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One of our best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and marry Rudolf Nureyev. Now she has become one of our finest and funniest performers, on stage, TV and screen - adored for her roles in 'Acorn Antiques' and 'dinnerladies', as well as films including 'Calendar Girls' and 'Nanny McPhee'. In her hugely entertaining autobiography, Celia Imrie recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off.

Overeaters have a six fold increase in mortality rates, according to NEDA. We won’t let you be a statistic. NEDAs stats say you have up to a six times higher chance of dying depending on your condition as well as a host of other potential health issues such as diabetes, kidney failure, and sleep apnea, where you potentially fall asleep and stop breathing. I’m not writing this to scare. I’m writing this to let you know that there is a better way. That by listening to this you’re taking the first step.

Food is the ultimate double-crosser. It provides pleasure and pain in equal measure, but unlike people, you can't break up with food. Instead you need to change how you think and relate to food, so you reap the positives without letting it drive you to distraction. Healthy living strategist and personal coach Lisa Lewtan has the answer.

As a 14-year-old psych ward patient, Harry realized he had a choice: let anorexia keep ruining his life or fight back against everything his mind told him was true. Now 22 years old, Harry delicately pieces together how his mind derailed to that point, what’s happened since he made his choice, and most importantly, what it’s taught him about life and how best to live it.

We are all so busy nowadays, and tackling all those to-do lists can leave us drained, worn down, and lacking energy. When you take a deeper look inside, you will also discover patterns, old habits, and past events blocking self-growth. Life coach extraordinaire, KJ Landis, helps identify how, why, and where we got stuck in the first place, and how we can utilize past trauma and drama as a springboard to becoming our most authentic, vibrant selves.

Growing up as a fat kid is hard. Growing up as a fat and gay kid in a religious community is extra hard. William J. Ufton recalls his early childhood navigating trauma, mental health issues, and issues surrounding food.

Planking for Pizza started with an epiphany. Jessica Pack decided to “start where she was” and share her true self as the first step in a journey to self-acceptance and rejection of low self-esteem. To her great surprise, her Instagram selfie posts and blog made her a social media star with followers praising her revelatory approach to becoming whole by accepting every part of herself.

According to NEDA, people with binge eating disorders have a sixfold increase in mortality rates. We cannot let you become one of them.