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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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Our expert by experience - Bryony - shares why she took part in co-production with the Scotland Lived Experience Panel and what

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We caught up with Tom from the Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network about how they worked with us on co-production for the

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Our expert by experience - Elena - shares why she took part in co-production for the Empowering Recovery research project and wh

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Expert by experience Esther shares her experience on the Empowering Recovery project and what co-production means for her.

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We caught up with EDIFY Research Assistant Tamsin about why co-production is important in the work that they do.

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