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As the days grow colder and we near the holiday season, we all will have our own unique thoughts and experiences about Christmas and the festivities. For many people with eating disorders and disordered eating, the festive season can be a particularly challenging time. Christmas often brings social pressures, expectations around food, and comparisons from […]

 When I walk with the dogs at this time of year there’s a carpet of gold, orange and red on the ground for them to walk through as the trees give up their leaves. As we walk through the seasons our environment transforms. Just as the leaves reach their most beautiful, the trees let go

Last month was busy for me and Well of Being. One of the highlights was delivering training for therapists, health professionals and carers on the impact of shame, especially for neurodivergent individuals with eating disorders and disordered eating. Before the training several people asked me if I was anxious about it. If I am honest,

As humans we compare ourselves to others, and others to ourselves. There is an inevitability about this. We naturally observe others to see how we ‘measure up’ and draw conclusions about where we stand, where our place is. This behaviour was created over thousands of years and has its origins in safety and survival. Our

I was asked this week by someone who knows I struggled with Anorexia Nervosa previously if I ever have any negative thoughts about my body these days. It is a question I am often asked, and I always answer honestly. My thoughts about how my body looks are not always positive, but I am always

While we were on holiday in Scotland recently, we visited the Fortingall Yew – a yew tree which is thought to be between 3000 and 9000 years old and one of the oldest living things in Europe. Brian, my husband, finds all sorts of weird and wonderful places to visit, so as we drove to

As some of you will know, we have 3 terriers. They are all adorable (I am unashamedly biased!) and all very different in their personalities. Douglas is our oldest. He is a 12 year-old border terrier. Border terriers are essentially working terriers. They were bred as working dogs and are described as capable of following

Recently I inadvertently missed an appointment with a new client. I had to attend to something urgent and last minute and unfortunately didn’t let the client know. This is something I have never done before. Indeed, I pride myself on being true to my word and not letting others down. Understandably the client was very

My husband often takes me to some random, but ultimately very interesting places! We recently visited a fascinating museum at Eastriggs in Scotland called ‘The Devil’s Porridge Museum’. The Museum tells the story of HM Factory Gretna – a munitions Factory in World War 1 where the explosive cordite was mixed. It was dangerous work

The Cambridge Dictionary definition of courage is ‘the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation.’ Courage is not the absence of fear, rather it is doing what’s right in the presence of fear. Cor is, in fact, Latin for heart, so courage is doing what is in your heart – acting