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The Yank from Eating Disorder to Recovery

February 28, 2010 eating disorders

*Warning: May be a bit long and wordy…but I promise you it’s worth a read. If you’re not feeling for wordiness though, just skip down to the food. That’s totally worth the stay, too! I’ve had a few questions from my readers asking what finally motivated me to recover from my eating disorder. For years, [...]

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I Am What I Cook

February 5, 2010 My story

My Korean name is “So Hyun”. And my Chinese name is “Su Xian.” You know my English name: Sophia. Guess what? All of them mean similar things. The “So” and “Su” in my Korean and Chinese name means “intrinsically” or “naturally”. And the “Hyun” and “Xian” has many definitions, but one of them is “wisdom”. [...]

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Special Thanksgiving

November 25, 2009 family

Today…has been an infuriatingly unproductive day. Usually, that would get me all stressed out. But you know what? Screw my numerous impending research essays. Screw my upcoming finals! This week…it’s all about Thanksgiving, and I refuse to let my spirits be badgered down by schoolwork. In fact, I’ve got an ear-splitting grin across my face [...]

Tagged as: beans, bonito flakes, fish, gochujang, mango, nori, rice, salmon, tea

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Killing You Softly…With My Words…

November 19, 2009 family

As a writer, I should already know too well the power of words. Oh my word. Words: they blurt out so quickly from our mouths, they type out so nonchalantly from our fingers. Sometimes they have the miraculous power to heal and uplift a person, but at other times…every single of the same word can [...]

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Celebration

October 28, 2009 family

Guess what? I was in tears today again for my 22nd birthday. But it wasn’t tears of sorrow or despair or self-pity. It was tears of joy and thanksgiving. My parents had sent me a birthday package (ooh I wonder what it is?) but it wasn’t due to arrive until tomorrow or Friday, so my [...]

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Cravings

October 9, 2009 eating disorders

Wow. I was really pleasantly surprised by the great response I got from my last post. Thank you for all your support and warm replies, everyone. Honestly, I was a tad bit worried that someone might misunderstand, take it personal, and be offended, especially since the majority of us are health bloggers. But I would [...]

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