2022
About That ‘Laxative Comment’ on ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'
Dear Bravo: Is Crystal's bulimia too real for reality TV? We can’t leave behind season 12 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH)...
michellepugle
- Oct 28, 2022
Removing 'FAT' From Taylor Swift's 'Anti-Hero' Video Won't Erase Fatphobia
Taylor Swift is told she is the problem in "Anti-Hero" song about her being the problem. Oh, and it's body acceptance week.
michellepugle
- Oct 1, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Yoga in Anorexia Recovery
I've been going to hot yoga 5 times per week now (on average) since sometime in March 2022 (approx. 7 or so months). I started with 2-3...
michellepugle
- Oct 1, 2022
Truths About Anorexia in 2022
This article explains what happens to the body during anorexia and what's new in anorexia treatment research.
michellepugle
- Sep 10, 2022
Surviving Myself: What It's Like Living With Suicidal Thinking Since Childhood
My First Time Everyone remembers their first time. I am eleven years old. My father has forgotten to pick me up from a friend's house,...
michellepugle
- Jul 27, 2022
Tips for Dating with Fibromyalgia
This blog post is based on personal experience. It is not intended as medical or mental health advice. It's a Match! For a moment, I may...
michellepugle
- Jul 18, 2022
What Is Reiki Energy Healing?
With my recent second degree attunement in Usui reiki, a common question that's coming up is: What is reiki and how did you first learn...
michellepugle
- Jun 16, 2022
7 Lessons After 730 Days Alcohol-Free (2 Year Milestone Post)
June 17, 2022 marks my 2 year soberversary from alcohol. 🥳 This is by far the longest stretch of sobriety experienced since I started...
michellepugle
- Jun 1, 2022
Celebrating Body Neutrality for World Eating Disorder Action Day 2022
Body positivity was supposed to free us from the beauty myth. It failed. I wish someone had told me two decades ago that I do not need to...
michellepugle
- Apr 27, 2022
Why We Need to Abandon the Term "Alcohol Abuse"
We need to abandon the terms alcohol abuse. Why? Because the word "abuse" implies there's a right way- some proper way- to consume...
michellepugle
- Apr 19, 2022
Throat Chakra Healing and New Adventures
Growing up with intense feelings of depression and anxiety, society told me I shouldn't trust my own thoughts. After all, depression and...
michellepugle
- Apr 4, 2022
Smash the Bell Jar
Before reading Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, I was led to believe it was a book about one woman's experience with depression, Oh, what a...
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