BUT SERIOUSLY

My mother would starve me because of her so called 'fat phobia'. I was always ribs, collarbones and a thigh gap. The type of physical abuse

Eventually I went to a mental health service to start CBT therapy, it was the best thing I did that year!

In this picture I am at a work night out with an open bar and amazing food. However, I’m not eating or drinking because I am having a miscar

"I was sexually assaulted, I couldn't tell anyone for months. I became severely depressed..." - Anna

"In the Spring of 2015 my fiance and I told my family that we were having a baby...the same day, I started to miscarriage..." - Stephanie

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