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Jenni Hanley is a freelance writer and editor. In addition to blogging about locally grown food at EatThisDallas.net, she is a contributor for Renfrew Connections, a newsletter providing hope, help, and healing to those struggling with eating disorders.

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How to Become Your Own Biggest Fan

“If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone.” ~Maxwell Maltz

When I was eighteen I glided across the stage in front of my classmates to collect an award from the principal: All-Around Female.

I was a dancer on the drill team; an officer in the a cappella choir; a youth group leader; a singer in the show choir; a member of the honor society, Spanish Club, and Venture Scouts; and top ten in my class.

I wore these achievements like a shield, clueless of what or who I would be without them.

Inevitably, when I moved out …