It was a perfect night. Upbeat music in the background, continuous laughter also driven by too many glasses of delicious red wine, the chocolate cake baking in the oven. It was cold outside; my husband and I had decided to travel back to Italy to visit family as my years of…

Sometimes prioritising your health is the hardest thing you can do — I knew I had to gain weight. I was desperate to become a mum and get pregnant, but I couldn’t remember the last time I had a menstrual cycle. I had been stuck in a loop of disordered eating behaviours and overtraining for the best part of a decade, and I…

Always remember that your body is working with you, not against you — How often have you entered a new chapter in life wanting to be healthier, skinnier, fitter, to feel worthy, and appreciated? The statistics on how many people actually follow through and accomplish their New Year’s resolutions are rather grim. Studies have shown that less than 25% of people actually stay…

When The Most Difficult Decision Becomes The Easiest — It’s a hot summer day. A gentle breeze comes through the curtains and caresses my face while I lay down on my bed after a night spent dancing. The screaming of the kids from the swimming pool grows louder with every passing minute; I need to get up, but I’m…

When My Healthy Routine Made Me Extremely Unwell — Exercising had always been a fundamental part of my life; it was a way of controlling my emotions (and my body), challenging myself and others, and an easy escape from feeling anxious and overwhelmed. My way of exercising was incredibly disciplined, and it didn’t allow spontaneity, distractions, and changes in…

Because is so very much more fun than hating it — We live in a culture that spends billions of dollars on diets and idealizes the perfect body. Everywhere we turn, we have images of what we should look like — a model. I bought into that image hook line and sinker. I thought that the only way to love my…

Let’s address the elephant in the room — On a sunny day, when I was 13, it dawned on me: life wasn’t as easy as I thought when I was a child. That particular gloomy day, while struggling to finish the art project on time, I realised that life was going to be a never-ending series of tests…

But then life turned around — My story isn’t different from so many others; although back then, I felt alone, as if the universe was plotting against me. I got married rather young or old, depending on which side of life you look at it. We tried for babies during our honeymoon; we got rid of…