Im a food writer with a binge-eating disorder, and Im learning to reject shame

My job and my disordered eating have long fed each other. Talking publicly about my experience helps lift the veil of secrecy surrounding itNothing in my life sparks greater joy and deeper shame than food. Publicly, I live and love to eat. As a food writer my livelihood depends on it. But privately, I live with a binge-eating disorder, and it can feel like what Im devouring is actually devouring me.My family is Italian, and their love language is food, so food is also the portal to all my memori...