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Category Archives: Health
Taking the plunge
“… I have a dream to follow my heart to the sea, to write, to teach, to love, to cycle, to swim, to jump off rocks into the water, to stretch on the sand, to have endless visits from my … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Health, Leisure, Love, Women, Work
Tagged Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dreams, Moving, Poole, sea swimming, The Old School House, Transition, Visions
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Extreme self-care
A few Fridays ago, I took my first anti-depressant, just half the dose my doctor had prescribed. On the Saturday, I took the remainder of the scored pill I’d sliced in half the day before. Then on the Sunday, I … Continue reading
I’m a survivor
When I write a miserable blog post, like my last one (When everything feels wrong), I feel like I’ve got to write another one really quickly to tell you I’m happy again. It’s like I don’t want people to think … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Health, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged Art, Brazil, caipirinha, martinho da vila, music, samba
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Getting our priorities right
Some of my most loyal readers and those that know me best have remarked that they like my blog because when they read it they can hear me speaking. I’ve always taken that as a compliment. If you’ve never heard … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Creativity, Health, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged extreme personality, physical health, Vulnerability
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Living with limitations
Weakness has never been one of my strengths. I’ve always detested it in myself and I’ve disliked it in others. So much so that I’ve ridden roughshod over my own weaknesses, ignoring them or fighting against them in a way … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Eating disorders, Health, Perfectionism, Relationships, Women
Tagged addiction, Eating Disorders, exercise, Perfectionism, Recovery, Strength, Weakness
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Food is my friend
In recent months, I’ve shared some of my culinary adventures on Facebook – my first attempts at making soup or my forays into baking coconut and banana bread – and a few friends have expressed surprise that I got to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, Eating disorders, Health, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, binge eating, diets, Eating Disorders, On Eating, Recovery, Susie Orbach, Woman's Hour
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Ode to London: I love you, but …
There are so many things I love about London but I’m going to have to start with my friends. For someone of my age, stage and relationship status living in such a huge metropolis, friends become family. They’re whom we … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, codependency, Faith, Happiness, Health, Recovery, Spirituality, Women
Tagged cycling, Dorset, Faith, Fun, Kenwood Ladies Pond, Liverpool, London, open water swimming, salsa, Susana Silva, Tito's
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