"It is who I am that is important, and not how I look"
13/10/2020
Fundraiser Steph talks about why she went Bald for Beat with the support of...
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There is hope in the depths of your ocean
21/09/2020
I want to say that my disordered eating habits crept up on me, but I remember gi...
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A note to those in quasi-recovery
18/09/2020
As an individual who often struggles to verbalise disordered thoughts, attemptin...
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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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"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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