

Inpatient: Episode One - Outpatient Difference and Daily Structure
There are two main setting in which therapy for eating disorders can occur in – outpatient, or inpatient. Outpatient is where the patient...

Study - Getting Back into the Groove
It can be really hard when you have been on a few weeks break away from the hard grind of school, studying, assessments, and associated...

The Ache of Feeling Alone
You’ve probably seen the pictures or have heard about the phrase of “you can be in a room full of people and still feel alone” – and...

A Lil' Love - Too Much to Ask?
While we would all love to be have absolute unconditional self love and appreciation toward our body; this is a rather far reach for most...

Its the Little Things...
A common thought for people in recovery from any mental illness revolves around the idea of what more can happen to make you “better” now...

Perspectives: Picking the Right Glass
So far, I’d like to think that what I have posted rings true and honest to you, the readers. This post may be on a slightly different...

The SAD Winter Blues
I may not speak for all, but I find the weather in middle of the year – from around May until November – really takes a battering on my...

The Eyes that Deceive - The Filter Surrounding Us
It seems that no matter how much garbage that we see, read or view, we keep on coming back for more as if we are goldfish with short term...

Practicing 'Self-Love' - When you feel anything but
For a lot of us with mental illness – eating disorders, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, phobias – taking care of ourselves is...

A Way with Words - What to Say, or rather what Not...
I’ve had a few conversations with people across my recovery about what people should say when talking to someone with an eating disorder...

Dear Dietitian
Before we even begin, please know that while you may have studied and earned a degree in nutrition, most of us with eating disorders have...

Is the Professional Opinion Always Law and True? Knowing your Yourself and your Rights
I had another post planned for the week, but this one rings true to what has been going on in my life recently – so a short, sweet post...

Supplementation - Is it good? Bad? How long for, if ever?
It’s common thought that someone who takes ‘nutritional supplements’, are probably gym junkies, downing their protein powers, bars, and...

How do I structure what I eat? Calorie counting, exchanges plans, and intuitive eating
When I was first referred to my local Eating Disorder Service, my parents were told to take full control over my food, which lasted all...

Eating - Ethics and Digestive Woes; Making Changes During Recovery
Let me start off my making this very clear – no two people and their bodies are the same. The beauty of the human race is that we are all...

To My General Practitioner
Dear my General Practitioner, I understand that you have your medical degree, and that you have comprehensive knowledge on a variety of...

The Preface Before we get to Business
Before reading any of the serious posts on this blog coming up, please read this preface. I was in my mid-teens when I was diagnosed with...

The First Post – Who? What? Why?
I have been thinking and debating about starting up a space such as this for quite some time. Am I ready? Who will actually read my...



















