Caroline Adams Miller
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Because as we've discussed, I cultivated grit in my 20s when I became, I think, the first publicly known recovered bulimic. When I wrote my first book, my name is Caroline. I just talk about passion struck. I had to tell the world that I was in recovery at a time when nobody got better. It was a death sentence, but I wanted to live and I wanted to live for myself.
Because as we've discussed, I cultivated grit in my 20s when I became, I think, the first publicly known recovered bulimic. When I wrote my first book, my name is Caroline. I just talk about passion struck. I had to tell the world that I was in recovery at a time when nobody got better. It was a death sentence, but I wanted to live and I wanted to live for myself.
Because as we've discussed, I cultivated grit in my 20s when I became, I think, the first publicly known recovered bulimic. When I wrote my first book, my name is Caroline. I just talk about passion struck. I had to tell the world that I was in recovery at a time when nobody got better. It was a death sentence, but I wanted to live and I wanted to live for myself.
And it was really my first goal that my teachers didn't set. My parents didn't set, culture didn't set. I wanted to live and I needed to figure out how to recover from bulimia. So I, in my book, Positively Caroline, which was the second part of my name is Caroline is I got in recovery people. The world needs to know you can get in recovery from this thing.
And it was really my first goal that my teachers didn't set. My parents didn't set, culture didn't set. I wanted to live and I needed to figure out how to recover from bulimia. So I, in my book, Positively Caroline, which was the second part of my name is Caroline is I got in recovery people. The world needs to know you can get in recovery from this thing.
And it was really my first goal that my teachers didn't set. My parents didn't set, culture didn't set. I wanted to live and I needed to figure out how to recover from bulimia. So I, in my book, Positively Caroline, which was the second part of my name is Caroline is I got in recovery people. The world needs to know you can get in recovery from this thing.
The second was in 2013, 2013, when the other book came out, Positively Caroline, it was about the fact that I stayed in recovery. And that is really the bigger challenge that I don't think we talk about enough, not just getting in recovery. Now we know it's possible, but staying in recovery.
The second was in 2013, 2013, when the other book came out, Positively Caroline, it was about the fact that I stayed in recovery. And that is really the bigger challenge that I don't think we talk about enough, not just getting in recovery. Now we know it's possible, but staying in recovery.
The second was in 2013, 2013, when the other book came out, Positively Caroline, it was about the fact that I stayed in recovery. And that is really the bigger challenge that I don't think we talk about enough, not just getting in recovery. Now we know it's possible, but staying in recovery.
So that book, the last part of it is how I feel like positive psychology could be used in the field of addiction, particularly with eating disorders to help people cultivate the behavior, the mindset, the ability to overcome addictions. And I think it's more and more accepted that can be done and those can be combined. So I was passion struck in two different areas.
So that book, the last part of it is how I feel like positive psychology could be used in the field of addiction, particularly with eating disorders to help people cultivate the behavior, the mindset, the ability to overcome addictions. And I think it's more and more accepted that can be done and those can be combined. So I was passion struck in two different areas.
So that book, the last part of it is how I feel like positive psychology could be used in the field of addiction, particularly with eating disorders to help people cultivate the behavior, the mindset, the ability to overcome addictions. And I think it's more and more accepted that can be done and those can be combined. So I was passion struck in two different areas.
Thank you for asking. Obviously you can tell I have zero shame about this. It's the thing I'm proudest of, the fact that I overcame bulimia at a time when people didn't know how to do it. And as I said, it was a death sentence, is the thing to this day that is my touchstone. If I could do that, then I can probably do anything.
Thank you for asking. Obviously you can tell I have zero shame about this. It's the thing I'm proudest of, the fact that I overcame bulimia at a time when people didn't know how to do it. And as I said, it was a death sentence, is the thing to this day that is my touchstone. If I could do that, then I can probably do anything.
Thank you for asking. Obviously you can tell I have zero shame about this. It's the thing I'm proudest of, the fact that I overcame bulimia at a time when people didn't know how to do it. And as I said, it was a death sentence, is the thing to this day that is my touchstone. If I could do that, then I can probably do anything.
So I have no shame and I've been trying for 30 some years to take the shame out of it. And I fear we're falling behind other addictions. So it was lonely. It was sad. I was in a household that was not particularly warm and loving. It was all about achievements. My great uncles made Olympic history.
So I have no shame and I've been trying for 30 some years to take the shame out of it. And I fear we're falling behind other addictions. So it was lonely. It was sad. I was in a household that was not particularly warm and loving. It was all about achievements. My great uncles made Olympic history.
So I have no shame and I've been trying for 30 some years to take the shame out of it. And I fear we're falling behind other addictions. So it was lonely. It was sad. I was in a household that was not particularly warm and loving. It was all about achievements. My great uncles made Olympic history.
They were the first siblings to go one, two in an event in the 1912 Olympics, the standing high jump, Ben and Platt Adams. Platt got the gold, Ben got the silver. And those were the stories I heard. And my parents were intelligent and smart. We were supposed to have great grades and go to the right schools and all the rest of it.
They were the first siblings to go one, two in an event in the 1912 Olympics, the standing high jump, Ben and Platt Adams. Platt got the gold, Ben got the silver. And those were the stories I heard. And my parents were intelligent and smart. We were supposed to have great grades and go to the right schools and all the rest of it.