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Vaginismus Helped Me Rediscover My Body

Upasana — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 20:33:45 +0000

When I was younger, I was told tampons were a game changer. For many people, this is true: a study by Harvard's School Of Public Health found that 47 per cent of people are regular tampon users. At the time, my friends had a box in their rooms and encouraged me to get one, too.

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Why Don’t We Talk About Binge Eating Disorder?

Anna Wolfe — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:55:55 +0000

I have spent half of my life dealing with an eating disorder, going from clinically obese to severely underweight. But the silence around binge eating disorder made everything worse.

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‘Little People, Big Dreams’ is starting a conversation about bulimia

Faraday Gamble-Gittings — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:54:58 +0000

Little People, Big Dreams is one of the first attempts to depict bulimia to young children. I sat down with eating disorder specialist Cliona Bryne to get her take on the book.

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Anorexia and me: It’s time to tell the truth

Seven Standen — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:08:12 +0000

Today, it’s estimated that up to 3.4 million people suffer from an eating disorder in the UK. Anorexia nervosa affects 10% of those people - but I still find it hard to believe, I am part of that 10%.

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