Have you ever considered that your audience just loves YOU? At least for me, yes - it's the eating disorder content that brought me here. But I've been recovering with you and now I simply love you and will follow you just to hear about what's going on. Similarly to how you would follow a friend and what's up with their life. I really never write on here but wanted to send over some encouragement. I think you're fantastic!
Even if your content isn’t about ED recovery, I will watch whatever you decide to do, even if you stop sharing anything I will always appreciate your presence here… you’ve given enough over the years so what works best for you x
I know how that feels ,a tiny bit ,it was like that for me pregnant with my second after a miscarriage..Praying for you dear Meg .All will be well.So thrilled for you .Look after YOU ,first and foremost.❤
Ditto… having watched so many of your videos and seen your journey, you showing your “life” after recovery is so helpful. You model how to be kind to ourselves in other ways besides feeding our bodies adequately. Anorexia recovery is about ending restriction in all areas of our lives- restricting not just food, but also sleep, rest, leisure, and using our nice things (e.g. wearing perfume on an average day, burning nice candles, spending gift cards, etc). You modeling how to act opposite to those restrictions is really helpful to me at my current phase of recovery.
Meg, "recovering into a darker part of life" is one of the truest and accurate quotes. Once we are fully participating in life, shit happens and we feel it. I am working on recovery and in the past two years I lost my dad and brother - so I feel like dark stuff just happens as we move forward and get older. You share whatever you are comfortable with and whatever you feel called to share. Please know yoour videos have built a supportive community and you make your accounts whatever they needsto be for YOU.
Exactly this. Shit happens to normal adults, whether you have an ED or not. Recovery is not about getting a perfect life full of happiness and unicorns, that's just not realistic; recovery is about getting to a place where you're actually able to cope with real life. Even bad things get so much better and easier to deal with when you don't have an ED adding an extra layer of chaos and difficulty on top of that.
Don't put pressure on yourself about making videos at the moment.... We will always be here whatever you are talking about. It's all relevant as we're invested in you as s person in your own right. Not just for advice on recovery. Take care lovely xx,❤️❤️
Megsy!! I went on to having 2 babies after my daughter was stillborn at 38 weeks. I had extra dr visits, extra close monitoring, and both babies were induced to assure their safe arrival. It’s so scary. So, so scary. My first rainbow was born the last day of March! Pregnancy after loss is extremely complicated. You want to bond and love the baby, but also have to be guarded. My first rainbow was a girl, which made me feel like having another daughter would somehow take away from my first daughter. So very complicated…praying for you and your precious rainbow baby, while remembering Alfie with you. My second rainbow was a boy. Both pregnancies were so emotionally difficult. I also had several early losses and one child who was born before my first daughter who was stillborn. I hope somehow my story will help you.
I really needed to watch this video. My daughter was stillborn on January 1st at 33 weeks and I’m just distraught. I’m having an awful day, missing her, blaming myself, it’s so hard. But I needed to hear this because the longing to still have an earthside child is there and it comes with so much guilt. It’s crazy how everyone dealing with stillbirth loss do feel the same things. Everything you’re saying your feeling is what I’m scared of but I know that it’s of course the normal way to feel because it’s the impossible. Really inspiring video and I know it was a few years ago that you made this but I’m so proud of you mama xxx❤
I know I've posted my congratulations on Instagram, but I'll echo it here: words can't describe how much joy I felt reading your announcement - but equally, how much sadness I feel knowing just how conflicting, fearful and confusing this must also be for you both. You will be a truly phenomenal mother to bubba, just as you are to Alfie; you have helped and continue to help so many, and that's as much part of his legacy as yours. I know you say you don't feel qualified to talk about recovery any more, which I totally respect (although personally, I think you're EXACTLY the right person to do so! It's BECAUSE you've got to the other side that I take so much stock in what you're saying - you've shown it's possible to get to heal, and I find your advice incredibly valuable for that reason). I'm in very early recovery myself, and I'm facing a long journey ahead of me, physically and mentally: your videos get me (and my family!) through my darkest times. Take care, and be extra kind to yourself
SO HAPPY for you! Megsy, you are truly such an inspiration. I have been documenting my own ED recovery on my channel and really look up to you as a person and a UA-camr. I really admire your perseverance and honesty. Thank you for being you and congratulations again! You deserve the best ❤
I actually think that showing the life you’ve recovered into; the fact that it’s probably been the darkest and most awful period of your life, yet you have not allowed the eating disorder to creep back in, is extremely helpful. I don’t want to assume that there have been times when it would have been easy to turn to old coping methods, and to seek out the comforting familiarity of it all, but if there were, you chose the more difficult but infinitely better route of finding new ways to deal with things. I think of you can go through what you’ve been through without relapsing, it shows that whatever life throws at us, we can - and will - get through it without using it as a reason to let the eating disorder back in. I’m working this so clumsily. I think you should share whatever you feel comfortable sharing, and don’t feel under pressure with when or what to post. Taking care of you is the most important thing right now xx
Meg, I really appreciate you making this video and being so open about your struggles after recovery. I think it's really important for people to know that life after recovery isn't perfect. Recovery cannot prevent us from experiencing loss, sadness, grief, or anxiety. What it does do is allow us to cope better with the challenges of life. It gives us the tools we need to take care of ourselves when life isn't so kind to us. It allows us to be vulnerable and reach out for help when we need it. You are the right person for this because you are a human being with human experiences and emotions. You are showing people that even though life after recovery isn't perfect, it's a hell of a lot better than life with an eating disorder. Thank you Meg, lots of love to you. ❤️
there are no "what ifs" in life when it comes to life and death sadly....nothing you could or could not have done would've changed what is already pre-destined to happen. You did nothing wrong and have nothing to feel guilty about. We can't live life all the time making sure that we prevent anything bad from happening:). Things just happen in life sometimes that are tragic, but you are so strong and persevered it, and for that you deserve all the happiness in the world!
Ahhh congratulations!! I bet Alfie's very excited to see you growing a little sibling for him. He'll be watching over that kid with lots of love, no matter what happens, I'm sure
I found your video genuine and relatable. Appreciate you sharing such authentic and honest content. My son Jake was delivered stillborn 3 weeks ago, at 31 weeks gestation. I find your strength after loss inspiring for me. Thank you ❤
Youve changed COUNTLESS lives, Meg. I follow countless recovery channels and not one of them provides what you have and models it in a way that makes us all have Hope. And all that content is still there. It’s only natural to move forward as those themes aren’t as prevalent in your every day life and mind. As someone who follows tons of lives on the internet I would love to follow every bit and bob of yours but also respect the level of privacy each person wants to hold. We love you Meg. Truly. Thank you for all you do. And thru all of this, Alfie is also changing lives.
It's relevant because you're showing that you can get through dark times without resorting to going back to ED behaviours. I'm so sorry you've had to deal with this but sharing it will help so many others going through the same thing.
