Inside the Silent Struggle: Unraveling the Raw Truths of Eating Disorder Recovery in Slip
Ultimately, the ‘middle place’ that Tarpley describes can be applied to any illness or addiction. I have an anxiety disorder and Ehler-Danlos Syndrome, neither of which will ever be cured. Like many of the interview subjects in Slip, I cannot put my life on hold to wait until they resolve themselves. They won’t. The only way forward is to make peace with their existence and create a life that’s both livable and enjoyable, despite the illnesses in its midst. That’s ultimately the greatest lesson from Slip: that the middle place is attainable, and preferable, to active illness, and that there’s no shame in living there.
