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Personal Stories

Emmy reflects on the theme of #EDAW2024 ‘Eating Disorder Recovery and Beyond: Respecting Invidividuality and Identity’

Emmy reflects on the theme of #EDAW2024 ‘Eating Disorder Recovery and Beyond: Respecting Invidividuality and Identity’

#EDAW2024: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Removing Judgement – Empathy and Compassion

#EDAW2024: ARFID Removing Judgement – Empathy and Compassion

#EDAW2024: Recovery Reflection – Emma

#EDAW2024: Recovery Reflection – Emma

A Story of Hope – Sean

I never believed that I could get to where I am right now and that I could get rid of the self-critic that has been with me my entire life. It’s that self-critic among other things that drives the ED but we can find the real us and begin to have compassion and love for […]

A Story of Hope – Emmy

A story of hope

Confessions of a ‘Failed Anorexic’

“What do you mean I have an eating disorder?! I couldn’t possibly have one, I’m not even skinny!” Those were the first words that came out of my mouth when I went to the dietician and discovered that I had a significantly low weight. All of the evidence was laid out before me, I had […]

Personal story about my experience with body dysmorphia

I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. All I could focus on was everything social media told me I should hate about myself; the stretch marks, the stomach rolls, the hip dips. My body had changed a lot since my diagnosis of a hormone condition, and I struggled to accept that. I wished […]

My Personal Story

Looking back on my life I can see now that I have always had issues with food, when I was a younger, I was described as ‘’a pickie eater’’.  Fast forward 30+ years and I hit rock bottom and had to face up to my eating disorder and do something or it would get the better of me.

Experiences of Shame

Experiences of College Students