That's wonderful news! Congratulations! I couldn't be happier for you and Brendan. You deserve all the happiness life has to offer Meg. You have been such an inspiration to me. Just the best news ever. Merry Christmas. 🎄⛄💕
You are a courageous person! You are making a natural progression forward in your life after an Ed. It’s ok to not want to be immersed in Ed recovery forever. You are now receiving the reward of your hard work, and you’re living life fully. Even though you are in a painful period of life, it is powerful to show how a recovered person deals with life head on. Life is not rosy all the time, but hiding in an Ed robs you of the full life experience.
I love watching your content to matter what it is about. It’s always so real and I appreciate that. Recovery isn’t all butterflies and rainbows but that is real life. Real life shit is hard! Thinking of you Meg and sending positive vibes your way!
I'm so happy for you and Brandon! :) Congratulations! You said that you revovered to the darkest place in your life and it may not be relevant for others. But I have the opposite thought. Others who are recovering also will face some difficult and dark stuff in their life at some point. And you are example that as recovered person (or someone who is really close to full recovery) you can handle those dark moments. That recovery is really worth it because it gives you strenght, space and tools to experience life in every aspect, also in this dark one. What I really admire Meg, is that despite such traumatic experience you didn't relapse, you kept going. It shows how huge work you've done with recovery. And now? Look, Meg. You are pregnant! You are such a fighter:) I am sure that you have support of your husband. Sometimes I think about him. How he coped with loss of Alfie? Was he afraid that you may relapse? It all must have been so difficult for him. I'm sure he's also a fighter like you. You both are dream-team:) And I pray that this team will be larger in March :) Wishing all the best for you, Brandon and baby! :)
So much love to you, Meg! I'm interested in your journey whether it's ED related or not! You're an inspiration. It is so good to see you go through something mega hard and stay in recovery. Life out of an eating disorder doesn't make us immune to the worst things happening but you're showing your viewers that it's possible to keep going and I'm sure there will be happy days ahead for you!
Lost our baby boy a month ago at 24 weeks. This video gives me hope and helps knowing someone else feels the way I do . I’m Always triggered by pregnant people and babies too and always thinking about my baby boy and feeling guilty for trying again I hope you have a safe and healthy pregnancy ♥️
YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! I told u it will happen again soooooon. I am so VERY HAPPY FOR YOU! Take really good care of yourself and don't worry about a thing....you will have a healthy delivery this time!!! Sending u great prayers and wishes all through yur pregnancy! and don't feel guilty...Alfie is happy in heaven waiting for you and u will all be together again one day! Until then, he will forever be in your heart and watching over you:))))
I think you just brought up the most important thing: one doesn‘t recover to have a perfect life but to be able to cope with everything that happens.. Recovery isn‘t the ticket for a life full of dreams that are coming true. But only recovery gives us a chance to live. And „to live“ means with all the ups and downs.. It is a huge part of my recovery to understand that my „recovered life“ won‘t be perfect at all but that I‘ll be able to cope with it; without the ED-coping-strategies (who never helped to solve any problem long term anyway..) Thank you for sharing and don‘t stress yourself to make content!! All the love to you and your little family❤️✨🌸🌸
I just wanted to mention that I really think that your post-recovery life IS relevant to people who are still struggling with eating disorders. Every time you show the good habits that you use to manage your emotions or difficult times, you show people that this is what can come of continuing to persist in their recovery. Thanks:)
Meg, you are a shining, beautiful soul, not just a super-inspiring recovery expert. I feel like I know you and want to know everything you have to say - the good, the bad, even the ugly. I'm thrilled that you and Brendan are expecting again and am crossing fingers and toes that all goes well with the pregnancy and delivery. Sending hope, love, and strength!
Awwwww Meg, I couldn’t be any more happy for you both… can’t believe it… you give me endless hope for my own recovery…congratulations! Need to get back on Instagram! Being scared is totally understandable… xxx
Hi Meg I just wanted to say thanks for posting this video. It’s really helped uplift my mood and feel as if I’m not suffering alone. I like watching your videos more for your personality and inspiring psychological outlook. I feel your advice and content can be applied to all areas of our lives and not just eating disorders so thanks for filming and inspiring and please continue with what your doing☺️ Speaking of continuing with what you’re doing, I really am finding your pregnancy journey helpful. I too suffered a miscarriage earlier this year and then another two failed attempts at getting pregnant and after hearing your latest update now you’ve given me hope to continue🤞🏻If you can get through difficult times and preserver look what can happen so maybe if I continue I too can get pregnant again🤞🏻 I too feel like no one wants an update on my life so sometimes feel silly sharing with anyone ESPECIALLY such personal things like fertility and loss so thanks for giving a voice to shy people like me😊 all the best on your and Brenden’s journey and thanks for taking us along for the ride😘
How can I be soooooo excited and overjoyed with someone i don´t even know personally?! 💓 It´s insane, i am soooooo happy for you guys!! All the best and blessings❤❤❤ Lots of love from Germany.
Love you to bits. I can't relate to your pregnancies as I've never been pregnant. My cycle never returned when I lost it at 19 years old. I'm 54 years old now. I think I wouldn't have been emotionally ready to bring up children & im not maternal enough. I wish you happiness & peace. Axx❤️🌹
Sweet, sweet girl, when you said you recovered into the darkest part of your life all I could think of is “how much darker would it be if you weren’t recovered”. I could feel your fear and pain and all I want to say is that you, Bren, Alfie and the wee one will be in my prayers.
I hate most recovery channels except yours and tabitha’s. I follow you and her for your insights on life, and you also for your personal life as it feels you’re like a « friend » even though you don’t know me. I wish you all the best and hope I will be able to follow along your life adventures if you do feel like sharing them with us or course! ❤️☺️🙏
Congratulations Love. It's all relevant. You're all relevant. Share as your wanting and able.From a fellow perfectionist, I appreciate you being truthfully raw. You're a breath of fresh air during all of your moods and ups and downs. I too went through pregnancy after loss, several times. It not only makes you stronger, love harder but to appreciate every moment in a more meaningful way than ever before. It's natural to protect yourself after all the "loss". Not to worry, your heart will open deeper than you've ever known possible. You've got this Mamma Megsy! One moment at a time.
Meg, you've worked so hard on creating an absolute library of content over the years, which documents your journey in a way that is immeasurably useful to others. Your current 'followers' and any future 'followers' will fall back on your past videos and everything you put out from here will make sense. It is your life, please don't strategise what you choose to share based on where you feel your account 'ought' to be headed. Everyone who is here today is still watching because of YOU, your journey, your candidness, and the sunshine you give out (even on dark days). Let the future of Megsy Recovery be effortless and the right people will continue to find you. If posting content ever stops being cathartic for *you* then maybe a natural pause is needed. My guess is that we are all here because we are rooting for you, the floofs, bren and the babies. And because you continue to help everyone in immeasurable ways. Everything you could share is relevant, your story is absolutely unique. On a final note you are absolutely glowing
Congrats Meg and Bren! Wishing you all the best. Thanks for making all the videos you have for us. You've helped immensely. If you are feeling awkward about showing your life on UA-cam then maybe it's time to step back. We'll miss you so much but don't want you to feel uncomfortable. Maybe it's just a part of the process. Sending hugs and all the good vibes.
