2025 marks three years since I was admitted to an inpatient hospital to receive help for my eating disorder, so in honour of my recovery and how far I have come since then, I will be doing a skydive to raise money for Beat, a charity that helps so many people struggling with eating disorders everyday, through help lines, chat rooms, groups etc. Beat played a big part in my recovery, especially when I was seeking help and didn’t know where to look. They also provided support for my family when they were in need of advice.

My eating disorder took a hold of me when I was 15 years old, and i was soon diagnosed with anorexia, depression and anxiety. Despite my family doing everything they could to support me, it was decided I was unable to become healthy in a community setting and so I spent 6 months in an inpatient facility where I received the support I needed to become a healthy version of myself. After 6 months away, I returned back home and continued having weekly appointments with doctors and therapists to keep me on track, however this support was no longer 24/7 and so I reached out to Beat when I was struggling, and they gave me advice and reassurance, and they reassured me that my recovery would never be linear, it would be a long journey of ups and downs but in the end I would reach a place where my eating disorder no longer had a chokehold on me, and my recovery has been exactly that. I would be lying if I said that I now live a life completely free from my eating disorder, but I can say that I am finally the one in control, I can manage and quieten the eating disorder, and I can only thank the support I had and continue to have for that.

As many as 1.25 million people in the UK are diagnosed with an eating disorder, in order to help maintain the support, please donate to my fundraiser, any donations are appreciated.