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5 Reasons why Intuitive Eating works for EveryBODY

[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] Intuitive eating is not a diet. It is a way of eating that honours your body's hunger and fullness signals, while bringing pleasure and enjoyment into your meals. There are no rules to intuitive eating. You basically eat foods that feel good in your body and that feel right in the moment. No foods are off limits. I hear you lou[...]

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Hypothalamic Amenorrhea – The one trick that brought my period back

[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] I love science. It is the one thing I believe in and research is a passion of mine. Some would even call it a compulsion. I like to question everything people tell me and look for scientific facts online to back up their theory. However, I know that scientific research can be quite dry and boring to some people. In this[...]

A letter to my 18-year-old self

Dear 18-year old Rini, Here is a very heartfelt letter from your future self. You have just finished high school, which given your laziness in class is actually quite the miracle. Now, you are about to have the most amazing summer with all of your friends. You will stay up with your friends until 6 in the morning every other day. You will cycle home on your bike while watching the sunrise and feeling absolutely free and invincible. Make sure you are present every single moment, because ten years[...]

5 Ways to track your progress without dieting

Spoiler alert: I don’t ever talk about or promote dieting, weight loss and body transformations. Why? Because there is an incredible amount of people out there doing this. Also, we seem to know exactly what we have to do in order to achieve that “perfect body”. Nevertheless, the struggle with disordered eating and a crappy body image is bigger than it has ever been before. Hence, this article is about 5 ways to track your progress in terms of self-acceptance as well as in terms of improvin[...]

How to practice gratitude

"Be obsessively grateful" I read this quote a while ago and it really stuck with me. During the first weeks of my eating disorder recovery, I spent lots and lots of time journaling. Working with my health coach held me accountable in starting a gratitude journal. Every morning, I would write down 3 things I am grateful for. At the beginning, I was pretty skeptical and wasn’t sure what to make of it. It sounded woo-woo to me to write down things I want to celebrate about my life. I felt so down[...]

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7 Tips for dealing with anxiety and depression

[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] The RU Okay Day September 14 was the official RU okay day in 2017. RU okay is a suicide prevention charity that raises awareness about anxiety and depression. They have such an amazing mission that resonates with so many of us. Seeing instagram posts with this hash tag all over my feed gave me the extra push towards opening up[...]

7 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health

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Health is something we all strive for. Over the past few decades, the media has done a very good job at putting out a specific image of what "health" is supposed to look like. Nowadays, it is usually a slender, white, young female eating a salad, while laughing and having the best time ever. I am sure you have the exact picture I am talking about in mind right now. Seriously, who loves salads this much that they have the biggest smile on their faces while eating them? The reality of "health" i[...]