The Effect of Calorie Counts on Menus
03/08/2020
I first learned what a calorie was before I started nursery school. Not a unit o...
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Life is waiting for me, as it is for you
13/07/2020
For whoever is reading this blog, I want you to know I am proud of you. I am pro...
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"One day I will get there"
10/07/2020
The first time my mum worried I might have an eating disorder, I was 12. I was a...
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Fundraising for Beat Helped Me Find Meaning in Lockdown
29/06/2020
When lockdown came into force – what seems like a whole lifetime ago – I struggl...
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"I've not only gained weight; I've gained happiness"
24/06/2020
I want to shed some light on diet culture and what it drove me to do to myself f...
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How to Tackle an Eating Disorder During the Corona Crisis
19/06/2020
Unprecedented. This is one of the most frequently used terms to describe the las...
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Let the Light In
10/06/2020
In the present chaos of COVID-19, I write these words from my own personal story...
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Touching the Stars: My Experience of ASC and Anorexia
29/05/2020
I’ve been living with anorexia for around two and a half years. Before that, I h...
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An Atypical Anorexia Sufferer Visits the Supermarket
27/05/2020
These two posts, written two years apart, show how Mel managed to overcome a lot...
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26 letters to my nearest and dearest for Beat
22/05/2020
What inspired you to fundraise for Beat and to write the letters as your challen...
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"I feel very lucky to have found a support group"
26/02/2020
My daughter was 15 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia by a paediatri...
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Be there for them when they need you
26/02/2020
I struggle to understand exactly what it is like to have an eating disorder and...
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