**This post was originally written for my Instagram account** In recovery from restrictive eating our body signals are beyond messy and plain unreliable! We are recovering from restrictive eating that has left the body depleted and struggling to stay alive. The only way to recover from a restrictive mindset and allow the body to fully […]
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In this post I’m going to talk a bit about weight changes in eating disorder recovery, so although I don’t mention numbers, if weight issues trigger you then don’t read! Weight & this eating disorder is an issue I find confusing. Having first developed an eating disorder as an adult, I was in a body […]
Eating Disorder Threats: Are They Real? Maybe! I think the thing that keeps me & others trapped in an eating disorder, preventing full recovery, is believing the threats ED generates. ‘If you eat that then you must restrict & compensate later.’ ‘Rest now & you will pay later as I won’t let you eat or […]
You have been diagnosed with a serious illness. Left untreated this illness will cause a significant deterioration in your physical and mental health… it will leave you cold, weak, empty, isolated and with poor quality of life and there is a considerable risk it could kill you. The good news is treating this illness is […]
Body… I have allowed this illness to ignore, disrespect, push, starve and abuse you for over ten years now…. Yet, despite this you have remained loyal to me. Now is your time. Tell me what you need and I might not always get it right first time but I will learn to listen and to […]
A Post Originally Written For Instagram Towards The Start Of My Recovery: I have been thinking more today about complacency in eating disorder recovery. Yesterday I reflected on my recovery journey so far and realised that I was making progress in recovery but I was pulling the plaster (band aid) off painfully slowly – one […]
A Post Originally Written For Instagram Towards The Start Of My Recovery: The weight gain process in recovery from an eating disorder can be uncomfortable and cause such a range of emotions and thoughts.I’m starting to notice physical changes as a result of recovery actions and learning to sit with what that brings up within […]
RECOVERING NOMAD 