When I was 14 years old, I attended a musical theatre summer school. I was also strongly in the grips of anorexia. The teachers cottoned on quite quickly that something was wrong. When you’re anorexic, you become quite deceptive. But when everyone eats, or in my case, DOESN’T eat in the same room together, it’s…
Category: mental health
How to deal with Emotional Eating – Pumpkin Chickpea Curry
My grandmother died. Well you’re a bloody laugh a minute, Joy! And I have been emotionally eating. I’ve popped on a few pounds. Such is life. What is emotional eating? Is it crying when you eat? Is it finding your food really funny? Is it getting angry with your breakfast? Emotionally eating is responding to…
Why I’m choosing to be POLITICAL about my sexuality….
There have been an increasingly worrying number of news articles recently about attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. A lesbian couple on a bus in London. The protests outside a school in Birmingham. Straight pride in Boston. Ann Widdecombe talking about hoping for a scientific cure for homosexuality. It never surprises me anymore purely because we…
How to silence your inner critic… Beat the Blues Cacao Chestnut Boost Balls
Bleep. Bloop. Blorp. My brain is not working. Genuinely. It’s not. I have writer’s block. Over the past few weeks, I have not been able to write. It has taken me a lot longer than I’d like to admit to write this post. And to be fair, life has dealt me a few tricky cards…
Sobriety in Your Twenties
On Monday, I am going to Barcelona for a week with a few friends. Never been on holiday with friends before. Muy emocionante! (That’s very excited. FYI. Adios) Sun, beach, good food, exploring, culture, good wine and cocktails? Not for me. I have been sober for 4 and a half months. I quit drinking in…
Why diet’s DON’T WORK -Banana Boost Blondies
Yesterday I was at an event where people were talking about calories. I overheard a woman say, ‘Oh no, I can’t eat carbohydrates today, I need to drop a dress size.’ I spoke to another women who told me she was on a juicing diet. A man had a conversation with me about being on…
YOU have the power to CHANGE
You don’t have to do things that make you unhappy anymore. You don’t have to associate with people who make you unhappy. You don’t have to stay in a job that makes you unhappy. You don’t have to live in a city, town or village that makes you unhappy. You don’t have to date somebody…
BMI is B.S. – Raspberry Mojito Oatmeal
On Wednesday I had to be weighed and my height measured. Before I had an appointment about my STOMACH. Not confusing at all. I must admit, my hackles did raise. I make a solid point of NEVER WEIGHING myself. My mum hid the scales in my family home MANNNNYYY YEARS ago. And I don’t have…
What DIET CULTURE actually does to your body… – Plum and Hazelnut Overnight Oats
Today I have a hospital appointment. It’s not for my mental health. It’s for my stomach. I was diagnosed with IBS as a young teenager. But anorexia and the destructive habits I engaged in (diet pills and laxatives to name a few) have only made it worse. Recently I shared on my Instagram stories, the…
Dear anybody who hates their body…
Dear anybody who hates their body, Whether you be a teenage girl or boy, Someone in their twenties, Or someone in your sixties. Hating your body is an easy choice. It’s what we are taught to do. With advertisements. With the media. With the celebrities we see on screen. With diet culture. With exercise classes….
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