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From Binge Eating Disorder to Freedom
It’s Christmas Day. It’s arrived and I’m grateful. Grateful for life, grateful to be in my right mind. Grateful for everything my body has done and continues to do for me. Grateful for being here in the Cayman Islands. I’m not writing this post on Christmas Day because I wanted[…]
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Since flying as Cabin Crew I’ve spent two Christmas Days away – first in Orlando and the second in New York City. In 2024, the year when I moved in to my own home, I was fortunate to have a few days off over Christmas. Not long enough to travel[…]
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If I’m honest, I’ve never worried about eating too much over Christmas. I’ve always seen Christmas as a time to eat, and to eat more than normal. If anything, Christmas was the time when I felt free to eat whatever I want, without fear of judgment or shame. Food was[…]
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It’s the medication, but it’s not the cure. I’ve been coming to the Cayman Islands since 2011 and over those years these islands have become a sanctuary; a spiritual home. It’s become the place where I can exhale, breathe and escape the emotional and spiritual pain that I feel when[…]
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“Christmas can be a challenging time” But why? Let’s get specific, real and honest. Christmas can be a challenging time: …because we have to be around people we don’t like, who often don’t like us, pretending that everything is okay. …because we feel insecure in our bodies and our eating[…]
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When I finished my therapy treatment in December 2020, I headed in to the Christmas Season with only my Top Ten Takeaways and a commitment to getting better. I was in the Cayman Islands, just like I am now, and this is what that first Christmas looked like: None of[…]
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In October, I asked my Therapist for a break. There’ve been a few moments, especially as Christmas approaches, that I’ve wondered if this was a wise decision. Can I face the challenges that come with this season, on my own? Can I use the tools and strategies I’ve learned and[…]
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Attending an assessment day is the final step in the cabin crew recruitment process. Half a day, jam packed with a seat and reach test, group exercises and 1:1 interviews. Trying to be normal and genuinely interact with other candidates, with an awareness of the assessors circling like sharks. Okay,[…]
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I applied. I submitted my online application. It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Just submit the application, Anny! It would’ve been easier if I was 60lbs lighter, believed I stood a chance, or could ignore the tsunami of previous rejections flooding my mind. I didn’t believe I was going to[…]
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It was my second trip in my new job as cabin crew. I was going to Barbados and as we taxied to the runway, I stood in front of a full cabin of passengers for the safety demonstration. Two guys sitting in the front row started laughing and I felt[…]
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