Author: Elena Overfield
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A Reminder in Recovery: Your Loved Ones Are Just Trying To Help
Why Support in Recovery Can Feel So Overwhelming When you’re in recovery, especially from something as consuming as an eating disorder, even the kindest support can feel like you being put on a stage under bright lights. The texts checking in, the worried glances at dinner, the well-meaning “you look healthy” comments… they can trigger…
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Podcast Episode: Life Lately, Leaving My Job, Slowing Down
A New Chapter of Recovery: Finding Joy, Not Punishment This season of life feels unfamiliar. Not in a bad way — just new. For the first time in a long time, I’m moving my body not to punish it, but to enjoy it. I’m trying new hobbies not because I think I should, but because…
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Reclaiming Holidays: Food, Fun & Freedom
Coming back from a holiday used to fill me with dread. Not because I didn’t enjoy the trip, but because I returned carrying an unbearable mental weight – guilt over what I’d eaten, panic about how my body might have changed, and fear of having to “make up” for it all. For years, holidays felt…
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Reclaiming My Identity Beyond My ED
There’s something seriously terrifying about waking up one day and realising you don’t know who you are without your eating disorder. For so long, anorexia was the structure I clung to. It dictated my days, shaped my personality, gave me a sense of purpose, even if that purpose was destroying me. And when I began…
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Podcast Episode: Mental Health, Prioritising Self-Care, and Work
In this episode, I’m speaking honestly about something that’s been weighing heavy lately — the reality of mental health struggles in the workplace. From the pressure to always perform to the fear of not being “enough,” it’s easy to lose yourself in the chaos of trying to keep up. I share my personal experiences of…
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Letting Go of “What Ifs” and Living in the Present
When we’re stuck in “what if” spirals, it can feel like we’re rewriting the past—trying to fix what’s already done. This blog post explores the power of acceptance, the gentle shift of coming back to the present, and why you deserve to let go of what’s weighing you down.
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Why Do We Keep Hating Ourselves? Understanding the Self-Criticism Spiral
It’s so easy to fall into the trap of self-loathing, where perfection feels like the only standard and every misstep becomes proof you’re not enough. But what if you didn’t have to prove anything? What if your worth wasn’t tied to endless goals, but to the fact that you’re here, growing, trying?
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The Beauty in Not Having It All Figured Out
We grow up being told that clarity is the goal. That success looks like knowing exactly where you’re going – a perfectly mapped-out career path, a five-year plan, a timeline that neatly includes love, a home, purpose, and passion. But what if not knowing is where the real growth begins? What if the space between…
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