Born Again Foodie: How I Fell in Love with Eating After Anorexia

Kristen Pizzo
4 min readJul 19, 2020
Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash

It’s my thirteenth birthday. The theme is “cupcake spa.” Even the lotion I bought smells like a chocolate cupcake. The scent is freakishly accurate, and the consistency is just like frosting.

My grandmother’s friend crocheted me several cupcakes, which I display on cake stands as part of the decor. It’s just the beginning of my cupcake craze. I don’t…

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Kristen Pizzo

mental health | LGBTQ+ | culture | food | ethical shopping