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The Diary Healer News What does an eating disorder look like to you?

What does an eating disorder look like to you?

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Do you think you can tell a person has an eating disorder just by their appearance? Do you think a person with an eating disorder looks a certain way? Do you think they are either very fat or very thin, depending on the type of eating disorder? Wrong, wrong, wrong....

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Eating Disorders Hanging up the bikini: why I quit fitness competitions

Hanging up the bikini: why I quit fitness competitions

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In October 2014, at age 31, I achieved the award that marked the pinnacle of my fitness competition career: the coveted Bikini Athlete Pro Card. Standing onstage in a Hertfordshire theatre, smiling for the winner’s photographs, I appeared the epitome of health and fitness. But, in reality, I was suffering...

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Dear Diary Christmas message from The Diary Healer

Christmas message from The Diary Healer

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Dear Friends, As we ‘mature’ the years seem to go faster, and time becomes more precious. Not knowing how much time we have we want to use it in the most meaningful way possible. I hope 2019 has been all you have wanted it to be. Goodness, I will be...

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