Let’s start by getting a few key things absolutely clear- your eating habits are not a reflection of a lack of willpower, your morality as
Is it harder to recover the longer you’ve been sick with an eating disorder?… HELL NO. But you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise. The number
Can curing depression be as simple as changing your diet? In most cases I’m going to be honest with you and say no, curing depression
Possibly one of the most confusing and soul-destroying experiences is watching someone you love starve themselves, compulsively overexercise or make themselves throw up and seemingly
I’ve noticed recently often when I see a delicious recipe on Instagram, upon further investigation into the “how to create it”, it calls for protein
I have chosen the following list of 5 foods as stand out super stars during pregnancy because of their high content of 5 different vitamins
Writing has always come easily to me. I remember nights tucked away both slowly and furiously scribbling pages and pages of words. Words written in
It’s been 3 years since my final hospitalisation with anorexia nervosa. I know this thanks to Snapchat sharing with me a series of photo “memories”
I stood in front of you, my skin bare, my heart open, quiet, hopeful, trusting. Wanting you to see me. Wanting you to know this
Things You Will Never Know The amount of time I spent trying to understand you. How much it hurt when I realised, I’d never convince
About an hour ago I looked up the definition of stigma in an old-fashioned hard copy of the Australian Oxford Dictionary. It’s a word I’d
A few years ago, I was given a chance at life. It wasn’t my second chance, third chance or even my fourth chance. I’d been
“Unprecedented”, “crisis”, “apocalypse”. I’ve heard many words used to describe what’s going on around the world at the moment and I’m not going to add
Once upon a time in what now feels almost like a different life I lived on a little “hobby farm” with my ex-boyfriend. It was
Anybody can restrict their food intake to lose weight in the short term, but what happens 5-10years down the track? Do we keep the weight
During the years I spent sick my grasp on reality was a tenuous one. The boundary between the real and the make-believe was shaky and
Progesterone is one of the sex hormones best known for the roles it plays in regulating healthy menstruation, fertility, libido and foetal development. Most importantly
Not so long ago I had someone who was significant in my life for a time say that he was happy for the time we
You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife
Last week I got very sick with a kidney infection. This was the first time I’ve had to go to hospital in my adult life
Are you ready to receive an important message? A message which while it is just 3 words in length has the power to change your
Can I share with you quickly something which often emerges in my consults with new clients? It’s that they will admit to a slight (or
You know that default, offhand or sometimes blatantly judging question we all get asked when meeting someone for the first time “what do you do?”
During your pregnancy what you eat (or don’t eat) affects the health of your baby. While this itself may be a well-known fact are you
During recovery all sorts of weird and wonderful things start to happen to your body as it switches back on (spoiler alert they’re more weird
Ever heard of the trace mineral chromium? Know what it does and why you need it? In a few short moments you’ll understand what the
Multiple sclerosis or MS currently affects about 2.5 million people worldwide with the number of people being diagnosed on the increase. Given that genetic changes
I remember one night about 3 years ago going to a salsa class with my best friend and admiring this beautiful blond haired, long legged
In a nutshell the whole purpose of eating food is to obtain the stuff within it because the stuff within it is what your body
Recovery from anorexia nervosa is complex. Choosing recovery takes surrendering all you know in exchange for something which feels like actual hell. Recovery takes doing
It feels strange to look back at my time in Anorexia. A part of me wants to forget the pain, forget the past, and ‘move
During recovery from anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders it is common for your metabolism to speed up (that is for you to become hypermetabolic)
Did you know out of all the minerals that make up your body Magnesium is the fourth most abundant? Well, now you do, and given
Finding yourself can be like traversing a house of mirrors with no direction Each reflection a different version of you through someone elses perception But
A couple of weeks ago I went to an “eating disorder symposium” held at the local hospital where people from multiple and diverse disciplines and
You’ve probably heard it’s important to eat foods containing calcium for healthy bones, foods containing iron to keep your energy levels up and foods containing
Direct-to-consumer or DIY DNA test kits are now available for purchase in many Chemists throughout Australia as well as online and as with just about
A few weeks ago now I met an amazing human being. One of those people who is so open and honest and comfortable to be
Have you ever been told recovery is “worth it”? I know when I was sick, I heard it a zillion times over and I can
Today marks the one-year anniversary since I hit the “post” button and sent my very first blog out into the universe for all to read