Category Archives: Eating disorders

Is achievement overrated?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

The weekend before last, I took a stroll down memory lane. I went back to Oxford University, where I was a student from 1989 to 1993, for a reunion dinner at my college (St Anne’s) and to spend a sunny … Continue reading →

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Woman

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Today is International Women’s Day. Why? Well, you can read all about its origins here but in a nutshell, it began to be observed in the early 1900s as women demanded shorter hours, better pay, voting rights and equality with … Continue reading →

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Why weight?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Something odd happened recently. For the first time in my life (apart from the two occasions when I got salmonella poisoning), I lost weight without trying. This may not seem odd to other people, to those who have a more … Continue reading →

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Addiction: It’s multi-layered

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

So The Huffington Post published my take on Alastair Campbell’s Monday night BBC Panorama Britain’s Hidden Alcoholics today: From Alcoholism to Food Addiction: It’s All About the Feelings. And as usually happens after I publish a piece, on my blog … Continue reading →

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This Lent is about love

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Before I blog about Lent, which starts tomorrow, a note on my last post. Has anybody noticed I’m a bit of an extremist? Maybe I shouldn’t blog when I get the urge after all – maybe I should actually wait … Continue reading →

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Am I losing my hair or losing my mind?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Today’s blog post comes to you courtesy of The Guardian – Female hair loss: Causes and Treatment. It’s yet another piece of confessional journalism but again I hope it serves a purpose, beyond drawing everyone’s inquiring gaze to my hair … Continue reading →

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Mind games

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Have you ever achieved something and then, not long after, decided it wasn’t good enough, or it wasn’t quite right, or you should have done it differently? Welcome to my world. Despite the many messages of support and gratitude from … Continue reading →

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A time and a place for healing

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

I’d never have imagined that the pages of the Daily Mail would turn out to be a source of healing or a medium through which to challenge some of my most ingrained, self-defeating behaviours. But it seems, to my surprise, … Continue reading →

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Doing things differently

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Katherine Baldwin

According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Making the same mistakes and getting the same results has been a bit of a theme of my life. … Continue reading →

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What’s your soul food?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Katherine Baldwin

Dancing is good for my soul. Especially salsa dancing or any other form of Latin dancing. I’m not quite sure why I have an inner Latina – my parents assured me I’m 100 percent British – but I definitely have … Continue reading →

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