Simone Yemm

MY OPEN DOOR LIFE

For nigh on fifty years I was like most people – very quiet and private about my personal life. I barely shared my inner world with myself, let alone anyone else. But now I live my life like the door to my house is wide open and everyone can see inside. And there are reasons for that profound change. Let me see if my humble words can explain a little bit.

WHERE’S MY MOTIVATION?

For much of my life, I was driven and busy and energetic and doing shit all the time. I didn’t sleep. I ate a lot. All my spare time filled up with mothering or wifeing or friending or working or volunteering. It was a fairly typical life for someone in their thirties and forties. Then I imploded and everything changed.

May 23, 2017

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MELANCHOLY MOODINESS

I had a really lovely day today. For the most part, I made good decisions around food. And yet for no apparent […]

May 22, 2017

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NOT IN BLACK & WHITE

Perfectionistic thinking. It can be a bit of a curse. Apparently it can also be a really great personality trait – but I […]

May 21, 2017

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ILLUSIONS

I’m fluffy today. And floppy. I had lots of drugs… I have pain. I feel like I have chronic pain, but compared […]

May 20, 2017

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EAT ME!

The food in my fridge sings to me. And I mean it really sings. I suspect this is another one of those […]

May 19, 2017

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VANQUISHING THE VOICES

I’m trying to picture a life free from disordered eating. What would it look like? How would I feel? What would be […]

May 18, 2017

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END OF AN ERA

See that picture? That’s my toes. Pointing at a blank spot. A blank spot where my scales have sat since we renovated the bathroom about 12 years ago. (Before that they sat somewhere else…) For as long as I can remember, I have weighed myself first thing every morning – day in day out. Like clockwork. A special, comforting routine. I’d climb out of bed, empty bladder, strip naked, stare at fateful numbers.