The Same 5 Questions with Activist Kelly Michaels
by Eating Disorder Activist Network on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 4:53pm
1) What kinds of Activism do you do, and Why do you do it?
I like to motivate others to recover or keep recovering and knowing that it can be done and recovery IS possible. That the recovery life is a great life to live. I do it because I’ve been both sides and I know what richness and happiness truly comes out of living this side. I do this to help others cross the bridge to get to THIS side of recovery so they don’t have to try to do it alone. I partly do it to keep reminding myself of what it was like before recovery because it can be easily forgotten if I lose sight of it (recovery). I want to surround myself around recovery because of the goodness it has brought into my life on so many levels.
2) What is your theory of change?
Lately my message has been all about having responsibility in your recovery. That there comes a time and place in your own recovery that YOU need to take charge of your recovery and listen to yourself and put yourself in charge and be responsible for it. (www.facebook.com/RecoverEDresponsiblity). Also, that you can create YOUR recovery through creative resources as well as traditional therapy (www.createyourrecovery.me).
3) What do you have to teach other activists, what do you have to share with us?
I like anything that has to do with social media and graphic arts so anything from the creative side to get my message across gets me motivated and excited to use in spreading my message of recovery and helping those recovery from eating disorders.
4) what is something you’d like to learn from other activists?
Public speaking. Like many others I have a fear of public speaking although it is something I really want to do, I just freeze with fear and stumble over my own words. I get motivated by other activists would are able to publically speak.
5) Looking back, the first thing I remember doing as an activist was?
Standing up for my own rights in kindergarten because a girl stole my candy cane and I backed her up in the coat room and demanded she give it back to me because “THIS IS JUST WRONG”, even though I was the smallest kid in the classroom!
I like to motivate others to recover or keep recovering and knowing that it can be done and recovery IS possible. That the recovery life is a great life to live. I do it because I’ve been both sides and I know what richness and happiness truly comes out of living this side. I do this to help others cross the bridge to get to THIS side of recovery so they don’t have to try to do it alone. I partly do it to keep reminding myself of what it was like before recovery because it can be easily forgotten if I lose sight of it (recovery). I want to surround myself around recovery because of the goodness it has brought into my life on so many levels.
2) What is your theory of change?
Lately my message has been all about having responsibility in your recovery. That there comes a time and place in your own recovery that YOU need to take charge of your recovery and listen to yourself and put yourself in charge and be responsible for it. (www.facebook.com/RecoverEDresponsiblity). Also, that you can create YOUR recovery through creative resources as well as traditional therapy (www.createyourrecovery.me).
3) What do you have to teach other activists, what do you have to share with us?
I like anything that has to do with social media and graphic arts so anything from the creative side to get my message across gets me motivated and excited to use in spreading my message of recovery and helping those recovery from eating disorders.
4) what is something you’d like to learn from other activists?
Public speaking. Like many others I have a fear of public speaking although it is something I really want to do, I just freeze with fear and stumble over my own words. I get motivated by other activists would are able to publically speak.
5) Looking back, the first thing I remember doing as an activist was?
Standing up for my own rights in kindergarten because a girl stole my candy cane and I backed her up in the coat room and demanded she give it back to me because “THIS IS JUST WRONG”, even though I was the smallest kid in the classroom!
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