Travelling Tips: Empowering ED Advice You Need To Hear
Travelling during eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming—but it’s possible. In this post, I share how I managed a week-long holiday, the fears I faced, and the tools that helped me prepare mentally and emotionally.
Travelling In ED Recovery: Big Fears And Beautiful Wins
I thought I would never be able to go travelling again. The thought of leaving the comfort of my own four walls—eating at restaurants, food shopping, not understanding the language, and having my routines disrupted—terrified me. If you’re in the same boat, please know you’re not alone. My fears once consumed me too. And yet,…
Weight Gain: A Simple Approach To Understanding Your Body
Starting recovery from an eating disorder takes incredible strength, with weight gain being one of the hardest parts. Please note: Eating disorders can occur at any size. What I share here is based on my personal experience. In recovery, seeing the numbers on the scale rise caused me distress. I had internalized that weight gain…
ED Recovery: Advice You Need To Know Before You Start
In 2020, I was finally admitted into an eating disorder community, taking my first steps into ED recovery. I won’t lie—it was hard. I was scared, isolated, and confused. The idea of recovery scared me—what it might look like, what it might take, and who I might be without my eating disorder. More than anything,…
Attention Seeking: How to Overcome This Common Obsession
“Hello!… Hello!!… Can you hear me? I need your attention—I need you to listen to me. Bonjour? Hola? Oh, for goodness’ sake, give me the attention I need!” Attention-seeking—it’s something we all do, whether we admit it or not. But seriously, how often do we all feel that pull—the need to be seen, heard, or…
Body Dysmorphia: When Your Body Suddenly Isn’t Good Enough
How much time do you think you spend in front of the mirror, caught in the cycle of body dysmorphia? Turning from side to side, stepping closer, then back again. Pinching and poking at your skin. Popping pimples, adjusting your clothes—searching for something, anything, that doesn’t feel or look ‘right.’ According to this article, (and…