A lot has happened since last time I posted but I can honestly say I am currently happy and healthy and making the most of my recovered life! Just before Christmas last year my boyfriend of two years and I broke up. It was so hard  losing Nathan as he  was my best friend and […]

I had a happy childhood surrounded by the most amazing parents/family. I was a straight-Astudent in school, an athlete who played multiple sports, and had a supportive (not huge) friend group. I became enthralled with this idea of “perfectionism” and when things went wrong, I thought of myself as a failure and deprived myself of […]

“You don’t get a trophy for an unmedicated birth.” Link for dress I’ve heard that time and time again when I share with people that I want to have my daughter without an epidural. But there’s a very specific reason that I want to have her naturally: There are very few times in life when […]

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Trisha Greenhaugh about the paper titled Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine.” Link to paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556220/ Like this: Like Loading… Source link

For the first time EVER, my community eating disorder service has employed a psychiatrist specifically for the eating disorder service. I have been wanting my community eating disorder service to get a specialist eating disorder psychiatrist for years. So I was very pleased to hear that my community service was getting an ED psychiatrist. However, […]

I cant believe 2018 is coming to an end. It has been a huge year for me and although I have been faced with many challenges, I think I have managed to stay in top of things ok. I’m not going to lie to you all, there have been times when my eating disorder stuff […]

1. Role of Community and Collectivistic Values:  In AAPI culture, community values play a significant role and can be both a barrier and a source of strength in eating disorders and disordered eating recovery. The strong emphasis on collectivism over individualism means that the well-being of the group often takes precedence over personal needs. This […]

Hello friends! Boy, I’m going to be 36 weeks tomorrow, and I feel like Baby Berbs is getting restless in there! She’s moving around like crazy, and I just feel like she is so ready to make an appearance! SO: where are we…by the numbers. Gestational age: 36 weeksBaby’s age by measurement: 38 weeksWe’re moving […]

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to “S” an 11-year-old in recovery, about his recovery journey, and his desire and motivation to get well.  The post Recovery Stories: 11 years old and pushing for recovery [Podcast] appeared first on Eating Disorder Recovery for Adults. Source link

Athlete to anorexia to athlete. My unexpected journey through life. I grew up as an athlete. That was what I did. That was who I was. When I was eight years old, I lined up on the start line for the sprint race. And my love for running began. When I was a teenager I […]

This week I have commenced my final year of university study. Although I am exciting to be nearing the end of my university degree, I really am not feeling motivated to be back studying again as I was really enjoying my summer break. Overall, this summer has been a really enjoyable one. Here in Tasmania […]

Eating disorders, for teens, are oftentimes go unnoticed. For female identifying individuals, the development of serious diet habits (that should be a source of concern) are often written off as silly diet fads. While for young men, the idea of sharing mental health struggles, let alone struggles with an eating disorder, are rarely ever mentioned […]