My disordered eating is actually overeating but I have anxiety and depression. your channel and sayings have helped me more than I can convey. I say to myself "Feel shit and do it anyway" everytime Im panicking about going to the store or doing the dishes when Im depressed. I jumped up and down grinning like a fool when I saw that you are pregnant again, I love your content and channel in all its glory and you are helping so many people by sharing your journey. We are all cheering for you!
Hi lovely Meg you shouldn’t have to aplogise for all the things you are going through, it’s just life we all have to get through. Having said that I find mindfulness so helpful - when things are difficult just concentrating on each moment and trying to be very present - it did and does help me. I have had two babies and have been in ED recovery most of my life - you are amazing with a lovely husband and lots of support. Alfie will always be part of your family - xxxxxxxx
You are amazing! It is so special how transparent you are with us!! I love your videos! Praying that you will bring this little one to full term and that your heart will experience comfort from the joy of holding a new baby!!
Don't be sorry for what you are now! (i mean after recovery) we love you for what you are, not just for your ed recovery. You are so real and honest, this is you and who ever is not interested, doesn't have to watch your video.
Thank you for sharing these difficult topics. You are such an inspiration and your strength, lady, your strength is unheard of. All that you had to go through and how you´ve always come out the other side better than ever. :-)
To me seeing your life after recovery is incredibly helpful and encouraging. I am so sorry that you’ve had to go through so much pain with the loss of your sweet baby, my heart brakes for you. Your life though, going through pain and loss and not relapsing is truly inspiring. So many turn back to an ED when face with the smallest hardship. So seeing your example of how to manage and and not turn back, I’m sure, incredibly helpful, encouraging and inspiring to so many. You are relevant even if you feel recovered because you show suffering people the life they want to life and how to do it, even in the midst of really, really hard times.
After two pregnancy losses, I was in denial too. Scared to be excited, basically scared of everything. I didn’t enjoy my pregnancy because I was so afraid. I then went into labour at 33+ weeks and my daughter was in the NICU for two weeks. Weirdly my emotions and feelings were that of calm in those two weeks. Emotions & feelings can be a nightmare on their own but throw in pregnancy hormones, especially after loss makes them indescribably hard. My daughter has just turned 21 & we are so incredibly close. I don’t want to say I know how you’re feeling (because we are all different). I just wanted to say I empathise with what you are going through & am sending big hugs xxx
You both look fabulous!!! I’m thrilled. Meg please continue to give yourself permission to grieve over Alfie. You’ll have great days and sad days. You’re beautiful and tough 🥰
Just an idea, but after an incredibly horrible experience with a traumatic loss of our first muse wanted baby, 20 years ago now, we were lucky enough to fall pregnant with our now son very quickly. After all I’d been through I remember clearly my dad being furious, thinking a couple of years would have been appreciated by my body before trying again. He never came around until I was over 6 months pregnant but that’s a decision that every couple must make for themselves. Knowing the risk was high of another loss, with lupus, I was put on immediate bed lest for the entire pregnancy and I recall going to the loo so many times a day, convinced I was bleeding and something I did which helped was drawing out a pretty door chart with a pregnancy countdown on it which we used colours to cross out visually one more day closer. I found that brilliant for me mentally and once kicks started I also kept a daily kick chart too. Just little things to focus on. Our son was born healthy and screaming at 37 weeks xx
Yes please look after yourself first 🙏 Don't apologize for feeling flat, it's refreshing to see someone genuine who doesn't pretend life is perfect because life is so hard sometimes. I wish you all the best with your pregnancy, you and your family have to come first and we still have your old videos to go back to for advice.
Hey Megsy, I am a bit late in watching the videos but I have been so blah(in my head and doing sh**) haha but at last. Well. I think it was so lovely of your to post this about the baby thing(lost, pregnancy) and your thoughts on that. Tbh, I'm am soooo sooo glad you did because I know that you are constantly ( and you have mentioned on here) that you think about it so much...if you should even talk about Alfie when. Your now are going to have new baby coming...but I think speaking about both.of them is okay, it's fine, it's lovely and honest. I think you should speak your mind...if you do feel safe enough to say on social media especially. But I hope you never feel like your forced to. I do think it is fare enough to take about how you do feel when it comes to Alfie but also celebrating what you have now(new baby). I'm still so very sorry it has changed your inner feelings and thoughts about pregnancies...but def don't let it consume the place you are now, you have this new lovely baby..this was something that had happened and it wasn't by no means your fault or cursed on you. No it wasn't. You are allowed to smile about new life plus cry when experiencing a lose. Idk, I do feel like I'm not helping much and I don't know that exact things to say, I wish I did haha sry. But I think it's so important for you to speak out your truth...you us, to just Bren, to your groups...anything but plz do even when new baby is with you/in you. I'm wishing you the best of what will happen in the next couple of month,. I do feel it will be okay but you have so much many that care about how you feel about it. So, no judgements will ever come out of be that...I'm sorry if I have said anything that bothered you though, just in care haha. This is so incredible and strong of you. You have been amazing to me and such an inspiration. I don't want to minimize your situation, I know it's different to mine but I can relate to "recoverying at the process with a dark side to it.." because I'm going through something very difficult for me right now, I don't even know what's going on (my body) I'm trying to figure it out and get treatment and help with it but yea...I thought I'd share that because I don't want you to feel so alone with this feeling but I don't want to discount for experience (let me know if it did though). I only want the best of you and for all the family. Haha ooh, birdie cracked me up when he jumped on the bed...it looked pretty funny and cute for some reason haha aaww .loved you loads Megsy 🍼 🐾 👣 🗣️ 🎥 💕 🤗 😢 😊 💭💆🤰Ooh...I'm sorry, congratulations again. 🖤this is so awesome, lovely, amazing....aaaw the song for the baby...haha I loved the singing on the back ground as well. This was lovely 🎶 aaww...been is so sweet to you and all.
Meg, you have made me commit to recovery. Sharing your life and emotions helps to keep me grounded. I am so appreciative of what you share and I’m sure we just want you to be you and do what feels right for you. Sending so much love ❤️
You are amazing love watching you videos you help me loads when I am struggling which is a lot . But you make me see that I can do this and when I don't want to eat I pop your videos on and listen to you haven't seen you on here for a while hope your OK sweet love you loads xx
I bet Berties been a huge comfort for you in your saddest days. Your feelings are normal, your grieving the loss of your baby whist trying to feel joy for this new life. Your doing so well with all that been throwing at you. Baby Alfie will always be in your heart now and forever. 💙
I’m so happy for you! I don’t use instagram so this is the first time hearing about your wonderful news. I can’t tell you how much I needed this video today. You have helped me more than you could imagine. Thank you so much 💕
Been here since the beginning and I love any videos you make! IF you decide you still enjoy making videos, if it's helpful for you- you should make whatever content feels right for you, even if that changes over time. Sending so much love, I'm so deeply sorry for all that you two have had to endure ❤️ Also, EMDR saved my life. Sending lots of love ❤️
Burt came to save the ending of the video because you thought it was a bit flat so he ran in with a receipt stuck to him I actually much prefer what you call flat it’s so much more realistic and worldly and I think it’s more relatable for lost people and you go much deeper and substantial
Meg, you are a wonderful person! We are all so grateful for all you are sharing and doing for people recovering! There is no such thing as the perfect after-recovery-life. There will be ups and downs which also deserve to be talked about. Of course in the end you decide what to share! I hope for good baby news in a few months 💕 Lots of love to you and your little family!
