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I'm a registered nutritional therapist for people with eating disorders and disordered eating.

09/12/2025

As a mum, and especially as a mum of boys, I worry about this constant pressure to “hit our protein goals”.
Yes, protein is important but we don’t need nearly as much as some “experts” on here claim. I’d even go as far as saying that getting too much could be harmful both to our physical and mental health.
I’m well aware one can’t get addicted to protein but one can get addicted to the idea of having the perfect body, a lean and muscular frame, which is (apparently) currency when it comes to being attractive as a man.
At least with drugs, my kids get lots of chats about it at school. Protein, over-exercising, body dysmorphia, orthorexia? Not so much.

03/12/2025

You know me, I love words and I think this is an important distinction to make.
Tell me what you think.

02/12/2025

My take on fasting.
Total no-no if you have even a whiff of disordered eating. It’s only going to end up badly, probably with a full blown ED.
Not against for the others. However, I would still exert caution because fasting naturally invites dichotomous thinking and can easily be a springboard for binge eating. I would also question whether it’s really needed. If you are someone who needs to lose weight, could you do it differently? Try fasting in between in your meals for a start: it’s less anti-social and less of a strain.
Fasting isn’t magical in its own right and definitely not so if you end up becoming obsessed with food.

27/11/2025

Silly me 🫠

25/11/2025

We keep hearing that early intervention is crucial but that’s the text book answer, the public pledge with its ribbons and photos, the Instagram post heavy with filters and self-care smelling candles.
The reality is a lot more bleak than this. More cutting than fluffy, much more acidic than sweet and also a more bitter.
Early intervention IS crucial, so let’s start to listen to people’s stories instead of putting them in boxes and setting them aside for later because later might just be too late.

05/11/2025

No need to wait for January, good resolutions can start now 🍝

29/10/2025

You and I both know it’s BS.
Yours truly,
Anne x

20/10/2025

If “being special” is what you’re chasing, let me tell you two things:
1) Given the number of people also restricting and over-exercising, it won’t make you that special.
2) There are plenty of other ways of feeling “special”, ways that won’t also damage your body.
We can all be “special” to at least one person.
We all can develop skills.
We can all master new things.
Thinking you need under-eating and over-exercising to be special is another way your ED is lying to you.

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