Sometimes I binge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Confession: sometimes I binge on junk food. I used to spend entire days saying horrible things to myself after doing it, I never got to the point of vomiting but I did think about it more than once. It’s amazing that sometimes we do not see that the feelings of…
Miscarriage – when there’s no new pregnancy
Reading Time: 4 minutes 21st April marks the anniversary of when I first found out I was pregnant. We were flying to Mallorca the next day so I didn’t even have a chance to go to the doctor and get it confirmed. We chose not to tell anyone, and luckily no one questioned the…
My prenatal mourning
Reading Time: 5 minutes Carol from https://carolterapia.com inspired the courage I needed to publish this story which I started writing a few days after losing my baby. I’ve never felt more vulnerable than right now, but I’m going to do it. I’m going to tell you my story. Informative fact: 6 babies die in…
My relationship with food and emotions
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I was an impressionable teen, I remember watching girls my age on TV shows doing stupid exercises to burn off a piece of cake they had just eaten. To compensate. It would drive me to go jogging instead of playing with my friends. I was ashamed of my body…
How to change negative thoughts with the power of your mind
Reading Time: 2 minutes Almost no one knows this. This summer I had to have emergency surgery. When I was on the gurney waiting to be rolled in, I remembered that the week before I had been told a story of a young and healthy person who had a routine operation and died. I…
Further steps on reducing waste and plastic
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you think that your contribution is just a drop in the ocean, think twice: What is the ocean, but a multitude of drops? I first started writing this post for World Environment Day, but life decided to put some obstacles to stop me from finishing it. The environment can…
My TOP 5 toxic ingredients in daily products
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since I adopted a new lifestyle I speak a lot about those things that are harmful for our bodies. I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while to explain my perspective based on not just my personal research but backed up by scientific studies too. This is just…
Saving the environment, one little step at a time
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you have known me for a little while, you will know that one of my biggest concerns is helping our environment in any way I can. I may be just one person, but you’d be surprised how much one little person can do on their own already! You’ll find…
Kitchen Fails – Red Velvet evolution
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I bring you another volume of my Kitchen Fails, which I hope you will enjoy. This one is slightly different from the previous fail stories I have shared with you. María Jesús, the artist behind Like Cakes for Chocolate, shows us the evolution she has gone through over the…
My fight against evil plastic
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently I shared with you my own personal goal to be more aware of waste and try my best at purchasing products that don’t produce more plastic waste. If you missed out on that post, you can find it here. Today I want to talk a bit more in detail…