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Imagine loving something so much but being terrified of it at the same time. That is my relationship with food. It is complicated, at times toxic, love-hate relationship that I constantly have to work on. Many people don’t fully understand what eating disorders are, even those suffering with them. The Mayo Clinic defines eating disordersRead More
I don’t know. No really, I don’t know. I started blogging in 2014. Back then I just wanted to write so I switched my pen for the keyboard. I still had the dream of becoming a fulltime writer. I imagined that one day HuffPost would publish my work and my life would be changed forever.Read More
I have lost almost 10kg over the past three months. And getting there took drastic measures. And not the ones you may be thinking about. When you have an eating disorder, losing weight can be tricky. My psychologist told me that for those with eating disorders, there is a fine line between eating well andRead More
She stands, seated on her feet Many mistake her posture for weakness She is not begging No, she is not asking for your forgiveness or for your praise She stays seated on the ground Rooted in her strength and power You mistake her bowed head as a sign of shame Not knowing that she isRead More
Are you afraid of ageing? I’m not sure if I’m afraid of ageing or if I am afraid of the change that comes with it. Family members move away, best friends become distant acquaintances and the person in the mirror seems like a stranger. People say life starts at 30, but there’s this dread weighingRead More
I have never seen the world so scared. Every news channel is covering the reach of CoVID-19. What started as a virus in Wuhan, China, is now a global pandemic. Cities are in lockdown, with millions of people forced into quarantine. Many of these news channels have highlighted the impact CoVID-19 will have on theRead More
