I was a bestselling recipe writer – then burnout killed my appetite for food, and life. This is how I found my way back

I was a bestselling recipe writer – then burnout killed my appetite for food, and life. This is how I found my way back

Cooking and eating was everything to the author and Guardian columnist. But when she found herself at breaking point, she had to go back to basics

Three years ago, I fell out of love with food. I didn’t want to shop, I didn’t want to cook. I ate for necessity, not pleasure. The ends of a loaf of bread. An apple. A glass of oat milk. Whatever leftovers were in the fridge.

It wasn’t just food; everything around me had transformed into shades of monochrome. I couldn’t get out of bed most days, yet I couldn’t sleep. I was wired, tired and scrolling. I didn’t care much for whether the morning turned to night.

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