Congratss!! i want to say i love what you said at the end. your struggles arent irrelevant bc i dont think EDs occur on their own and getting though life's shit is always important
OMG, I'm so happy for you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Sending lots of love and good vibes for this little baby, and also lots of love for you, Brandon and Alfie (and the pets). You're a lovely family and you've helped so many of us during our recovery journeys. Even through my own pregnancy and postpartum journey this year!
Meg you are such an amazing lady inside and out and your so incredibly strong for the journey that you have been on. You are an inspiration and I enjoy watching your videos. It's so easy to get caught up on the what ifs, I lost a baby when I was 17 but I was too young to fully understand it and I often think what if my baby had survived. Any ways just ordered myself a loaded hot dog with bacon and beef brisket and not allowing those gremlins to talk to me. Anyways huggles Meg ❤
I'm so happy for you guys even though it is completely understandable U are having mixed emotions with everything U have gone through totally normal. Also had placenta previa just make sure U look after urself and having a C section for me was actually a blessing in disguise as I think I found it easier birth and recovery wise opposed to the other and it honestly no that scary, you have heaps of staff looking after you :) and do not worry about the funk we still love you and are cheering U on. Also don't discount the effect that those damn hormones have on your emotions. Everyone here loves you and Ur channel regardless
You are just such a wonderful person and even though I don't have children I still find it interesting what you have to say. I wish you and Brendan all the luck in the world ❤️ Lots of love from Ireland
The mixed feelings and detachment feelings plus the anxieties is so understandable but I can imagine it's mentally confusing and exhausting 💔 Just take things a day at a time. It sounds like you're on quite a difficult journey with lots of obstacles and stresses. Bless you xx well done for handling it all and reducing the stress mentally . Definitely the priority is getting the baby into the world safely ♥️
You know, I think you actually do a brilliant job showing that there IS no "typical other side"... The other side of "true recovery" is not rainbows and butterflies. It just means the ongoing overall decrease of behaviours and thoughts as coping WITH the darkness, and the rainbows and butterflies. It's a life where ED isn't relevant to the everyday. Even if the everyday is full of grief and conflicting emotions. There is not defined "other side"... there's just more and more distance between you and the option of ED. You don't spend your days fearing relapse, but you are aware of what can't be in your repertoire of unhealthy coping. Lots of people eat less or exercise more when stressed, or isolate themselves or whatever... You are aware of your history and it's not worth it to risk messing with those things that others without a history of ED seem to be able to nonchalantly do. There is wisdom in your thinking, and your growth is ongoing. Honestly, I think unless a person decides to make a career in being an ED advocate or counsellor or social worker, it should be natural that even talking about ED and sharing your history becomes a part of the past, unless in special occasions. There might be a time where you shift the nature of your channel from ED content and always referring back to life-after-ED, to JUST marriage/parenthood/friends... or learning how to play an instrument or creating crochet patterns... You'll figure it out. You ARE figuring it out. I have been watching you for years, and have been so incredibly proud of you. I love hearing how you speak about trauma, acceptance, the way you unpack typical fears in recovery (and life in general) and normalize the process. I call myself a therapy-junkie... Most of how and what you speak is where my head and heart live on a daily basis. It's very hard for me to have conversations with people who don't have a communicative "home base" rooted in therapy. Or it's like, when people are unfamiliar with different terms or concepts like "both-and", DBT dialectics, radical acceptance, polyvagal response.... I don't know what to do!! :P
Like we all do.. one day at a time and thank you for sharing that we don’t have to be happy every day! That helped so much to hear! That I am not the only one ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations to you both ❤️❤️❤️ - always happy to see your videos regardless of the topic, you are a delight to watch Meg, you always stay true to yourself & your honesty is refreshing & raw. You both deserve the world. Sending love 😍❤️💕
Oh my goodness just reading the title of this video brought me the hugest smile! I’m so very deeply happy for Meg, I completely understand the mixed feelings and fears popping up for you, just let yourself feel and trust. Maybe try some prenatal yoga if that sounds nice. Love to you!
If you are comfortable doing it can you talk about the things that helped you the most to cope after loss and what things other people/friends/family did that were helpful/unhelpful as it is so difficult to know the right thing to say or do
Could you imagine turning your content a bit into parenting advice/philosophy, once hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) the little one is here? I already know that you are going to be amazing loving parents and I think many of us could learn a thing or two about being a mom from you :-)
Congratulations!!! I'm one of the many, here, that would watch your life... whatever is happening. We love and support you. The theme of the channel is less relevant, in my opinion.
This is a bit different to post and the music is probably not to everyone’s taste but there’s a choral Capella group called Voce8. Amongst many other pieces they sing this song called Underneath the Stars. The chorus is about going gently and every time I hear it I think of you and wish for you to go gently🤗
Have you ever considered that your audience just loves YOU? At least for me, yes - it's the eating disorder content that brought me here. But I've been recovering with you and now I simply love you and will follow you just to hear about what's going on. Similarly to how you would follow a friend and what's up with their life. I really never write on here but wanted to send over some encouragement. I think you're fantastic!
Very well said! I feel the exact same! ❤️❤️❤️
Same here! And I was so happy to see you're pregnant again.💕
Same here!!
Even if your content isn’t about ED recovery, I will watch whatever you decide to do, even if you stop sharing anything I will always appreciate your presence here… you’ve given enough over the years so what works best for you x
Same here 👍
love Megs whatever 🥰
I know how that feels ,a tiny bit ,it was like that for me pregnant with my second after a miscarriage..Praying for you dear Meg .All will be well.So thrilled for you .Look after YOU ,first and foremost.❤
Ditto… having watched so many of your videos and seen your journey, you showing your “life” after recovery is so helpful. You model how to be kind to ourselves in other ways besides feeding our bodies adequately. Anorexia recovery is about ending restriction in all areas of our lives- restricting not just food, but also sleep, rest, leisure, and using our nice things (e.g. wearing perfume on an average day, burning nice candles, spending gift cards, etc). You modeling how to act opposite to those restrictions is really helpful to me at my current phase of recovery.
Meg, "recovering into a darker part of life" is one of the truest and accurate quotes. Once we are fully participating in life, shit happens and we feel it. I am working on recovery and in the past two years I lost my dad and brother - so I feel like dark stuff just happens as we move forward and get older. You share whatever you are comfortable with and whatever you feel called to share. Please know yoour videos have built a supportive community and you make your accounts whatever they needsto be for YOU.
