The list of things I gave a shot in the hopes that by doing them it would bring me closer to recovery from anorexia nervosa
Have you ever dismissed something as probably just the “placebo effect?” It’s only relatively recently that my understanding of the placebo effect has shifted from
When I was sick with anorexia nervosa there seemed to be nothing people could say that was right. Even compliments or things said with the
This morning I had an epiphany! I used to have a lot of these, and I feel like lately they haven’t been happening nearly as
A couple of weeks ago I shared a short blog on 3 Things I Miss About Anorexia so today I wanted to balance it out
I wish I could tell you in a way you could understand just how incredible it feels to get home from work, sit on the
Yes, you read that correctly. As terrible as living with anorexia nervosa was there were parts of it that were not all bad. I am
A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of being a part of delivering an eating disorders training day for doctors on the General
Welcome to the wild side. If you thought living with the eating disorder was hard and you’re feeling fed up, exhausted and ready for recovery
Life can change in an instant and it can also change imperceptibly slowly so much so that at the time you don’t even know it
The use of clinical hypnotherapy and principles from the field of clinical hypnotherapy are becoming increasingly widely used in health care and psychology. This is
You could say living with anorexia for almost 15 years opened my eyes to a thing or two about what it means to be stuck,
It is widely accepted that what we eat has a large impact on our physical health. There’s not many of us would argue otherwise. However,
When I initially sat down to write this blog it was titled “3 Reasons I Didn’t Recover Earlier”. Pretty quickly those 3 reasons became 5
Entry 1. I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. ~ Confucius Entry 2. Immediately after getting back
As I sit here in my gorgeous little office reflecting on the life, I lived with anorexia nervosa it seems absolutely absurd that I could
2012 Entry 1. And just like that I’d one it. Again. You might think it ludicrous to claim ignorance of what was happening, and I
In the early years of my recovery from anorexia nervosa (long before I knew I’d ever look back and speak about them as “the early
I never intended to write this and especially not to share but every time I sat to start a blog no other thoughts and words
In the 7 years I spent at uni (plus a few more because it was punctuated with time off for both the incredible highs of
I sat motionless in the final moments of the summer sun’s glow and watched one tiny person after another paddle, stand, glide along a wave
How many times have you said or heard someone else speak a variation of the phrase “I know I shouldn’t but…” or “I know I
Looking back on the years I lived with anorexia nervosa there are a few things which stand out as utterly ruling my existence. Today they
Over the years I’ve worked with many people who are on the spectrum as well as the partners of people on the spectrum. I’ve also
A couple of weeks ago an event pushed me to curiously search for the little stash of things I’ve kept which have been given to
What Is It? Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory condition which affects the joints of your hands, knees and ankles but sometimes it also has harmful
I raced from pebble to pebble, exhausted, confused, alone. Desperately seeking another and another and another. I wanted the smooth ones. My body craved for
Recovery is petrifying. Recovery is confusing. Recovery is overwhelming. One moment you’re all in and the next you’re all out. Plus, everything in between. And
When I was living with anorexia nervosa, I was told countless times that I had been sick for such a long time that my brain
Anorexia nervosa is considered one of the most difficult psychiatric disorders to treat1. Another way of saying this is that anorexia nervosa is one of
When people find out I write a blog on mindset and nutrition they often offer me suggestions on topics to write about that they’d like
What I thought I was going to a hypnotherapist for: She would somehow magically make me no longer afraid to eat. What actually happened: I
Not so long ago there was someone in my life who was very important to me. He was very different from me. Where I saw
While what we eat is by no means the be all and end all of health and happiness there are ways we can eat to
Would you believe it if I were to tell you that approximately 1 million Australians live with an eating disorder? It’s true. Of all the
Just as we have physical needs (for example for food and water) we also have emotional needs. 11 to be precise. These 11 universal, that
You know what one of the most common responses I get when I first share with someone that I’m writing a book about anorexia nervosa
First off what is adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is the umbrella term used to describe a range of symptoms that includes fatigue, body aches, nervousness,
In this post we’re going to take a look at how non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) in particular clinical hypnotherapy can be used as a
I wonder what comes to mind for you when you read the word hypnotherapy? As a Dietitian and clinical and medical hypnotherapist often, my consults