Penelope Mazzetti
""Understanding the connection between ADHD and eating disorders didn’t erase my past, but it gave me language and a framework for my brain and body that finally allowed me to begin healing.""
About Me:
I’m a Queer writer, (hopefully) soon-to-be memoirist, and eating disorder recovery advocate living in Baltimore. My work explores the intersection of body image, trauma, late-in-life-diagnosed-neurodivergence, and the complicated reality of healing in a culture obsessed with weight.
I’m also an expert in resilience. As a child, I moved every single school year, sometimes twice a year. I have lived in well over 60 addresses across six states and I have lost track of how many cities I called home. Those experiences taught me how to adapt, to listen, and to find my voice even when everything around me was uncertain.
My personal journey also includes decades of losing and gaining hundreds of pounds, navigating the restrict–binge cycle, and learning the hard truth that my worth is not tied to the size of my body. I bring honest, deeply personal storytelling to every conversation, blending vulnerability, humor, and insight.
I love exploring recovery, identity, neurodivergence, trauma, and writing as a form of healing. I thrive in conversations that challenge cultural narratives, spark empathy, and offer listeners both hope and practical strategies for reclaiming their voice, their body, and their agency.
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Your Qualifications:
My lived experiences from "The School of Hard Knocks"
I survived decades of weight fluctuation, restrict–binge cycles, and the aftermath of bariatric surgery, and I graduated from a 10-week intensive outpatient program at The Renfrew Center in Philadelphia. That combination of lived experience and clinical insight gives me a very unique perspective.
I’m also a published guest blogger. My work has appeared in ADDitude Magazine, and I will soon be published on YouEmbody.com and NEDA.com. I know how to tell stories that are honest, compelling, and resonate with listeners.
On top of that, I’m an expert in resilience: I moved every school year as a child, sometimes twice a year, lived in over 60 addresses across six states, and adapted to constant change. I bring that same curiosity and openness to every conversation. I speak bluntly about eating disorders, neurodivergence, trauma, recovery, and reclaiming your body.