Exactly this.
Shit happens to normal adults, whether you have an ED or not. Recovery is not about getting a perfect life full of happiness and unicorns, that's just not realistic; recovery is about getting to a place where you're actually able to cope with real life. Even bad things get so much better and easier to deal with when you don't have an ED adding an extra layer of chaos and difficulty on top of that.
Don't put pressure on yourself about making videos at the moment.... We will always be here whatever you are talking about. It's all relevant as we're invested in you as s person in your own right. Not just for advice on recovery. Take care lovely xx,❤️❤️
Megsy!! I went on to having 2 babies after my daughter was stillborn at 38 weeks. I had extra dr visits, extra close monitoring, and both babies were induced to assure their safe arrival. It’s so scary. So, so scary. My first rainbow was born the last day of March! Pregnancy after loss is extremely complicated. You want to bond and love the baby, but also have to be guarded. My first rainbow was a girl, which made me feel like having another daughter would somehow take away from my first daughter. So very complicated…praying for you and your precious rainbow baby, while remembering Alfie with you. My second rainbow was a boy. Both pregnancies were so emotionally difficult. I also had several early losses and one child who was born before my first daughter who was stillborn. I hope somehow my story will help you.
I really needed to watch this video. My daughter was stillborn on January 1st at 33 weeks and I’m just distraught. I’m having an awful day, missing her, blaming myself, it’s so hard. But I needed to hear this because the longing to still have an earthside child is there and it comes with so much guilt. It’s crazy how everyone dealing with stillbirth loss do feel the same things. Everything you’re saying your feeling is what I’m scared of but I know that it’s of course the normal way to feel because it’s the impossible. Really inspiring video and I know it was a few years ago that you made this but I’m so proud of you mama xxx❤
I know I've posted my congratulations on Instagram, but I'll echo it here: words can't describe how much joy I felt reading your announcement - but equally, how much sadness I feel knowing just how conflicting, fearful and confusing this must also be for you both. You will be a truly phenomenal mother to bubba, just as you are to Alfie; you have helped and continue to help so many, and that's as much part of his legacy as yours. I know you say you don't feel qualified to talk about recovery any more, which I totally respect (although personally, I think you're EXACTLY the right person to do so! It's BECAUSE you've got to the other side that I take so much stock in what you're saying - you've shown it's possible to get to heal, and I find your advice incredibly valuable for that reason). I'm in very early recovery myself, and I'm facing a long journey ahead of me, physically and mentally: your videos get me (and my family!) through my darkest times. Take care, and be extra kind to yourself
This xxxx
SO HAPPY for you! Megsy, you are truly such an inspiration. I have been documenting my own ED recovery on my channel and really look up to you as a person and a UA-camr. I really admire your perseverance and honesty. Thank you for being you and congratulations again! You deserve the best ❤
you’re truly are a gift to the world 💓 you’ve changed soso many lives for the good , we’re sending so much love xxxxx
you have a beautiful heart xx
I actually think that showing the life you’ve recovered into; the fact that it’s probably been the darkest and most awful period of your life, yet you have not allowed the eating disorder to creep back in, is extremely helpful. I don’t want to assume that there have been times when it would have been easy to turn to old coping methods, and to seek out the comforting familiarity of it all, but if there were, you chose the more difficult but infinitely better route of finding new ways to deal with things. I think of you can go through what you’ve been through without relapsing, it shows that whatever life throws at us, we can - and will - get through it without using it as a reason to let the eating disorder back in. I’m working this so clumsily. I think you should share whatever you feel comfortable sharing, and don’t feel under pressure with when or what to post. Taking care of you is the most important thing right now xx
You put this so well. Recovery is really tested when things are hard 💖
Meg, I really appreciate you making this video and being so open about your struggles after recovery. I think it's really important for people to know that life after recovery isn't perfect. Recovery cannot prevent us from experiencing loss, sadness, grief, or anxiety. What it does do is allow us to cope better with the challenges of life. It gives us the tools we need to take care of ourselves when life isn't so kind to us. It allows us to be vulnerable and reach out for help when we need it. You are the right person for this because you are a human being with human experiences and emotions. You are showing people that even though life after recovery isn't perfect, it's a hell of a lot better than life with an eating disorder. Thank you Meg, lots of love to you. ❤️
there are no "what ifs" in life when it comes to life and death sadly....nothing you could or could not have done would've changed what is already pre-destined to happen. You did nothing wrong and have nothing to feel guilty about. We can't live life all the time making sure that we prevent anything bad from happening:). Things just happen in life sometimes that are tragic, but you are so strong and persevered it, and for that you deserve all the happiness in the world!
Ahhh congratulations!! I bet Alfie's very excited to see you growing a little sibling for him. He'll be watching over that kid with lots of love, no matter what happens, I'm sure
This was really helpful - I experienced a loss at 8 months and considering TTC again. Thanks for sharing your journey! It gives honest hope. ❤
I found your video genuine and relatable. Appreciate you sharing such authentic and honest content. My son Jake was delivered stillborn 3 weeks ago, at 31 weeks gestation. I find your strength after loss inspiring for me. Thank you ❤
Youve changed COUNTLESS lives, Meg. I follow countless recovery channels and not one of them provides what you have and models it in a way that makes us all have Hope. And all that content is still there. It’s only natural to move forward as those themes aren’t as prevalent in your every day life and mind.
As someone who follows tons of lives on the internet I would love to follow every bit and bob of yours but also respect the level of privacy each person wants to hold. We love you Meg. Truly. Thank you for all you do. And thru all of this, Alfie is also changing lives.
Oh wow. What amazing news. Congratulations. If anyone deserves this it's both of you. You will be fantastic parents xx
It's relevant because you're showing that you can get through dark times without resorting to going back to ED behaviours. I'm so sorry you've had to deal with this but sharing it will help so many others going through the same thing.
That's wonderful news! Congratulations! I couldn't be happier for you and Brendan. You deserve all the happiness life has to offer Meg. You have been such an inspiration to me. Just the best news ever. Merry Christmas. 🎄⛄💕
You are a courageous person! You are making a natural progression forward in your life after an Ed. It’s ok to not want to be immersed in Ed recovery forever. You are now receiving the reward of your hard work, and you’re living life fully. Even though you are in a painful period of life, it is powerful to show how a recovered person deals with life head on. Life is not rosy all the time, but hiding in an Ed robs you of the full life experience.
I love watching your content to matter what it is about. It’s always so real and I appreciate that. Recovery isn’t all butterflies and rainbows but that is real life. Real life shit is hard! Thinking of you Meg and sending positive vibes your way!
