The Dangerous Dance of Anorexia and Competitiveness
In a world that often glorifies thinness and competitiveness, the intersection of anorexia and the pursuit of success can be a perilous...
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hdean1974
- Oct 24
- 2 min
Don't let fear stop you from going outside!
Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is a common mental health condition characterised by intense fear and anxiety in social...
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hdean1974
- Oct 22
- 2 min
Sitting in sadness- it's hard!
Sitting in sadness is a natural and human experience. It's an emotion that, like all others, serves a purpose in our lives. Sadness can...
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hdean1974
- Oct 22
- 2 min
What happened to just loving food?!
Loving food, in its essence, hasn't disappeared; it remains an integral part of human life and culture. People around the world continue...
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hdean1974
- Feb 19
- 2 min
RECOVERY
Today I am feeling annoyed- it never ceases to amaze me how many times I hear the same thing from clients, that is, "everyone just keeps...
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hdean1974
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Christmas
Christmas for many can't come soon enough- for others though, it's the time of year they dread the most. Endless food, celebrations,...
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hdean1974
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Everyone deserves help!
Like most others, my eating disorder started with an obsession with the way my body looked. For most of my pre-teen and teen years, I...
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hdean1974
- Aug 5, 2022
- 2 min
It's not all about the number!
As I prepared myself to jump on the scales, I could already feel my heart beating, what would it be today? My morning check-in, it would...
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hdean1974
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
Eating disorders, fitness, and wellness culture
Fitness and wellness are things that supposedly improve our wellbeing, but are they doing more harm than good? I grew up doing gymnastics...
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hdean1974
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
When recovery seems unimaginable.
It’s hard to imagine being truly recovered…life without ED, what does that even look like? For me it wasn’t so much that I was looking...
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hdean1974
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
JUNE NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the June 2022 Newsletter. This can be downloaded as a pdf via the below button. Within this newsletter, discover the up coming...
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hdean1974
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
Too close to home!
This morning my 12 year old daughter told me she’d like to go on a diet ..to say my heart sank was an understatement..what did that even...
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hdean1974
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
March Newsletter
Welcome to this first edition of my eNewsletter and I do hope that 2022 will be a wonderful year for all. I will provide you with a...
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hdean1974
- Jan 2, 2022
- 2 min
Help! I'm obsessed with counting calories!
I can still recall the first time I started thinking about calories. I was at the book shop with mum and found a book on how to be...
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hdean1974
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Holidays
For many people the holidays are a time of joy and celebration, a time to catch up with friends and family- often this involves lots of...
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hdean1974
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Why is the voice so loud?
I always used to wonder if I was the only one that could hear it, constantly at me to watch what I was eating or to make sure I was doing...
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hdean1974
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Feeling Trapped
This lockdown is relentless, it often reminds me of when I was young and wasn't allowed out because my parents were so strict! I started...
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