Author: Elena Overfield
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We try too hard, we care too much
Lately, I’ve noticed something that seems to resonate with so many of us: we’re trying way too hard at everything. From our jobs to our studies, from friendships to relationships, we’re caught in this cycle of overexertion. We care too much, we feel too much. Now, don’t get me wrong—emotions are essential, and they’re meant…
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Recovery: gaining weight, life and memories
Sunday May 29 Recovery for me isn’t necessarily about gain, although I know that is what needs to happen. Recovery for me is about gaining life back, I guess with the end product of gaining weight. Recovery is about learning that food freedom overrules any feeling of restriction and food rules. Recovery is about realising…
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Restriction vs Food Freedom
Tuesday May 17 Aren’t you fed up with diet culture and attaining the ideal body? These things change SO often, too. Last year, the ideal body amongst young women was thin and lean, and now we’re moving into the idea of curves and bigger butts. When will this cycle end? “Don’t eat carbs, definitely do…
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19 Things I’ve Learned So Far in 2022
Sunday May 15 Here is a list have compiled of all the things I have learned so far this year, from mental health to fitness. This year I’ve been working on myself for myself and along this journey I have learned the following vital lessons: Take pride in knowing that this exactly where you’re meant…
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Comfort Zones
Thursday May 11 I will start this blog post with a single quote: if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. The concept of ‘comfort zones’ is an odd one. The comfort zone is a state within which a person operates in a neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a…
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Learning to Change: Rediscovering Yourself
Wednesday 11 May The thought of change is horrific to some people: part of the human condition is to enjoy what we know and be afraid of what we don’t. But have you ever wondered what life would look like if there was no change and life was just rigid? Change is exciting. It opens…
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The ‘Sunday Scaries’ and Why I Love Mondays.
Saturday 7 May – The phrase ‘Sunday Scaries’ is a newly built phrase in today’s society, which describes the feelings of anxiety and dread about the week ahead or the weekend you’ve just had which you get on a Sunday. It’s often connected to ‘hangxiety’ – the feelings of anxiety when you have a hangover,…
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It’s Ok to Slow Down
Sunday 1st May Today I woke up feeling… lost. Does anyone else feel like this? At the end of the week, after a week of productivity and ‘strict routines’, my body and mind have demanded a rest. This week I have started a completely new chapter in my journey to recovery and finding my bestest…
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