Eleanor Skelton

Still learning to love myself: Through eating disorder recovery

Content note: discussion of eating disorders One year ago, I’d just started a new job, and the first paycheck wouldn’t come for a whole month. I experienced food insecurity and unstable housing both in college and afterwards. The fear of not making it was so loud in my mind, and a little thought said: “JustContinueContinue reading “Still learning to love myself: Through eating disorder recovery”

My uncle died from COVID-19

So it finally happened.At the start of the pandemic, I knew there was the possibility that we would lose friends and family to COVID-19. That was the hardest part of reality to deal with as lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were issued worldwide.There was the sinking feeling that not all of us are going to comeContinueContinue reading “My uncle died from COVID-19”

What my childhood was like in remote Southwestern Colorado (I guess my life is kinda wild + crazy?)

Me + my dog Finn at the summit of Monarch Pass, October 2019. To all my Colorado friends: Last night I terrified some of my Southeast Texans buddies by telling them about #mountainlife. I told them how Red Mountain Pass has 1,000 foot drops and no guardrails because the county said guardrails would interfere withContinueContinue reading “What my childhood was like in remote Southwestern Colorado (I guess my life is kinda wild + crazy?)”

So I might have COVID-19.

It started with a tickle in my throat 12 days ago. I felt it when I woke up that morning, but I thought it was the arid climate in Colorado making my throat dry and I drank some water. I was on vacation, a two-week roadtrip my best friend and I planned for months toContinueContinue reading “So I might have COVID-19.”

Keep searching for answers in your health and wellness. You’re worth it.

Here’s a little update in my medical adventures. So most of my online followers and friends know I’ve been trying to figure out if I have autoimmune problems like others in my family, so I can learn how to take care of my body and be as healthy as I can be. Yesterday, I wentContinueContinue reading “Keep searching for answers in your health and wellness. You’re worth it.”