Category: Mental Illness

If you’ve seen my previous self love September posts this year you will know that I am sharing my body acceptance/integration journey and this is the third and final instalment in that series. Please remember that there is no one-size-fits-all solution and what helped me may not help you (or your loved one) but, in the hope that someone does...

I’ve shared on several occasions across social media the lack of connection I feel to my body. The feeling of not being ‘in’ my body. It’s something I’ve started working on through my yoga practice and going vegan and, while it is improving, it is still a big issue for me and something that’s difficult to talk about or explain. In...

I tried yoga a couple of years ago because I wanted to lose weight and do exercise because fat shaming is a thing & hating my body (& myself) is my favourite past time. I spent my time on the mat using every pose I struggled with or couldn’t do to further hate my body and berate myself. I pushed...