I'm so happy for you and Brandon! :) Congratulations! You said that you revovered to the darkest place in your life and it may not be relevant for others. But I have the opposite thought. Others who are recovering also will face some difficult and dark stuff in their life at some point. And you are example that as recovered person (or someone who is really close to full recovery) you can handle those dark moments. That recovery is really worth it because it gives you strenght, space and tools to experience life in every aspect, also in this dark one. What I really admire Meg, is that despite such traumatic experience you didn't relapse, you kept going. It shows how huge work you've done with recovery. And now? Look, Meg. You are pregnant! You are such a fighter:) I am sure that you have support of your husband. Sometimes I think about him. How he coped with loss of Alfie? Was he afraid that you may relapse? It all must have been so difficult for him. I'm sure he's also a fighter like you. You both are dream-team:) And I pray that this team will be larger in March :) Wishing all the best for you, Brandon and baby! :)
I don’t have time for many you tube videos but I will Never miss yours! By far, my favorite.
Congratulations Meg🤗 Your little rainbow baby will make the world a more beautiful place ❤️ You are going to be the best mom there ever was 💖☀️🌈♥️
So much love to you, Meg! I'm interested in your journey whether it's ED related or not! You're an inspiration. It is so good to see you go through something mega hard and stay in recovery. Life out of an eating disorder doesn't make us immune to the worst things happening but you're showing your viewers that it's possible to keep going and I'm sure there will be happy days ahead for you!
Lost our baby boy a month ago at 24 weeks. This video gives me hope and helps knowing someone else feels the way I do . I’m Always triggered by pregnant people and babies too and always thinking about my baby boy and feeling guilty for trying again I hope you have a safe and healthy pregnancy ♥️
YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! I told u it will happen again soooooon. I am so VERY HAPPY FOR YOU! Take really good care of yourself and don't worry about a thing....you will have a healthy delivery this time!!! Sending u great prayers and wishes all through yur pregnancy! and don't feel guilty...Alfie is happy in heaven waiting for you and u will all be together again one day! Until then, he will forever be in your heart and watching over you:))))
I think you just brought up the most important thing: one doesn‘t recover to have a perfect life but to be able to cope with everything that happens..
Recovery isn‘t the ticket for a life full of dreams that are coming true. But only recovery gives us a chance to live. And „to live“ means with all the ups and downs.. It is a huge part of my recovery to understand that my „recovered life“ won‘t be perfect at all but that I‘ll be able to cope with it; without the ED-coping-strategies (who never helped to solve any problem long term anyway..)
Thank you for sharing and don‘t stress yourself to make content!! All the love to you and your little family❤️✨🌸🌸
I just wanted to mention that I really think that your post-recovery life IS relevant to people who are still struggling with eating disorders. Every time you show the good habits that you use to manage your emotions or difficult times, you show people that this is what can come of continuing to persist in their recovery. Thanks:)
Meg, you are a shining, beautiful soul, not just a super-inspiring recovery expert. I feel like I know you and want to know everything you have to say - the good, the bad, even the ugly. I'm thrilled that you and Brendan are expecting again and am crossing fingers and toes that all goes well with the pregnancy and delivery. Sending hope, love, and strength!
Awwwww Meg, I couldn’t be any more happy for you both… can’t believe it… you give me endless hope for my own recovery…congratulations! Need to get back on Instagram! Being scared is totally understandable… xxx
Been watching you for years. You are bloody amazing. Here for all of your content xxxx
Hi Meg I just wanted to say thanks for posting this video. It’s really helped uplift my mood and feel as if I’m not suffering alone. I like watching your videos more for your personality and inspiring psychological outlook. I feel your advice and content can be applied to all areas of our lives and not just eating disorders so thanks for filming and inspiring and please continue with what your doing☺️ Speaking of continuing with what you’re doing, I really am finding your pregnancy journey helpful. I too suffered a miscarriage earlier this year and then another two failed attempts at getting pregnant and after hearing your latest update now you’ve given me hope to continue🤞🏻If you can get through difficult times and preserver look what can happen so maybe if I continue I too can get pregnant again🤞🏻 I too feel like no one wants an update on my life so sometimes feel silly sharing with anyone ESPECIALLY such personal things like fertility and loss so thanks for giving a voice to shy people like me😊 all the best on your and Brenden’s journey and thanks for taking us along for the ride😘
How can I be soooooo excited and overjoyed with someone i don´t even know personally?! 💓 It´s insane, i am soooooo happy for you guys!! All the best and blessings❤❤❤ Lots of love from Germany.
Love you to bits. I can't relate to your pregnancies as I've never been pregnant. My cycle never returned when I lost it at 19 years old. I'm 54 years old now. I think I wouldn't have been emotionally ready to bring up children & im not maternal enough. I wish you happiness & peace. Axx❤️🌹
Sweet, sweet girl, when you said you recovered into the darkest part of your life all I could think of is “how much darker would it be if you weren’t recovered”. I could feel your fear and pain and all I want to say is that you, Bren, Alfie and the wee one will be in my prayers.
I hate most recovery channels except yours and tabitha’s. I follow you and her for your insights on life, and you also for your personal life as it feels you’re like a « friend » even though you don’t know me. I wish you all the best and hope I will be able to follow along your life adventures if you do feel like sharing them with us or course! ❤️☺️🙏
Congratulations Love. It's all relevant. You're all relevant. Share as your wanting and able.From a fellow perfectionist, I appreciate you being truthfully raw. You're a breath of fresh air during all of your moods and ups and downs. I too went through pregnancy after loss, several times. It not only makes you stronger, love harder but to appreciate every moment in a more meaningful way than ever before. It's natural to protect yourself after all the "loss". Not to worry, your heart will open deeper than you've ever known possible. You've got this Mamma Megsy! One moment at a time.
Meg, you've worked so hard on creating an absolute library of content over the years, which documents your journey in a way that is immeasurably useful to others. Your current 'followers' and any future 'followers' will fall back on your past videos and everything you put out from here will make sense. It is your life, please don't strategise what you choose to share based on where you feel your account 'ought' to be headed. Everyone who is here today is still watching because of YOU, your journey, your candidness, and the sunshine you give out (even on dark days). Let the future of Megsy Recovery be effortless and the right people will continue to find you. If posting content ever stops being cathartic for *you* then maybe a natural pause is needed.
My guess is that we are all here because we are rooting for you, the floofs, bren and the babies. And because you continue to help everyone in immeasurable ways. Everything you could share is relevant, your story is absolutely unique.
On a final note you are absolutely glowing
I am glad you have the dog. You can be who you are, no matter what, the dog doesn't judge.
Congrats Meg and Bren! Wishing you all the best. Thanks for making all the videos you have for us. You've helped immensely. If you are feeling awkward about showing your life on UA-cam then maybe it's time to step back. We'll miss you so much but don't want you to feel uncomfortable. Maybe it's just a part of the process. Sending hugs and all the good vibes.
My disordered eating is actually overeating but I have anxiety and depression. your channel and sayings have helped me more than I can convey. I say to myself "Feel shit and do it anyway" everytime Im panicking about going to the store or doing the dishes when Im depressed. I jumped up and down grinning like a fool when I saw that you are pregnant again, I love your content and channel in all its glory and you are helping so many people by sharing your journey. We are all cheering for you!
