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Guilt-free holidays

Welcome to that week between Christmas and New Year when even the days of the week become a mystery. This time of year, akin to limbo, is truly special. My children’s stationary and school clothes are mostly sorted and ready for the upcoming year—well, they’ll survive with what hasn’t been sorted yet. Christmas has come […]

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Owning your value

I have been participating in a reflection workshop since the beginning of December. I also took part in this workshop last December. It is a wonderful way to conclude a year. One of our recent prompts for introspection was: ‘Where did you own your value this year?’ To unpack this prompt, I used the following […]

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The race is the reward

When I stood at the start of the 2022 Cape Town Marathon, it felt to me as if everything that I had done since 7 February 2017 – rejoining Weigh-less, starting to run, losing 80kg, going for therapy, writing a book, joining a running club, working with a coach – had all accumulated to one […]

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Introspeksie

Ek wil jou iets van introspeksie vertel: dis nie maklik nie. Dis nie ‘n antwoord of iemand wat sê daar is jou probleem, en wanneer jy dit weet dan kan jy daarop ‘n pleister gaan plak en dit word gesond nie. Nee. Introspeksie is moeilik. Dis ure lank in jou eie geselskap sit en dinge […]

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3d book display image of Eighty Kilos of Shame

Interested in how I lost my emotional weight?

“Once a fattie, always a fattie.” Right? Can you recover from obesity? Is it possible to maintain a weight loss of eighty kilograms?

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