Meagan McDaniel

“Fragile. Upset. Weak. Thin. Afraid. Failing. And tired. Above everything else, tired of battling with my own mind.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

“Keeping women busy with body concerns is one way of making sure they stay quiet and obedient – of keeping them shrinking, literally and metaphorically.”
― Alex Light, You Are Not a Before Picture

“Despite what we’re taught, real fulfilment only really comes from making a life that is meaningful – from building precious relationships and forming connections to pursuing passions, discovering your purpose, building a sense of self and living with compassion. Having a thinner waist is not going to be your legacy, I promise.”
― Alex Light, You Are Not a Before Picture

“anxiety doesn’t just stop. You can have nice moments, minutes where it shrinks, but it doesn’t leave. It lurks in the background like a shadow, like that important assignment you have to do but keep putting off or the dull ache that follows a three-day migraine. The best you can hope for is to contain it, make it as small as possible so it stops being intrusive. Am I coping? Yes, but it’s taking a monumental amount of effort to keep the dynamite inside my stomach from exploding.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies