“When I lived with anorexia nervosa” is a phrase which has become increasingly surreal to say. It feels almost like it all happened to someone
There is no universal definition of “recovered” when it comes to eating disorders. I know because I’ve spoken with hundreds of people who consider themselves
When I look back on the years, I lived with anorexia nervosa the overarching theme was a pervasive sense of shame. A shame that went
My answer to the question “how did you deal with weight gain during recovery?” a question I get asked a regularly when I am speaking
Last week a friend who is fantastic at coming up with interesting questions asked me “if it was possible to do a test to see
…And the world kept shouting at me to be stronger, tougher, harder. Demanding I don’t be so sensitive, not trust so soon, question more, shut
Life after anorexia is not something I imagined I would get to experience. It is certainly not something I ever imagined I’d write about. I
If you’ve kept up to date with the last two blogs, I’ve posted over the past two weeks where I’ve introduced and briefly described the
This blog is a continuation from last weeks blog Why I Use NLP to Help My Clients Succeed: 7 of the Most Useful Lies of
I remember exhausted nights spent eyes wide open laying on hard beds freezing under fluorescent hospital lights. I remember cords and catheters jutting from what
For the past week I’ve been researching and reading papers on the statistics around recovery rates of people living with eating disorders. I’ve always known
Today I came across some rare photos taken during the years I lived with anorexia which were captured at points in time where I looked
It’s time for Accredited Practising Dietitians to be recognised as a key profession in the management of mental health, says Dietitians Australia. As the nation wraps
When a wonderful friend last night suggested I write a blog on the topic “how to be a good friend to someone suffering with an
Late night car conversations are to thank for the spark of inspiration behind this post. On the drive to drop a friend off after a
Entry 1. I am lying now about what I’ve eaten. Entry 3. I don’t see it. That I can be so thin that I am
A few months ago, I watched a movie with a friend that included a few scenes where they juxtaposed certain situations the character found himself
I remember the fear as I sat in the waiting room of the doctors surgery. My hand shook as I signed the new patient forms and
I was presented with the concept of the “healthy self” and the “eating disorder self” early on in my treatment for anorexia nervosa. I remember
I got out of the shower and dried the water from my skin, gently, deliberately, kindly. I darkened my eyelashes with mascara, slowly put on
Refeeding syndrome, most likely yet another one of the many horrible things I’d be blissfully oblivious to the existence of, let alone the experience of,
As I sit here and reflect on my recovery from anorexia nervosa it’s impossible to pinpoint a time where things changed. It’s equally impossible to
“I’m not good enough” I sit and listen to this sentence spoken nonchalantly from the lips of yet another beautiful, intelligent, confused woman living a
One common finding in the bloodwork of people in recovery from anorexia nervosa is high levels of homocysteine. If you have a quick google search
It seems absolutely bizarre that weekly blood tests were once a normal part of my life (for such a long time!) It seems so strange
There’s no denying that the current treatment offered to people with eating disorders is far from foolproof. The success rates in terms of the number
Last night I dreamt you were standing, just out of reach. Which was not so different from real life. Every time I put my hands
I remember lying in the hospital bed during my last medical admission scared, angry and alone but most of all exhausted. Mentally, physically and spiritually
Following on from last week’s blog which was my answers to 3 questions people in recovery from eating disorders often ask me about my experience
For the past couple of years, I’ve been a part of a recovered speaker program with Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ). EDQ is an incredible not
It’s well known that many people attempt dieting at some point, often many points, throughout their lives. Knowing this an interesting question arises “if dieting
It was only a few years ago that I discovered stiving for perfectionism wasn’t actually a helpful or healthful use of time and energy. But
Can I share with you quickly something that’s a little embarrassing, something that makes me cringe to look back on? When I was living with
For the most part these days recovery, recovered anything to do with all that isn’t on my mind. For the most part I’m not thinking
The effects starvation and malnutrition have on the human body are profound, far reaching and given enough time irreversible and ultimately fatal. It’s interesting
I want to talk about something that’s come up for me multiple times recently, both in my personal life and professional life (and if I
Do you have a child (of any age) you suspect may be developing or living with an eating disorder? Do you often find yourself uncertain
Sometimes people ask me why I think I developed anorexia nervosa and how it is possible to have that degree of willpower to not eat
Professor Arthur Crisp said it best when he said – “saying you understand anorexia because you’ve dieted a few times is like saying you know
There were a lot of things I was told were going to happen during recovery. Actually, that’s an outright lie. I wish there were a