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One sentence changed everything. Tina walked into a wellness talk determined to starve herself back into control and walked out with a new mission: stop the slow self-harm and start choosing life. What follows is a brave, unfiltered account of how a childhood comment and a teenage jab spiralled into years of disordered eating, fad diets, five coffees a day and a marriage stretched thin. This was complicated by an undiagnosed ADHD lens that made masking feel like survival.

We unpack the pivotal moments of hiding in jumpers through scorching Perth summers, the shock of an unrecognisable face in a photo and the party video that retriggered shame after motherhood. Then we trace the rebuild as Tina found steadier ground through creativity and community, returning to the stage to sing in Baltimore, leaning into a CrossFit-style gym that celebrates who she is and volunteering with Radio Lollipop and St John Ambulance to reconnect with purpose and presence. Along the way, nutrition becomes practical and compassionate. Guided by a naturopath, Tina embraces three meals a day, prioritises protein and relies on raw foods that support energy, digestion and consistent training.

This conversation is a resource for anyone navigating body dysmorphia, postpartum changes, ADHD, or the aftermath of divorce. We talk about turning “fitness” from obsession into function, measuring progress by energy and sleep rather than a scale and the hardest lesson of all, self-kindness. Tina shares how she’s setting boundaries, preparing to tell family the full story and stepping into speaking to help others catch their moment before harm becomes habit.

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