THE RECOVERY BEAN

I’m at my highest weight in 18 months. I’m also at my happiest. They always say “no one ever regrets recovering”, but I never thought that..

This week I got a haircut. You may be wondering why as a recovery blogger I’m telling you about my haircut, but it was significant for...

Today I wanted to talk about the importance of letting go of those last few eating disorder behaviours in recovery. This is something I’ve..

Today I wanted to talk about the Eating Disorder community on Instagram to share my experiences and open up a discussion about what is...

For this week's post I wanted to write about guilt and had planned to discuss this in the context of eating, however on reflection I have a

Today I wanted to talk about BMI, and in particular my experience of the use of BMI charts in ED treatment. This is something we are...

Today I wanted to talk about body checking, and in particular how and why I am working to reduce this behaviour. Body checking can take...

In today's post I wanted to talk about perfectionism, and in particular the way in which we can apply these standards to our food. This...

At the beginning of Lockdown I wrote a couple of pieces discussing my fears surrounding the situation as well as some tips on how to keep...

Hey everyone, I have been working on a post discussing how we can let go of our sick identity for some weeks now but am finding it a...

Today I want to talk some more about what real, active recovery looks like as recently I have been reflecting on where I am in my recovery..

Today I wanted to share my experience of moving away to university whilst battling an Eating Disorder. Before I start I want to disclaim...

Hey everyone, Today I wanted to talk about the challenges of trying to recover in a disordered society. I want to explore how we can...

Hey everyone, As you guys seemed to like my "Bake with me", I thought that today I would do something similar, but this time a "Cook with..

Today I wanted to talk about calorie counting, and explain why it was necessary for me to stop this behaviour in my recovery, and how I...

Hey everyone, Today I wanted to have a look at how the importance of timings and structure has shifted throughout my recovery. This is...

Bit of a different post today, but since being in lockdown, and especially since living with my girlfriend, I have been doing lots more...

The other day I read a post by Jennifer Rollin, discussing the signs of partial recovery, and despite my belief that I'm in active...

Something I've been exploring with my therapist recently, is the ways in which I cope when things go wrong. We have established that I...

Today I wanted to have a quick chat about how I get the most out of my CBT sessions and how I have adapted to online therapy. Everyone's...