Welcome post

Welcome, and thank you for taking a pause out of your day to stop by.

Curiosity

As I sit here beginning to write, I’m curious about what brought you here. 

Maybe you’re here just for a quick browse (or a nosy – and that’s totally okay), or perhaps you would like to delve deeper into the work I do or start a conversation together (you can do that on my contact page). Even if it’s simply a moment of pause, I hope you can take something away from what I can share.

However, if you’re here for the nitty-gritty details of a struggle from anorexia, I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place. I believe in nurturing change by sharing mindfully and with purpose, and that doesn’t rely on the fine details. 

This website is a place of reflection, a snapshot of the approach I take within my work, and a space of tangible hope (more on that in a future post). It’s a place I can share all that I’ve learnt, in the hopes that my learning may support others.

So, what brought me here?

A combination of curiosity and relentless determination, with a healthy serving of frustration. My work draws on my experiences of recovery from anorexia, as a late-diagnosed autistic woman. 

And quite frankly, this is a largely terrifying, yet equally exciting and empowering moment. 

You see, growing up, my purpose became to ‘blend in’, fit in, and hide my differences at the expense of all else. This is how anorexia sneaked in and thrived. 

Now here I am, waving enthusiastically out at the world saying, ’This is me, as I am.’ And my purpose? To use my voice to share learning, to plant seeds, spark curiosity and inspire hope.

Between these two points has been one heck of a journey – at times that felt impossible and exhausting. That journey relied on the right support, countless conversations, many of those ‘me too’ moments as I recognised my experiences in others, and above all else, a belief in recovery.

In conclusion

I’m here to calmly (but firmly) challenge stereotypes and break down assumptions. I’m here to encourage reflection, new ideas and different ways of thinking. Being autistic may add another layer within eating disorder recovery, and I’m not here to say that the road is easy, but with a firm grip on hope and belief.

Do you want to understand more about my work?

Please do explore my website. You can read my other articles, listen to me talk about my mission and get in touch with me using my contact page.