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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"It is in no way a sign of weakness asking for help"
08/07/2020
I have suffered from an eating disorder from the age of 12. It was severe during...
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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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The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Recovery in Self-Isolation
22/06/2020
By reading this, I hope that people with eating disorders feel less alone or use...
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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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Comedy is Kindness
22/05/2020
The theme of this week is ‘kindness’. That means, we can all be kind for 7 days,...
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Covid-19 and living small
24/04/2020
Has my flat ever felt so small? I wonder. Has my bedroom really always lacked su...
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Sometimes the small wins can make the biggest difference
22/04/2020
We asked some of our Ambassadors to consider times when they’d dealt with simila...
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10 tips for coping during the coronavirus crisis
20/04/2020
Beat Ambassador Summer shares her thoughts on how to cope with eating disorders...
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BLAST-ing Through Difficult Emotions During A Pandemic
17/04/2020
This pandemic triggers many difficult emotions that can be overwhelming. As I ha...
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