Happy Girl Winter: How to Overcome Seasonal Depressive Disorder
Embracing Your Insecurities: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think
Oh, insecurities. Everyone has them. I like to think that some people are more skilled at hiding their insecurities. Some are more skilled at embracing them, which leads to the key word: CONFIDENCE. But it isn’t as easy as spelling it out, is it? If I’m being honest, I don’t know the first step to achieving full self-confidence. Mainly because I don’t achieve it often…
‘You Don’t Look Sick’: What is an Eating Disorder?
I didn’t look sick. At least, not to anyone who didn’t know me well. My weight hadn’t plummeted to dangerous lows; my skin wasn’t pale; my hair wasn’t falling out in chunks. I didn’t ‘look’ sick, so I convinced myself that I wasn’t…
All Screwed Up: Recovering from My Fitness Obsession After Hip Surgery
Supporting this feeling of success was the attention that I was getting from those around me, who endorsed my slimmer and fitter self. I rationalised controlling my food with the fact that I was liked more like this. I was achieving greater things and fitting into society's image of a woman. The dangerous underlying negative impact of my obsession with sport and nutrition was ignored. It went on for years.