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Less Diet Culture More Gender Expectations

I find familial relationships utterly fascinating. I wanted to be like my brothers. They seemed to have more fun. When they were home they filled the space, and ate a lot. "Growing boys need their food!" but I was brought up quite strictly around food. 

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Hurt People Hurt People

Last week I wrote a little about diet culture and old social media (magazines) while acknowledging that there are tons of reasons why eating disorders develop. Everyone’s experience is different because we are all fundamentally unique.

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Not Just Diet Culture: A Deeper Look at Blame, Denial, and Control

We like to point the finger at the culprit, don’t we? I was affected by diet culture, and many other factors. If we removed diet culture and/or social media, would eating disorders tail off? Maybe? Some? We could do with a massive shift in perspective re our “diet culture” that’s for sure.

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Eating Disorders Are Holistic By Nature

Our suffering happens within our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual realms. None of these are mutually exclusive. They are interdependent; we cannot have one without the other.

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I Used to Believe This... But My View Has Changed.

I used to believe that everyone should go to therapy. Since then I’ve met several people who don’t believe in talking therapies. I’ve always wondered if that’s because they haven’t met the right therapist. It's less about the process and more about the relationship you have with the therapist.

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3 Things My First Therapist Taught Me

My initial encounter with therapy happened in my early twenties. At college, I’d seen a psychiatrist and counsellor. Neither shed any light on my disordered eating so I don’t really count them. But after one session with my first therapist, I had an inkling that my eating disorders might not be about food.

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Thoughts Around Performative Vulnerability

Performative vulnerability is fake authenticity. Appearing vulnerable in order to receive validation. Ironically this stance aligns with eating disorders helping us to hide or stay hidden, and forever masking who we really are. Read the full blog post to hear Jemma's thoughts around it.

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Life is a Journey of Emotion

Living with an eating disorder can be an isolating and challenging experience. However, within the darkness, there is a glimmer of hope.

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Introducing Our Spin Off Series: Love This Food Thing Pets

We know that many of you, like us, are animal lovers… which is why we’ve decided to create a spin off series called Love This Food Thing Pets, where we feature pets from all over the world and share their relationship with food.

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Symbolism and Metaphor with ED Behaviours

Jemma delves into the topic of symbolism and metaphors when it comes to eating disorder behaviours, and gives you some examples of her own symbolisms and metaphors!

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Sea Breeze: An Update From Jemma

Jemma’s recently moved to the seaside. Although she’s going through a number of different issues with the house, she reflects on how living by the sea makes her feel and what she’s grateful for!

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