by Ellie Hodges | Jan 19, 2018 | food, weight, body issues, recovery, healing & living well despite
When we are struggling with food, weight and/or body issue’s it can feel like there is a tumultuous fight going on within. A part of us wants to be healthy and nourished. We do want to live well. At the same time, another part of us is drawn toward unhealthy and...
by Ellie Hodges | Jun 1, 2017 | food, weight, body issues, lived experience advocacy / activism
Today, June 2nd 2017, is the second annual World Eating Disorders Action Day. This is a grassroots movement designed for and by people affected by an eating disorder, their families, and the medical and health professionals who support them. On their website and...
by Ellie Hodges | Sep 5, 2016 | food, weight, body issues
In Australia it is Body Image & Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Whilst there are campaigns calling on us to love ourselves and others that highlight statistics of how many people are affected I want to share some harsh, and not so harsh, truths about the effect of...
by Ellie Hodges | Jun 2, 2016 | food, weight, body issues, mental health and wellness, recovery, healing & living well despite
Today we read a partners perspective on eating disorders and recovery. This contribution is from my husband Shaun, chief supporter and cheerleader for nearly 20 years. An eating disorder is a horrible insidious illness that is rarely spoken about, and when it...
by Ellie Hodges | May 27, 2016 | food, weight, body issues, recovery, healing & living well despite
Knowing that I have successfully recovered and reclaimed my life from an eating disorder people often ask me how I did it. At times I find myself reflecting on this also. I try to figure out what the key was; so that I can wrap up my experience better for myself and...
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