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It’s Ok to Let Things Go
Sunday 13 March Letting things go is one of the hardest things to do. It takes so much mental strength to be able to detach yourself from a situation, a relationship or friendship. In order to grow, we need to go through this unthinkable task and get to the other side. Change is never easy.…
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ED Awareness Week: Post 6– Conclusion
Saturday 5th March Since posting a lot over the last few days, I have received a lot of positive feedback and comments from friends and family and even strangers. It’s been so encouraging to know that people are there to support me and this has made me feel so grateful to have these kind of…
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The Pandemic and EDs; Debunking Common Myths around Eating Disorders
Thursday 3rd March This is the penultimate post I will be sharing this week to end EDAW. I hope that those of you who have read my previous posts have had insight into the world of eating disorders and learned some new facts and attempted to understand what it’s like to experience the process of…
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Recovery
“It’s called gaining life back.” The process of recovering from an eating disorder is in no way linear. It is no as simple as some people may think. This is a long post so bear with. Around a year ago was when my family began to worry and ask me to seek professional help. Therefore,…
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Social Media & Eating Disorders
It’s Day 2 of EDAW (Eating Disorder Awareness Week) and today I’m coming to the subject of social media. More and more in the news and media we see promotions of easy “dieting” and “fasting”, new ways to “lose weight quick” and “get skinny” for the summer. I want to share with you today some…
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My Journey
This is the scariest thing I have ever written. How do I start writing about the darkest time of my life? Ok, that started off pretty dreary. I promise you that’s not what I intend to do by sharing my own story with an eating disorder: anorexia. That word alone scares me, and it has…
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Limitations
Growing up it feels like we have endless constraints forced down on us. We’re not allowed to do this, not allowed to do that. Be it because you have strict parents, or you are too young. There’s always rules to follow when you’re in school and living under your parent’s roof. But this doesn’t change…
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