Welcome welcome! This week, Evan and Alyssa share their individual journeys from being diagnosed to present day. Our hope is to give you a look into why compassion and self-care play such a vital role in our lives and give you an opportunity to reflect on the role of stress and your health in your own life. 

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In honor of eating disorder awareness week, here is a glimpse into my (Alyssa's) journey and some helpful tools for anyone who has struggled with an eating disorder or loving their body image. 

Some ED stats to keep in mind:

At least 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an ED in the U.S.

Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.

Eating disorders effect all genders, ages, races and ethnicity groups. 

There are at least 10 different eating disorders. 

Genetics, environmental factors and personality traits are some of the leading factors for developing an eating disorder. 

Resources for your own research: 

NEDA

ANAD

In this episode of Sincerely, the Armstrongs, we discuss premarital (or, pre-engagement) counseling, what you can expect, the ins and outs, and what our experience was like.

In this episode of Sincerely, the Armstrongs, we discuss different personality assessments, including the enneagram, the DISC, Myers-Briggs and love languages. With personality types in mind, we talk about why we think they're useful, problems we see with them, communication styles within relationships and how you can utilize personality types to love someone the most beneficial way possible. 

In this debut episode of Solotalk, Evan shares his past experiences with anxiety, how it effected his day-to-day life, and certain steps he took, or wish he had taken, to get through it.