Last week, after 11 weeks of pregnancy, I had a miscarriage. Nothing prepared me for what would happen next. — Trigger warning: this article contains a graphic description of miscarriage and its physical symptoms. The internet and pregnancy books are full of information about what to expect when you’re expecting. What foods to avoid, which supplements to take, and how to prepare for labour. …

Until a single sentence in a book turned my life upside down — I remember this day as if it was yesterday. It was a cold winter morning, and I was sitting at the kitchen table reading a book on addiction by Dr. Gabor Maté. …

Isn’t it about time we release the weight of other people’s opinions of us? — When I finally put an end to my lifelong struggle with food and weight, I experienced a sense of inner peace I didn’t even know existed. For the first time in my life I felt… weightless. Feeling Weightless isn’t just about feeling comfortable in your skin and making peace with…

It’s a concept that took me ages to truly grasp, until I’d done it enough times to understand that temporarily falling back into old habits is normal — and an integral part of the healing process. — Since deep emotional healing (and subsequent lasting change) only happens when we are truly ready for it, it’s typically preceded by a period of major resistance. Here’s how this tends to go down. 1 — Desire for change