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ABOUT THE BLOG
Why am I writing this?
Having a brain that is... different is HARD and super isolating. I want to write this blog to make others in my shoes feel less alone. Although I am in no way a phycological professional, I do have firsthand experience in recovery from mental illness. So, this is a space where I can share tips and tricks I've learnt along the way to make life with an interesting brain a little easier.
Autism and Christmas
Autism at Christmas Time Every other article about having an autism friendly Christmas is marketed towards parents with young kids- which...
Disordered Eating and Christmas
Eating Disorders at Christmastime Well, it’s that time of year again. And honestly it’s a wonderful time of year – probably my favourite...
Calorie Counting- DON'T DO IT
Calorie counting- and why you really shouldn’t I can already tell I’m gonna get backlash for this one. “But I need to lose weight”, “Too...
Autism: a wider blog post
Autism: a wider blog post A while ago I did a blog post about my autism and my anorexia, talking about how the two affect each other....
F*** the healthy version
F*** the “healthy” version. So we had pancake day on Tuesday (yay). And I love pancake day. When I was a kid, I used to get so excited ...
Bullying and how it affected my mental health
Bullying- and how it affected my mental health I remember once sitting in an RE lesson and our teacher asking what the bullying situation...
Eating Disorders and Toxic Friendships
Eating Disorders and Toxic Friends During recovery there are barriers. Sometimes those barriers come in the form of the very people who...
Running Tips
Running tips Lockdown 3 is upon us, seemingly crushing any fitness based new year’s resolutions. But with gyms closed, we still have the...
Don't work out when you're ill
Don’t work out when you’re ill! Let me take you back to the winter of 2016. “Can you work out when sick?” I typed into the search bar on...
My Autism and my Anorexia
My Autism and my Anorexia I was diagnosed with Autism at the age of seven, and the doctor who diagnosed me warned my parents (rather...
Through the Looking Glass life
Through the looking glass life I wanted to write a little bit more about the experience of going through Anorexia recovery- particularly...
"I miss my Anorexia"
“I miss my Anorexia” Please don’t be misled by the title of this post- this isn’t some awful pro-ana blog. Anorexia is not something to...
Why do you want gyms to open- really?
Why do you want gyms to open- really? OK, this is going to be controversial. No doubt this blog post would get me cancelled, if I had...
Exercise: Rebuilding my relationship
Exercise: Rebuilding my relationship “Exercise is good for you”, “exercise will fix your mental health”, “exercise will make you feel...