Hi lovely Meg you shouldn’t have to aplogise for all the things you are going through, it’s just life we all have to get through. Having said that I find mindfulness so helpful - when things are difficult just concentrating on each moment and trying to be very present - it did and does help me. I have had two babies and have been in ED recovery most of my life - you are amazing with a lovely husband and lots of support. Alfie will always be part of your family - xxxxxxxx
You are amazing! It is so special how transparent you are with us!! I love your videos! Praying that you will bring this little one to full term and that your heart will experience comfort from the joy of holding a new baby!!
Don't be sorry for what you are now! (i mean after recovery) we love you for what you are, not just for your ed recovery. You are so real and honest, this is you and who ever is not interested, doesn't have to watch your video.
Thank you for sharing these difficult topics. You are such an inspiration and your strength, lady, your strength is unheard of. All that you had to go through and how you´ve always come out the other side better than ever. :-)
To me seeing your life after recovery is incredibly helpful and encouraging. I am so sorry that you’ve had to go through so much pain with the loss of your sweet baby, my heart brakes for you. Your life though, going through pain and loss and not relapsing is truly inspiring. So many turn back to an ED when face with the smallest hardship. So seeing your example of how to manage and and not turn back, I’m sure, incredibly helpful, encouraging and inspiring to so many. You are relevant even if you feel recovered because you show suffering people the life they want to life and how to do it, even in the midst of really, really hard times.
OMG i jumped all over the place! so happy for u guys
After two pregnancy losses, I was in denial too. Scared to be excited, basically scared of everything. I didn’t enjoy my pregnancy because I was so afraid. I then went into labour at 33+ weeks and my daughter was in the NICU for two weeks. Weirdly my emotions and feelings were that of calm in those two weeks. Emotions & feelings can be a nightmare on their own but throw in pregnancy hormones, especially after loss makes them indescribably hard. My daughter has just turned 21 & we are so incredibly close. I don’t want to say I know how you’re feeling (because we are all different). I just wanted to say I empathise with what you are going through & am sending big hugs xxx
You both look fabulous!!! I’m thrilled. Meg please continue to give yourself permission to grieve over Alfie. You’ll have great days and sad days. You’re beautiful and tough 🥰
Just an idea, but after an incredibly horrible experience with a traumatic loss of our first muse wanted baby, 20 years ago now, we were lucky enough to fall pregnant with our now son very quickly. After all I’d been through I remember clearly my dad being furious, thinking a couple of years would have been appreciated by my body before trying again. He never came around until I was over 6 months pregnant but that’s a decision that every couple must make for themselves. Knowing the risk was high of another loss, with lupus, I was put on immediate bed lest for the entire pregnancy and I recall going to the loo so many times a day, convinced I was bleeding and something I did which helped was drawing out a pretty door chart with a pregnancy countdown on it which we used colours to cross out visually one more day closer. I found that brilliant for me mentally and once kicks started I also kept a daily kick chart too. Just little things to focus on. Our son was born healthy and screaming at 37 weeks xx
Yes please look after yourself first 🙏
Don't apologize for feeling flat, it's refreshing to see someone genuine who doesn't pretend life is perfect because life is so hard sometimes.
I wish you all the best with your pregnancy, you and your family have to come first and we still have your old videos to go back to for advice.
Hey Megsy, I am a bit late in watching the videos but I have been so blah(in my head and doing sh**) haha but at last. Well. I think it was so lovely of your to post this about the baby thing(lost, pregnancy) and your thoughts on that. Tbh, I'm am soooo sooo glad you did because I know that you are constantly ( and you have mentioned on here) that you think about it so much...if you should even talk about Alfie when. Your now are going to have new baby coming...but I think speaking about both.of them is okay, it's fine, it's lovely and honest. I think you should speak your mind...if you do feel safe enough to say on social media especially. But I hope you never feel like your forced to. I do think it is fare enough to take about how you do feel when it comes to Alfie but also celebrating what you have now(new baby). I'm still so very sorry it has changed your inner feelings and thoughts about pregnancies...but def don't let it consume the place you are now, you have this new lovely baby..this was something that had happened and it wasn't by no means your fault or cursed on you. No it wasn't. You are allowed to smile about new life plus cry when experiencing a lose. Idk, I do feel like I'm not helping much and I don't know that exact things to say, I wish I did haha sry. But I think it's so important for you to speak out your truth...you us, to just Bren, to your groups...anything but plz do even when new baby is with you/in you. I'm wishing you the best of what will happen in the next couple of month,. I do feel it will be okay but you have so much many that care about how you feel about it. So, no judgements will ever come out of be that...I'm sorry if I have said anything that bothered you though, just in care haha. This is so incredible and strong of you. You have been amazing to me and such an inspiration. I don't want to minimize your situation, I know it's different to mine but I can relate to "recoverying at the process with a dark side to it.." because I'm going through something very difficult for me right now, I don't even know what's going on (my body) I'm trying to figure it out and get treatment and help with it but yea...I thought I'd share that because I don't want you to feel so alone with this feeling but I don't want to discount for experience (let me know if it did though). I only want the best of you and for all the family. Haha ooh, birdie cracked me up when he jumped on the bed...it looked pretty funny and cute for some reason haha aaww .loved you loads Megsy 🍼 🐾 👣 🗣️ 🎥 💕 🤗 😢 😊 💭💆🤰Ooh...I'm sorry, congratulations again. 🖤this is so awesome, lovely, amazing....aaaw the song for the baby...haha I loved the singing on the back ground as well. This was lovely 🎶 aaww...been is so sweet to you and all.
So happy for you Meg! Wishing you all the best! ❤️
Meg, you have made me commit to recovery. Sharing your life and emotions helps to keep me grounded. I am so appreciative of what you share and I’m sure we just want you to be you and do what feels right for you. Sending so much love ❤️
You are amazing love watching you videos you help me loads when I am struggling which is a lot . But you make me see that I can do this and when I don't want to eat I pop your videos on and listen to you haven't seen you on here for a while hope your OK sweet love you loads xx
I bet Berties been a huge comfort for you in your saddest days. Your feelings are normal, your grieving the loss of your baby whist trying to feel joy for this new life. Your doing so well with all that been throwing at you. Baby Alfie will always be in your heart now and forever. 💙
I’m so happy for you! I don’t use instagram so this is the first time hearing about your wonderful news. I can’t tell you how much I needed this video today. You have helped me more than you could imagine. Thank you so much 💕
YES MEG, YES MEG, YES MEG and BRAN. Congrats from the bottom of my heart! Lot`s of love for all of you.
Been here since the beginning and I love any videos you make! IF you decide you still enjoy making videos, if it's helpful for you- you should make whatever content feels right for you, even if that changes over time. Sending so much love, I'm so deeply sorry for all that you two have had to endure ❤️
Also, EMDR saved my life. Sending lots of love ❤️
Burt came to save the ending of the video because you thought it was a bit flat so he ran in with a receipt stuck to him
I actually much prefer what you call flat it’s so much more realistic and worldly and I think it’s more relatable for lost people and you go much deeper and substantial
Speaking life into your sweet baby!!!!!! Praying peace for u❤️❤️
Meg, you are a wonderful person!
