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Eating Disorder Awareness Week

23rd Feb – 1st March | 2025

On Sunday 24th May I will be running the Edinburgh Half Marathon in aid of BEAT Eating Disorders UK. Not as a way to punish my body, but as a way to give back to an incredible charity, and to celebrate what my body can do. Any donations are greatly appreciated and will go directly to BEAT through my JustGiving link.

Recent Blog Posts

Come Celebrate With Me: Every Day Something Tried to Kill Me and Failed

Survival isn’t loud. It doesn’t arrive with clarity, gratitude, or a neat ending. Most days, it looks like eating when your brain says don’t, resting when guilt says push, and choosing to stay even when joy feels distant. It’s the quiet, repetitive work of resisting old thoughts, old identities, and the belief that you’d be…

Letting Go Of Past Versions Of You

Letting go of old versions of ourselves is difficult because those identities once served as protection, safety, or coping mechanisms during challenging periods of our lives. Even when they no longer help us, they feel familiar and tied to our sense of self, making change feel threatening. Growth often involves grief for who we were,…

The Year Of The Snake: The Final Shedding Before 2026 Starts

A blog post by Pepetoe. New Podcast Episode OUT NOW January has a strange way of lying to us. The calendar flips, the noise gets louder, and suddenly we’re expected to feel brand new. Motivated. Certain. Ready. But for so many of us, that hasn’t been the reality at all. Instead, January has felt heavy,…

The Great Lock In of 2026

“Locking in” doesn’t have to mean restriction, extremes, or disappearing from your life. In this post, I explore “The Great Lock In” as a softer, more intentional approach to growth – one rooted in clarity, inner work, and realistic habits that actually last as we move into 2026.

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Ellie Overfield, author and creator behind Pepetoe, is passionate about sharing tips and tricks on how to become your best self.
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