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Eating Disorder Recovery Fear & Anxiety In Recovery Recovery Motivation Rewiring / Neuroplasticity

Putting Eating Disorder Recovery Back On Top!

I have recently made a really tough decision – perhaps idiotic, perhaps wise, maybe brave, possibly cowardly…. whatever it is, it was very very hard to make and then to put the necessary wheels into motion. And I want to share my current decision and situation, to be real and to show that recovery is […]

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Eating Disorder Recovery Emotions Recovery Motivation Rewiring / Neuroplasticity

Regrets? I’ve Had A Few…

“You can’t change the past” –  True. “Looking back with regret is never helpful”…. I am not so sure that one is true. The human body and brain are incredibly sophisticated and clever machines.  Everything they do has a purpose and with that every human emotion has evolved for a reason. Emotions exist to help […]

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Eating Disorder Recovery Emotions Recovery Motivation Rewiring / Neuroplasticity

Time To Look Forward… Or Was It?

The past couple of weeks have not been easy in recovery.  I have had increased anxiety and a drop in mood across some of the days and it has been a bit more dippy in the recovery rollercoaster than it was for a while. Things have been feeling tougher again and the prospect of keeping […]

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Eating Disorder Recovery Fear & Anxiety In Recovery Recovery Motivation

Who Am I Without An Eating Disorder?

Who will I be -what will my identity be, without an eating disorder? This is a question I’ve asked of myself & one I see asked by many others in recovery from an eating disorder. I’m fortunate that I had an adult life & sense of an adult identity before I developed an ED, but […]

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Eating Disorder Recovery Fear & Anxiety In Recovery

Is Recovery Possible?

Have you ever felt like reaching a full recovery is impossible???Perhaps you can believe it of others but not yourself? Life within the grips of an eating disorder is confusing, overwhelming and frightening but finding a way out is equally mystifying at times and can in dark moments feel impossible. Understanding what life recovered might […]