Is it possible to be too healthy or eat too clean? A few years back, I didn’t think so. In fact, it was my life’s mission to be as healthy as possible, to look after my own and my family’s wellness. After all, I thought, food is medicine. Nothing wrong with that, right? My orthorexia started with good intentions…

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

After my youngest was born I wanted to “get back on track” and this slowly morphed into a rigid eating pattern where I’d given up many foods for the sake of “health”. Only it wasn’t healthy – I was constantly tired and it impacted my mental health.

(Guest Post on She Owns It)

As it turns out, the pregnancies I had in my 30s triggered a new eating disorder. Only this time it was more insidious because I had no idea that what I was doing could be disordered…

(Guest Post on Your Tango)

A few years back I wanted to “get healthy” and lose my baby weight. I knew I didn’t want to fad-diet-my-way to a slimmer body because that had previously been unsustainable for me, so I was looking for something different. This was when I discovered “wellness” and I jumped on the “clean eating” bandwagon…

I used to obsess over healthy eating, and I mean OB-SESSSSS. I spent virtually every waking moment thinking about food. What should I eat today? Is there too much sugar in that? What will I eat when we go out next week? Should I claim that I’m allergic to gluten?

(Guest Post on Tiny Buddha)

Have you heard of orthorexia? Maybe you’re wondering if it’s something you’re struggling with too? Here I’m sharing my raw and unfiltered journey with orthorexia. I’ll share the tell-tale signs and how my recovery unfolded.