Your Stories

Natalie shares her recovery from bulimia and says there is hope. With the right support and education, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

For me, this was not simply a journey of losing weight, getting fitter, and gaining strength. In fact, those things were secondary in my mind.

I have always been the type of person who wants to learn about things I don’t understand.

Bathsheba describes her incredible trek through the Icelandic wilderness to raise money for Beat.

As I began to recover I was very determined to ‘give something back’ to the charity that had helped me so much.

Fasting during Ramadan is advised only for those who are healthy. Those who are sick in any way or mentally unwell are exempt.

We all have this idea of what recovery is, ranging from decreased anxiety around food, being able to eat whatever you like...

I’ll be celebrating the little things and being kind to myself. I’ll be patting my own back every time I can see something’s got slightly easier for me,

Now a Staff Nurse, I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to help others heal, cope with or pass away from various illnesses.

I'd suffered with anorexia nervosa and bulimia for a year. Many people have perceptions & stigmas with these words, and don't realise every case is different.