Ben's story - young, professional, male — and living with an eating disorder
“I am a 30 year old male. I am professionally employed and degree qualified. I have also been suffering from anorexia for the past three years. During this time, it has taken a devastating toll on my physical and emotional health, and my professional and personal life. This is my story.”
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Amy's story - thriving as a survivor
There is no magic word, prescription or motivational speech that will force recovery upon you. Only you can make that choice. That choice will dissipate the loneliness and isolation that your eating disorder compels you to feel.
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Elise's story - learning to nourish my soul
To my body, thank you for not giving up on me. You’re the only one I have to take me through the journey of life. The only vehicle to connect my soul to the world, to touch, taste and smell the flavours of life. I promise to care and nurture you.
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Georgia's story - choosing recovery everyday
If you are just starting on your recovery journey, I want to tell you firstly how proud I am of you for taking those steps, and to not give up entirely if you have slip ups along the way – it is part of the journey, no story of recovery is linear.
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Cheryl's story - I thought my eating disorder would make me thin. Instead it made me small.
"More than ten years on, my recovery hasn’t been fast, but it has been big. I still struggle to love my body sometimes. But I have learned that my body deserves to be cared for, regardless of how I feel about it in the moment."
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India's story - make Dane proud
"It helped a great deal for me to understand that while yes it was hard knowing he had lost a lot of control in his life - I knew he was fighting as hard as he could, that his ED was not his fault, and that I was proud of him."
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Madeline's story - embracing life in the healthiest way
Despite the pain, hardship and torment that eating disorders bring, you never know what the future holds. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
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