24/02/2026
Do you trust yourself around food?
If you’ve ever felt trapped in cycles of restriction, bingeing, guilt, or the constant mental noise around eating and your body, you know how isolating and exhausting it can be.
It can look “high functioning” on the outside - capable, put together, successful - while inside there is fear, shame, and a relentless sense of never quite feeling at ease in your own skin.
As a mum, this week feels especially close to my heart.
In my younger years, I really battled with my weight and with poor body image.
I grew up in a world that was already obsessed with shrinking and now, in many ways, that pressure feels louder than ever.
Everywhere we turn there are new trends, quick fixes, weight-loss injections and unspoken messages that smaller is better.
I remember never feeling enough.
Never thin enough.
Never disciplined enough.
Never worthy enough.
And at times, I used food to try to fill a void that had very little to do with hunger.
This isn’t a judgement. It’s awareness.
Awareness of how easy it is - especially as women, especially as mothers - to internalise the belief that our bodies are projects to be fixed.
Awareness of how deeply these struggles are tied to anxiety, safety, identity and self-worth.
Awareness that eating disorders are not about vanity, weakness, or a lack of discipline.
They are complex, deeply human struggles.
This week, as I share a photo of me and my daughter, I’m reminded of something bigger than appearance.
I’m reminded that she is watching how I speak about my body. She is absorbing what I model about food, worth and belonging.
And I want her to inherit freedom, not fear.
Trust, not punishment.
Compassion, not constant self-critique.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week matters because these struggles are far more common and far more human than most conversations acknowledge.
These patterns have roots, and anything with roots can be understood and gently changed.
Healing is possible and no one should have to navigate this alone. 💌