mental health
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WIDLIMS podcast ep #19 – Approaching anorexia with Best of Bettina
In this week's episode, host and final year medical student Linda is joined by Bettina from Best of Bettina, who blogs and podcasts about mental health and eating disorder recovery. This episode covers... Bettina’s own story: anorexia, diagnosis and treatment Her current attitudes and ways of coping Tips for healthcare professionals: what should they and what shouldn’t they do? As always: this is a podcast for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as individual medical advice. Above is my episode. Below, is the episode where Bettina interviewed me (cool right? I felt cool). Find Bettina on her socials HERE Instagram – Best of Bettina Podcast – Best…
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Structure your time for better health
A little while ago I did some polls on my Instagram stories in order to find out how people are getting on. It turns out the vast majority of you currently do not have any distinction between different days, or the weekdays and weekends. Each to their own, of course, but I could not help but wonder whether that was by choice. When I asked whether you missed structure in your lives, an overwhelming majority said yes. On the back of that, I decided that I would like to share my own tips and strategies for maintaining an artificial structure and keeping me sane. Here are my main propositions, for…
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How (not) to Exercise During a Lockdown ~ article
How do you exercise? Is your main focus how much you are “burning”? Do you feel as though food is something you must “earn”? For a long time, thoughts of a punitive nature would pop into my head during workouts, and I unfortunately know that I am not alone. I also know that is a sad way to live life.
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Mermaids
I think about being a little girl Swimming I did always love the sea Getting lost in the blue, the blurred line between sky and water Swimming fast One stroke Two strokes, faster If I swim slower my hair drifts away from me, billows like seaweed as it catches up with my new rhythm I pretend being a mermaid Swim with my legs touching No gaps here No thigh gaps If I look at my body when standing in clear water It’s of an odd shape And its true contours do not matter Because water distorts everything And I take pleasure in it I take comfort in it I wish…
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~ How to punch diet culture in the face this festive season ~
Ngl I think that is a most catchy title. If it got your attention: hey! I hope you get something out of this post. Keep on reading for my best tips at the moment. There is no denying that most people accept values pushed onto us by diet culture as their own. Internalising such ideas is obviously not helpful for anyone vulnerable to developing or already struggling with disordered eating behaviours. Though diet culture is a year-round thing (lucky us!) I know festive season and the flurry of New Year’s resolutions which quickly follow after it, is an extra difficult time. Here follow some tips first of all for everyone…
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Will it fit? ~ recovery and clothing size
Hello hello! I’m currently traveling and have some time to kill, so thought I would sit down and attempt to catch and solidify all of the thoughts that have been buzzing around my brain for the past few days. Today, I’m going to bring to you a little spiel about clothes which are the wrong size for your body, and how to deal with it. Scroll down to the bottom for a quick-read list, if you don’t have 4 minutes to spare for reading the bulk of the text <3 Recently, I cleared out the wardrobe in my childhood room. I am a recovering hoarder (lol), and have only recently…
