My Story
Hi, I’m Meg – just a girl who has spent the last decade unlearning diet culture, recovering from anorexia, and finding my way back to health after losing my period for nearly 3 years.
My story began long before my period ever went missing. As a child, I was always small. Sporty. Fast. Being ‘the little one’ became part of my identity. But moving between countries, feeling out of place, and absorbing the harmful body ideals around me planted the seeds for what grew into a full-blown eating disorder by my teens.
At 16, I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. By then, my life was ruled by restriction, overexercise, and fear. I lost weight rapidly, along with my period, my social life, my energy, and eventually my physical health. I’ll never forget the day doctors told me my organs were failing and I needed hospitalisation. Seeing my dad cry for the first time made me realise how serious this was.
That night, I asked my parents to take me to the grocery store. It felt terrifying, but I knew I had to try. I started eating again, gaining weight quickly enough to save my life – and even go on a school trip to Malawi that summer. But just because I recovered physically didn’t mean I was free mentally.
For years after, my relationship with food and exercise remained rocky. I lived in fear of gaining weight back. I stayed on birth control for my ‘period,’ not realising it was only masking my missing natural cycle. In 2022, I came off the pill and my period never returned. Doctors told me not to worry – but I knew deep down that something wasn’t right.
After months of gut issues, acne, anxiety, and relentless fatigue, I decided to take my recovery into my own hands. I worked with a period recovery specialist, reduced my exercise, challenged my food fears, and started learning what true nourishment and rest looked like.
One day, I remembered how papaya helped me get my first period as a teenager. I tried it again – and after just two days of eating papaya, my missing period of nearly three years finally returned.
Today, I share my story online not as a coach or a professional, but as someone who has walked this path and wants to show you that recovery is possible. I know what it’s like to feel stuck, terrified, and hopeless. But I also know what it’s like to come out the other side with energy, freedom, peace, and a life far beyond what diet culture promised me.
If my story helps just one woman feel less alone in this journey, then sharing it is worth it.
Thank you for being here. I hope this space brings you hope, support, and the reminder that your body is not broken. You are worthy of health, peace, and joy – exactly as you are
You got this 🩷
With love,
Meg