Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys. Preeclampsia usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women whose blood pressure had been normal. Symptoms include sudden weight gain and swelling (edema) — particularly in your face and hands. And I was diagnosed with this complication for both my pregnancies.
At one time, my weight ballooned to 99kg! I used to be overly
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Eating disorders happen to all shapes and sizes. I’ve been 44kg with an eating disorder, 84kg with an eating disorder and everything in between. You could have the most industry desired body in the world and still hate yourself and think you’re worthless. You can still struggle with body confidence because your body is not correlated to your body confidence.
I was at my heaviest when I finally sort after treatment and was worried I didn’t look ‘sick’ enough to
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I have been in the freight forwarding industry for quite a number of years now. I entered it without knowing much, first starting off as a data entry guy before learning the ropes and gaining experience. Fast forward, I've been in and out of the same industry several times, each time thinking I want to do something different, yet coming back because I still didn't know what I want.
Finally, I decided to try doing a job completely opposite of what I wanted, thus I wasn't surprised
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Acne, depression, anxiety and a quarter-life crisis - my 24th and 25th years were hella hard. I lay pretty comfortable quite close to rock bottom for months, twice. The first time it was worse, because I was in a city I was not happy in, not surrounded by friends or family. The second time it was a lot easier to be complacent and sit in my depression, living a seemingly enviable life, shutting out anyone that I didn’t see face to face.
The second time around I was living with my
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You would think that strength is holding on, but true strength is actually in fighting for yourself, walking away from toxicity and letting go. I foolishly allowed myself to stay in a destructive relationship for six years, even when I was being physically abused.
I was only 20 when I met this ex-boyfriend. I was so enamoured of him, because I felt he was the “perfect boyfriend” and I was so afraid to lose him. Initially it was all sweet and mushy, and I didn’t even mind
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