We are all so grateful for all you are sharing and doing for people recovering!
There is no such thing as the perfect after-recovery-life. There will be ups and downs which also deserve to be talked about. Of course in the end you decide what to share!
I hope for good baby news in a few months 💕
Lots of love to you and your little family!
Congratss!! i want to say i love what you said at the end. your struggles arent irrelevant bc i dont think EDs occur on their own and getting though life's shit is always important
I can't express how happy I am for you. I admire your strength so much. Wish you all the best, love, healthiness and happiness ❤️
U are such a wonderful woman and u deserve such sweet happiness!!!! Your honesty is what helps people ❤️❤️❤️❤️
OMG, I'm so happy for you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Sending lots of love and good vibes for this little baby, and also lots of love for you, Brandon and Alfie (and the pets). You're a lovely family and you've helped so many of us during our recovery journeys. Even through my own pregnancy and postpartum journey this year!
Megs we are in this with you, keeping our fingers crossed and pray for the best!!!!
Congratulations. I have those same thoughts after loss. What drink were you drinking from Starbucks?
Congratulations megsy xx
wow! congratulations! so incredible seeing you on this journey :)
Saw this on Instagram but once again CONGRATULATIONS!! So happy for you both ❤️
Meg you are such an amazing lady inside and out and your so incredibly strong for the journey that you have been on. You are an inspiration and I enjoy watching your videos. It's so easy to get caught up on the what ifs, I lost a baby when I was 17 but I was too young to fully understand it and I often think what if my baby had survived. Any ways just ordered myself a loaded hot dog with bacon and beef brisket and not allowing those gremlins to talk to me. Anyways huggles Meg ❤
I'm so happy for you guys even though it is completely understandable U are having mixed emotions with everything U have gone through totally normal. Also had placenta previa just make sure U look after urself and having a C section for me was actually a blessing in disguise as I think I found it easier birth and recovery wise opposed to the other and it honestly no that scary, you have heaps of staff looking after you :) and do not worry about the funk we still love you and are cheering U on. Also don't discount the effect that those damn hormones have on your emotions. Everyone here loves you and Ur channel regardless
You are just such a wonderful person and even though I don't have children I still find it interesting what you have to say. I wish you and Brendan all the luck in the world ❤️ Lots of love from Ireland
The mixed feelings and detachment feelings plus the anxieties is so understandable but I can imagine it's mentally confusing and exhausting 💔
Just take things a day at a time. It sounds like you're on quite a difficult journey with lots of obstacles and stresses. Bless you xx well done for handling it all and reducing the stress mentally . Definitely the priority is getting the baby into the world safely ♥️
Huge amount of love for your incredible rainbow baby which will be so treasured
Congratulation! I am so thrilled for you both. Take good care. Much love as always. Axx❤️🌹🤗
You know, I think you actually do a brilliant job showing that there IS no "typical other side"... The other side of "true recovery" is not rainbows and butterflies. It just means the ongoing overall decrease of behaviours and thoughts as coping WITH the darkness, and the rainbows and butterflies. It's a life where ED isn't relevant to the everyday. Even if the everyday is full of grief and conflicting emotions. There is not defined "other side"... there's just more and more distance between you and the option of ED. You don't spend your days fearing relapse, but you are aware of what can't be in your repertoire of unhealthy coping. Lots of people eat less or exercise more when stressed, or isolate themselves or whatever... You are aware of your history and it's not worth it to risk messing with those things that others without a history of ED seem to be able to nonchalantly do. There is wisdom in your thinking, and your growth is ongoing. Honestly, I think unless a person decides to make a career in being an ED advocate or counsellor or social worker, it should be natural that even talking about ED and sharing your history becomes a part of the past, unless in special occasions. There might be a time where you shift the nature of your channel from ED content and always referring back to life-after-ED, to JUST marriage/parenthood/friends... or learning how to play an instrument or creating crochet patterns... You'll figure it out. You ARE figuring it out. I have been watching you for years, and have been so incredibly proud of you. I love hearing how you speak about trauma, acceptance, the way you unpack typical fears in recovery (and life in general) and normalize the process. I call myself a therapy-junkie... Most of how and what you speak is where my head and heart live on a daily basis. It's very hard for me to have conversations with people who don't have a communicative "home base" rooted in therapy. Or it's like, when people are unfamiliar with different terms or concepts like "both-and", DBT dialectics, radical acceptance, polyvagal response.... I don't know what to do!! :P
Do you know these of the baby? I pray God watch over you with this new patchy. I love your videos. Be strong! 👍👍👍👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👍❤️
Congratulations, you are so strong and you are amazing x
Like we all do.. one day at a time and thank you for sharing that we don’t have to be happy every day! That helped so much to hear! That I am not the only one ❤️❤️❤️
Wishing you and your family all the best for this pregnancy and hope you are all keeping well xxx
Congratulations to you and Bren!
Congratulations to you both ❤️❤️❤️ - always happy to see your videos regardless of the topic, you are a delight to watch Meg, you always stay true to yourself & your honesty is refreshing & raw. You both deserve the world. Sending love 😍❤️💕
Oh my goodness just reading the title of this video brought me the hugest smile! I’m so very deeply happy for Meg, I completely understand the mixed feelings and fears popping up for you, just let yourself feel and trust. Maybe try some prenatal yoga if that sounds nice. Love to you!
If you are comfortable doing it can you talk about the things that helped you the most to cope after loss and what things other people/friends/family did that were helpful/unhelpful as it is so difficult to know the right thing to say or do
I have all my fingers and toes crossed for you, it must be so difficult and confusing. Sending all my love 💕
Congratulations to you both. Wishing you joy.
Congrats Meg!
Could you imagine turning your content a bit into parenting advice/philosophy, once hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) the little one is here? I already know that you are going to be amazing loving parents and I think many of us could learn a thing or two about being a mom from you :-)
I love this idea!
Keep smile my beautiful lovely lady. 👍❤️👏🥰🤗🤗🤗
Congratulations! I’m praying for you!!
Congratulations!!! I'm one of the many, here, that would watch your life... whatever is happening. We love and support you. The theme of the channel is less relevant, in my opinion.
I am so happy for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ congratulations 🥳
Such wonderful news - so happy for you xx
This is a bit different to post and the music is probably not to everyone’s taste but there’s a choral Capella group called Voce8. Amongst many other pieces they sing this song called Underneath the Stars. The chorus is about going gently and every time I hear it I think of you and wish for you to go gently🤗
Praying for you! 🥰
i love how ur intro song was playing in the first clip 😂😍
How many months did you do second bebby planning iam also lost my bebby boy 😭😭😭😭😭 24 weeks still birth 😭😭😭😭😭 my first bebby 😭🙏