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
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had that oh-so-important thing we had to do but just kept pushing it back and back and back and
Have you noticed that when you’re nervous, anxious or sad your interest in food goes through the floor or that your digestion is profoundly affected?
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