42: Dear Paige, Thanks for Pissing Me Off

"I've been listening to your podcasts religiously for the last few days-- they pissed me off. Thank you for pissing me off The first time I heard "stop dieting," I was immediately in attack mode. Why the heck would I quit trying to improve?!?!? (How in the world would I be able to quit?) The more I listened, the harder it became. Confessions from a fitness model hit too close to home. I put down my no-bread lettuce and avocado sandwich and took a good, hard look at my history. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo, fasting, bingeing, over-exercising, vomiting... In pursuit of what?! I'd been 5'6'', [a certain weight] at one point and I still could lose just a biiiiiiit more. So I listened and cried for hours this weekend, fully absorbing and accepting what you and these wonderful psychologists and dietitians were telling me. Yesterday, for the first time in years, I bought bread at the supermarket. I need you to understand how important your work is to listeners. I've been insecure from an early age, reading self-help and writing about how I felt I could be more than I was. My father left when I was young and my stepdad and I never bonded. I was trapped. I contemplated suicide, even, but I'm past that. Thank you thank you THANK YOU, Paige." -- This was a letter I got from a listener. It made my heart so happy! She decided she wanted to have the chance to share her story on the podcast and she's here now to share her experience with healing her relationship with food. Ruby Anderson is amazing!