Our guest blogger shares their experience of overcoming loneliness and adversity in their recovery from anorexia and how they began to own their narrative.
Recovery Stories
Robbie’s experience of ARFID and treatment
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, our client, Robbie, shares his experience of ARFID and his journey to accessing specialist help.
Getting a late diagnosis of Autism, after 12 years of battling Anorexia – Guest Blog
Our latest Guest Blogger shares her battle of anorexia recovery and her late diagnosis of autism. An emotive poem and blog.
Just Happy – Alumni Client
Orri Alumni Client shares a poignant poem on identity, time and courage.
The reality of recovering from Anorexia – Guest Blog
Our latest Guest Blogger shares her thoughts on what it is to recover from Anorexia, highlighting that no number on a scale could ever describe the struggle you’re experiencing.
Don’t talk to me about “bouncing back to my pre-baby weight”! – Guest Blogger
Mental health speaker, Carolina Mountford, shares a personal blog based on her experience of eating disorder recovery alongside her pregnancy and motherhood. For Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.
Oxygen Masks – Alumni Client
‘Hurt people hurt people’. A moving poem depicting the painful journey to eating disorder recovery. A reminder that there is hope.
“I had an eating disorder for twenty years before I started treatment at Orri” – Alumni Client
Alumni client, Reb, shares her eating disorder recovery journey with Orri, and demonstrates how recovery is possible.
The word ‘despite’ – Alumni Client
Despite it all, recovery is possible. An insightful poem capturing the hope and courage that shows up in eating disorder recovery. Written by an Orri Alumni Client.
How I want to be remembered – Alumni Client
One of our Alumni clients shares a poem inspired by her self-discovery and growth throughout her eating disorder recovery.
Eating disorder recovery inspiration, for you, from the community.
Looking for recovery inspiration? We asked Orri’s community what eating disorder recovery means to them, and here is what they said…
“The advice I would give to other men who may be suffering is that there’s no reason to prolong their suffering. I went several years without actually believing that I had an eating disorder, and paid for it as a result”: for EDAW
Our Alumni client, Charlie, shares his experience of his eating disorder recovery with Orri’s treatment.