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Since I started recovery, I have found joy again in baking and making food I once had.

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Our Helpline was here for Christina when her and her family needed it the most.

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Every step and stroke done was so empowering as I felt happy that the fundraising could contribute to Beat.

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World Diabetes Day is all about diminishing stigma and about being real.

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I finally feel validated. I am not the only one. I am not a lost cause or “too complex”

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This September, I cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats - more than 1,000 miles - for Beat

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So how do we start tackling these unseen connections? The first step is talking openly.

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It is okay if you need a boulder to lean on, to help you through like I have with Harvey. I am determined to keep fighting.

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For the first time, I had a name for what I had been experiencing for over a decade. It wasn’t just in my head. I had ARFID.

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This is my story to show you there is hope. You’re not alone.

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Life became so consuming and unmanageable, losing control of reality, and I turned to exercise and eating as a coping mechanism.

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It started as a control mechanism. I felt like my life was not in my control, and I couldn't deal with the unexpected.

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