Rachel Hurd-Wood Instagram – So there’s something I’ve debated sharing about on here for ages. But if openness and honesty can help just one person feel less alone, then it’s worth it, right? 🤷🏼‍♀️ (TW: It’s on the sensitive topic of disordered eating). From my teens until a few years ago, I had a really disordered relationship with food. It wasn’t something I needed medical help with or anything, but it dominated my mind and life for waaaay too long. After my first child was born, I finally became ready to confront it and read ‘Just Eat It’ by @laurathomasphd which totally changed everything. It’s been a work in progress, but I’ve had sustained and blissful relief from the mental obsession that came with the binge/restrict cycle I was trapped in and have felt genuinely neutral about eating and my body since adopting the Intuitive Eating approach. ☀️ Over the Christmas holidays, I found myself slipping back into old ways and acting out (feeling/being out of control, overeating until it hurt on the regular, obsession, generally being weird about it all). Thankfully, I have enough self-compassion and desire to heal that I have recalibrated back into a more balanced, mentally peaceful state. Big middle finger to diets, it’s not about that, but returning to equilibrium and just getting on with my life and enjoying eating rather than being ruled by it. I wanted to share in case anyone else can relate and if so, point them lovingly towards the wonderful work of @intuitiveeatingldn as well as @diet.culture.rebel for really helpful professional guidance on Intuitive Eating and recovery ❤️‍🩹 from disordered eating. Please only take guidance on all things related to nutrition from qualified sources (doctors and registered dieticians/nutritionists) rather than ‘wellness influencers’ who’ll be extra noisy this time of year. As always, sending you love 💗 #recovery #hope #intuitiveeating