Steph L.

“tHIS TOO SHALL PASS”

I originally made this piece in treatment for my ED. It is a representation and metaphor for my recovery and what I imagine it would look like. The waves are raging and tumultuous. Scary. Why would I use this imagery for my recovery, one might ask? Because no matter what storms rage through the waters, those waters always go back to their calm, gentle, lapping ripples. Even though chaos seems never-ending, there always is a calm after the storm. I wanted this specific visual because in real life there is going to be struggle and pain. I’m going to deal with choppy waters and strong currents but I can take solace in the fact that “this too shall pass”.

Things won’t always be sunflowers and roses in my recovery because that just isn’t realistic for me. Instead, I’ll find the beauty in the storm.