Yup. I’ve been there. Weight goes up and down. It’s visible to everyone. Meanwhile, I’m just trying to get my shit together and recover from an eating disorder in a world that celebrates my underweight body. To say it’s difficult is an understatement. 

In today’s episode, I discuss all things weight gain and weight fluctuation - how do I feel comfortable gaining weight? How did I cope with other people’s judgements of my weight gain? 

It’s a journey and I’m not going to sit here and say it’s easy, but it is possible. I did it, and so can you. You too can be happy in your body and happy with your weight. Remember, weight gain might just make you a nicer person! What a win. You’ll be loved by the right people. 

All my love,

Lydia X

Also, creds to Linda Sun for the line I said about it not being worth the weight - she said that in one of her youtube videos and it always stuck with me. 

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It's hard to be sad. It's even harder to be sad in a beautiful place.

I know we’ve all been there. Halfway across the world from home with the hope of feeling some kind of comfort or joy. We booked the trip, we spent our money and off we popped and then boom, we’re still sad. 

I found out the hard way that travel does not fix our problems and although it is a luxury, it is also a challenge! Of course we are fortunate to have such accessible air travel in 2026, but it can also be overwhelming. Being around so many cultures and absorbing so much information and being put outside of our comfort zone is a challenge, and it’s even harder when you have mental health issues. 

In today’s episode, I discuss my struggle with enjoying myself in foreign countries. I’ve been privileged to have so many opportunities, but also because of that privilege, I can say that no matter how much money I spent on where to go in the world, my problems followed me. Only by facing them did I finally find my peace, and it turns out it wasn’t halfway across the world. 

Thanks for listening, I adore you all! All my love, Lydia 

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Ever felt like you were going to die? Well, I’ve been there, and let me tell you, it’s not fun! In today’s episode I talk about all things drug use and health anxiety, with a side of unneeded ambulance calls. It’s not just you! 

I’ve been through my fair share of misusing drugs and I wanted to have not just an honest conversation about them, but I wanted to give advice about addictions and overcoming them. At the end of the day, you’re going to do what you want to do. But always call someone if you get a little apprehensive. It’s better to be safe than sorry. 

On the other side of the spectrum, health anxiety is a bitch! It’s sooo stressful because you feel like you’re slowly going mad. It also feels like you have no control over it and you are just doomed forever. Honestly, it doesn’t make life fun. I shared a few ways in which I overcame my health anxiety, but also I want to emphasise time. Some illnesses pass by themselves as well. 

Lots of love & look after yourself, Xxx Lydia

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You can love someone, but not like them. Learning how to like yourself might be one of the hardest things you do on this earth, but it is your most important task. Believe me, I have struggled sooo much with liking myself. I used to torment myself and my body, wondering why I wasn’t good enough, or disciplined enough, or pretty enough. I believed I could hate myself into being who I wanted to become, when in reality, I needed to allow myself to become who I was meant to. 

Everything changes when you give yourself permission to just Be. In today’s episode, I speak about the three things I had to change in order to like myself more and enjoy my own company: 

1. ​I started eating regularly and treating my body as my home 
2. ​I started saying no and discovering who and what actually worked/aligned for me 
3. ​I did small acts of kindness for myself 

Remember, IMAGINE you have been given the task of looking after your partner’s body for a day, or someone you love and idolise like Taylor Swift, would you speak badly to it and make them do things that they hate and force and push them? No! You would be so kind to them and help them get to where they need to go by simply encouraging them. I know it’s hard, believe me I know. But just by starting, you are taking a step in the right direction. And things can change fast - a year ago today I was in a mental hospital for bulimia and depression, and now I have a self-love podcast! Wow. Look at where we are guys, and look at where we’re going. Love you all, stay safe and take care (of you) Xxx Lydia 

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I'm the first to understand how hard bad body image days can be - believe me! But secondly, I made this episode to remind you (and myself) that:

a) they are temporary

b) a healthy body is more important than anything else

c) just because everyone else is doing something/aspiring for a certain physique, doesn't mean they should or that it's right!

Remember guys, find a body that works for you, not a body that you work for.

All my love, Lydia Xx

Do you ever feel like the people or places you left behind in the past are just waiting to see your downfall? Or that they never believed in you in the first place? Well, I’m here to tell you that YOU made the right decision by choosing YOU. You made the right decision by prioritising yourself, by believing in your dreams and following them through when you had no one else backing you up.

In today’s episode I speak about how I have proved people wrong in the past, how I want to prove people wrong in the future, and how I use it as fuel to push me forward. It’s not proving people wrong out of spite, it’s proving to that part of you that maybe believed them that you are capable of anything. It’s surprising people, it’s doing the unexpected. It’s following your dreams, it’s for that little girl inside of you who believed everything was possible. We’re amazing guys, let’s shoot for the stars! We’ll still land on something…love, Lydia XXX

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Hey my people, welcome back to another episode of Children of Divorce. I wanted to speak today about my experience with depression and how I feel bored all the fucking time. Bored of waiting for it to be over, for life to be fun, for depression to go away. 

I try to put the indescribable feelings of depression into a podcast episode. This is a tale of hope I promise - I always say that my life is either going to be one of the greatest comeback stories ever or…and… is not happening because I am a hypochondriac (I hope you enjoy my dark humour). Depression is actually my superpower; it’s made me stronger, it changed my life and how I view the world. I have it and I take it with me wherever I go, but I won’t let it limit me or who I become. 

I see you, I see how much you’re fighting even if it doesn’t show externally. I know how hard the battle is and I know how much energy it requires. You are doing a fantastic job and one day it will be worth it and it will show externally. I’m super proud of you. All my love, Lydia X

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Have you ever been petty? Or used the silent treatment to teach your friends a lesson? Believe me, I’ve been there. I was the queen of not communicating when something was wrong and instead I would let the tension build and the passive aggression build and I would become deeply upset on the inside over a situation. 

In this episode, I talk about why ‘confrontation’ or standing up for yourself is important and how it can ultimately benefit you in the long-term. I share a lot about my past friendships and situations that ended ultimately because we lacked communication. What I know now is that having the uncomfortable conversation is 100000% worth it and you never lose, you only gain. Thanks for having a listen, big love, Lydia X

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How unhinged on a scale of 1-10 was today’s episode? I cried laughing editing this… 

In today’s episode, we covered a range of topics from how I stay delusional in my singledome to how I stay delusional in my career goals. I guess the message of today’s episode is that it’s ok to dream, in fact it’s great to dream. Go out there and dream, and believe you’ll meet someone new to love today. Go out there and dream that you’re gonna get this new job opportunity, or get into that university. Go out there and dream that life is gonna change today, that it’s happening for you today. Be delusional, expect delusion. How miraculous and wonderful life can be when you are delusional! I’m proud of all of you X You go dreamers! X Lydia 

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How do we fight for respect for women in a world where people are so resistant to seeing a woman’s worth? 

In this episode I speak about my experience with male friends and how I’ve been complacent in the past to sexist and misogynistic behaviour. I’m not blaming myself, I’m not blaming other women, instead I’m taking accountability but also holding compassion to myself as well. We have enough struggles in the world, we don’t need to blame ourselves for being bad feminists. The most we can do is try each day - try to love ourselves more, try to respect ourselves more and try to teach others. But also, we can’t give what we don’t have. Preserve your energy for the next battle, not everyone deserves your time of day . Love you guys, Lydia X

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