Environment, Mental health & ED recovery
Environment, Mental health & ED recovery
This week (10th-16th) is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme for this year is nature, which has definitely helped me with my mental health. I’m going to share a few ways that nature has made me feel a little bit better. Watch a nature documentary Sometimes, going outside or on a walk was hard for …
April is stress awareness month. I’ve decided to start a new series each month where I talk about a topic that’s on my mind. I’ve had this idea for a couple of months but have been too busy to even think about writing it. However, there is no perfect time which is why I’m starting …
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 …
March 1st is self-harm/injury awareness day. I feel that self-harm/injury is spoken about so little. I understand that it isn’t nice to think about, but the reality is that it happens a lot more than you realise. It is hard to get statistics on how many people do because the majority of people won’t tell …
Change is something that happens to all of us at some point in our life, for example, that could be good or bad, expected or unexpected. Here are my top tips on how to deal with change. Stick to a routine This sounds like a bit of an oxymoron if something is changing but a …
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 …
I’ve been wanting to write this post for ages. I want to talk about my teenage years (yes, I’m aware that I am 18 so I am still a teenager). I feel like I’ve completely missed out on my teenage years. There, I’ve said it. From the age of 12 (potentially a bit earlier) to …
I’ve been thinking a lot about my blog recently and I feel that I have been doing too many ‘lifestyle’ posts when I really want this blog to be focussed on recovering from an eating disorder + the environment. So, with that said, I’m going to be talking about my favourite recovery quotes and how …
EDIT: I’ve moved into Uni – this post was written a week or two ago Hi. I don’t have a good title, I don’t have a nice thumbnail – it’s just me. I don’t really know what I’m trying to say, I just want to get a few things off my chest. Yes, I do …
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day…but this shouldn’t be something that is only talked about today or September, we should always talk about it. I was unsure whether or not to write/upload this post because I don’t want to get any information wrong, but it’s much worse to not talk about it. I’m not going …
