My Parents’ Role in my Recovery
Everyone’s ED recovery journey is unique, so I will shed some light on mine, to help describe the role my parents played throughout my recovery.
The importance of Validation in Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorder recovery is a relentless, complex battle that calls for unconditional support and love from families and carers. Eating disorders persist and thrive through
What is Orthorexia?
Although orthorexia is not officially classified as an eating disorder in the DSM-5, the overlap of orthorexia behaviours, attitudes and outcomes are closely linked among people with other eating disorders.
A letter to myself…at the beginning of our eating disorder journey
Dear Karina I wish I could sit down, hold your hand, and tell you what is to come. It is August 2020, and our precious
‘It’s All About You’ Women’s Health Week 2022
I have to admit, even before my daughter developed anorexia, I was never very good at looking after myself. My mother was kind and nurturing,
ARFID V Picky eating – how to tell the difference
How to tell the difference between picky eating and ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) It’s just picky eating, right? Well, that’s what every well-meaning
What causes an eating disorder?
What causes an eating disorder? Eating disorder causes are the subject of some of the biggest eating disorder myths going around. Many people still think
What every parent needs to know.
Categories What every parent/carer needs to know When a person you love is diagnosed with an eating disorder or appears to have developed disordered eating,
Father’s Day Story
My daughter developed anorexia in the middle of Year 9. She was hospitalised three times in an eating disorder ward. Following this she remained a