Hi! My name is Mia. In December of 2024, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder that had went unnoticed since childhood (even to me.) I was recommended by my therapist at the time to go to residential treatment to treat OSFED and Atypical Anorexia, and complete all levels of care (Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient).

January 2025 is when my journey began. A lot has happened since then. From getting a bipolar disorder diagnosis debunked after a decade, to being in residential for 3 months, to then stepping down to PHP, being there for at least two months, to getting sent to the Newport Institute in April of 2025 to treat another debunked diagnosis (Borderline Personality Disorder), where I was finally and gratefully (and correctly) diagnosed with Complex PTSD.

I'll be honest, I am all too familiar with treatment centers. Yet, I didn’t know how long eating disorder treatment could or would be. I ended up going back to The Emily Program for PHP after Minnesota. And yes, I left AMA (against medical advice), only to return to a higher level of care due to a relapse. All that to say, I’ve been in treatment for over a year now. It has been an expensive journey, and not just financially.

I'm writing this to humbly ask if anyone would be willing to support with travel costs, living (necessities) costs, current monthly bills, and future housing costs. I commute to The Emily Program in Durham, NC, six days a week, there and back to my home in Greensboro, NC.

I do have a past; I haven’t always been the best person I could have been. Yet there’s been so much insight, especially since April of 2025. I am finally, after 10 years, receiving the correct type of treatment. Yet that’s 10 years of not getting the true help I needed. Today, I do want the help and am trying my damndest to get better.

For those who know me, avoidance has been and still can be a big issue of mine. Now I know Complex PTSD fueled that this whole time. But for once, I want to heal, I want to listen to my providers, because finally, I feel safe to do so. I am slowly but surely getting better and healing, one step forward, or even one step back at a time.

Trauma work and eating disorder recovery is taxing, especially on my mind and body. I do Instacart and DoorDash when I have the time. Yet, it can be difficult to choose between REST, that I deeply and desperately need, and working, which I also desperately need.

I will say I want to do this without the help of my immediate family. I have never been financially stable or even dependent. I’m going to be honest, there are people in my family who I could ask. But, (and this is vague) I don’t want to continue cycles. Any help would not only help me break those cycles, yet potentially have the freedom to be completely independent and feel safe to do so.

I appreciate anyone who took the time to read! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Whether it’s a $1, a share, or even kind words of encouragement.

With love,

Mia <3