I am completely enraged that the government have decided to make it mandatory for calories to be on menus. It is the absolute wrong decision and will cause nothing but harm. Since my last post on calories on menus, so many people have signed petitions, emailed the PM, and emailed their MPs. It is heartbreaking….
ED recovery
The importance of positive affirmations during recovery
During recovery, whether that is recovering from an injury, an eating disorder or anything else, it is really important to believe in yourself. It is very natural to doubt yourself when you start trying to recover because it seems like being ‘recovered’ is so far away. When I was recovering from an eating disorder, I…
Coping with an eating disorder at university
It’s time for another ‘how to cope with an eating disorder at…’. Before I started university, I was very worried about how I would cope with an eating disorder at uni. I searched on the internet and there wasn’t anything so I just had to figure it out for myself. Even a year on, I…
Why is no one talking about post-eating disorder recovery?
I have been thinking about writing about post-eating disorder recovery for a while. I don’t want to be negative but it’s something I need to get off my chest. I know that normally I write about tips for xyz but some of my best writing is when I kinda have a brain dump. Sometimes I…
Things no one tells you about eating disorder recovery
I’ve been wanting to write about things that no one tells you about eating disorder recovery for a while but haven’t been able to come up with the right words. So instead, here I am at 3:14 am writing it now. I’ve decided to turn it into a bit of a series – the first…
How getting covid triggered my eating disorder
In today’s post, Alison from A Sustainably Simple Life shares how covid impacted her past eating disorder. Thank you so much to her for sharing this for others who may be suffering ❤ I absolutely love her blog so make sure you check that out xx I run my blog, A Sustainably Simple Life, with…
Coping with an eating disorder at Easter
Having to cope with an eating disorder at Easter can be so hard. When I was recovering from an eating disorder, I remember searching the web and couldn’t find anything on how to cope during Easter. I don’t want that to be the same for anyone else which is why I’m creating this blog post!…
5 things I wish my friends knew about ED recovery
For the last post in Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I’m going to be talking about things I wish my friends knew about ED recovery. For my previous EDAW post, click here. Recovery isn’t linear I might go one step forward but then I could go two steps back. I had so many ups and downs…
6 things you shouldn’t say to someone with an eating disorder
Eating Disorder Awareness Week is 1st – 7th March 2021. This is a topic that I am really passionate about because it has affected my life so much. I’m aiming to get 2 or 3 blog posts out this week surrounding the topic. To start with, I’m going to be writing about 6 things you…
100 distractions for when you’re having a bad day
This is a list of distractions for anyone, whether that’s because you are feeling anxious, stressed, alone…anything or nothing, this is for you <3 Do a jigsaw puzzle* Read a book Rewatch one of your favourite series/films Do some journalling Bake a cake Facetime a friend Listen to a podcast Water your plants Do some…
