MY MOM TALKING ABOUT ARFID AND HOW WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2024
- My mom and I decided to do a video together about how we started my journey. You guys are the reason I am pushing myself to face my fears and be brave. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping me beat my ARFID. Before starting this journey I refused to try any new foods and I’ve come such a long way because of all of your support and motivation. Thanks for being a part of my journey and for your continued encouragement and support. I would not be where I am if it weren’t for all of you 🫶 #arfid #arfidawareness #eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderawareness #safefood #autism #asd #autismawareness #adhd #ocd #pickyeater #pickyeaters #sensoryprocessingdisorder #weightloss #growth #nutrition #food #anxiety #stress #scared #fear #trauma #spd #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #support #motivation #thankful #ed #recovery #hannah #journey #myarfidlife #awareness
Hannah is absolutely the sweetest, bravest, and most inspiring young woman. My 7-year-old daughter struggles with restrictive eating, and when I came across Hannah on instagram a few weeks ago, I showed my daughter. Since then, she asks every day if Hannah has tried anything new or posted anything new. She loves watching Hannah's videos, we are all cheering Hannah on, and my daughter has been willing to try foods she never would have otherwise. Thank you for what you're doing. Way to go, Hannah.
I agree that Hannah is a really sweet girl, but there is one thing I want to correct. Why are you calling an 8 YEAR OLD a young woman? She has not even developed yet, she shouldn't be called a "woman" by any means. Not even a young woman. She is a girl.
When you start sexualizing everything or taking words and making them inappropriate in your own head goes to show where your brain is at@@sofiagoncalves9290
@@sofiagoncalves9290if anything's wrong, it's the fact that you chose that one word out of her entire thing to pick at. You obviously need to seek therapy if one word triggers you and you completely put it in a different category. Personally, yes, you shouldn't call a child, young woman or young men, but do you do realize that people grew up in different generations and talk different? And there's also language barriers when it comes to people being in different parts of countries. So Miss Ward Police. You need to think of better things to do, then pick apart people's wording. The fact that you came up with that in your own brain goes to show that you need some help because your brain shouldn't be going there first
@@sofiagoncalves9290You sound really silly, Stop nitpicking.
Hi
Hey Hannah’s mom! I’m a 16 year old girl from the UK who is aspiring to be a children’s psychologist when I grow up. I just wanted to say how grateful I am you share these videos of Hannah, as I knew little about ARFID before but it has really educated me in different areas of mental health. I’m so proud of Hannah’s journey so far and thank you for inspiring me to learn more. I wish you all the best! 🤍🤍
good luck on your journey :)
Hi, my name is Ken anything your daughter wants to eat? I will have the confidence to help your daughter with the food that she does not want to eat. I will give you suggestions with me. I like to eat spinach see if you can talk to your daughter she’s cute And to see if you can give that a shot if she rejected then let me know. I will come up with suggestions. Have a wonderful day. You are a wonderful, great mother to your daughter.❤
I grew up with ARFID before it was a formal diagnosis. Back then my “treatment” was ridicule, screaming matches & forced exposure. It makes me SO beyond happy to see the challenges and real experience recognized, humanized, treated, and taken seriously. Thank you for raising awareness and doing the best for your baby❤
EXACTLY this 🙌🏽🙌🏽 couldn’t have said it better myself
Her banana video has more views than most other videos. Who do you think is watching and liking her videos? Protect your child.
The mom KNOWS that she's serving her daughter to weird men. She just doesn't care as long as the money and views roll in
@@MsBrendalina She also needs to know that we know, though.
There's nothing wrong with that
This is so disturbing
I had this when I was little and I did not know it was an eating disorder. I was shamed constantly for being so picky. I was also very sensitive physically too. I could not wear itchy clothes…or touch sticky things. But no one showed me understanding or grace. They just shamed and made fun of me. You’re such a good mom for taking time to figure out what your girl needs and I’m so proud of her for, fighting against the negative thoughts and fears. She is a total rockstar! And you are a good mom! You owe no one an explanation for why you’re doing what you’re doing. People can be so mean on social media…
This was exactly my experience as well. I could not believe it when I found Hannah’s insta and through there learned that there was a name for this disorder.
She is so beautiful inside and out! I hope Mr Arfid goes straight to Antártica too!!
I am a speech language Pathologist that specializes in feeding. Thank you for sharing. It impacts many families and yes their whole dynamic. It's no a quick fix and takes time. You are doing amazing ❤
I'm an adult with ARFID. When I was growing up, nobody knew what ARFID was. Everyone thought i was just a picky eater. My childhood was very rough. Food has been a problem my entire life. I never had my mom in my life growing up. Today I can eat a variety of foods, but it's very simple, I'm texture sensitive, etc. I wish you both nothing but goodwill and blessings. The fact a child has a parent who is aware of ARFID and willing to invest the time and energy into helping them deal with it is amazing. I hope one day every person with ARFID can get treatment.
Hannah, you are so smart, sweet, and BRAVE for sharing your journey with all of us!!! YAY for gaining one pound!!
I love being able to cheer her on!! 🫶
Omg. The worst part is people with multiple opinions but cero knowledge. Big hug Hannah. You are doing great and you have a great family who support you .
I was judgmental before i hear the entire story, teaches me to be more sensitive about things i don’t know anything about. I’m glad it’s helping her to overcome this issue.
Hannah is such a credit to you Mom! She is such a delightful, beautiful, polite, caring little girl. When she said “… I declined” just melted my heart. 1lb gained this month is a fantastic achievement and we are all supporting her journey and every step she takes. You’re doing amazing Hannah (and Mom) and I’m looking forward to your next review of a new food 🩷
I’m also a parent of a child with ARFID. He is 8 as well. This account (and your IG) has brought me SO much hope and happiness. I watched several of the videos on IG today with my son. He related very much to your explanations of how you feel around foods. He’s been in feeding therapy (with a SLP) for almost 2 years. He’s better about trying things, but is still very reluctant and rarely does more than nibble. However, he hasn’t added anything to his safe list yet. Keep up the good work, we’re all cheering for you! 🎉
My 10 year old has ARFID - I just relate to all of this. Most of all, having other people share this channel with me and saying, “is this what J has?” It’s HUGE. People from all parts of our life have shared your channel and insta with us, and I can see this significant change in awareness just over the last few months.
My son also likes watching the videos, getting ideas of foods to try and offering his own commentary.
We’ve moved a lot did OT for four years at different places with no progress but finally found a great OT who specializes in food therapy where we live now. She was the first to truly understand that this is first and foremost a phobia and real fear / anxiety of new foods. When my 8 year old son ate a peanut butter sandwich 18months ago, I literally wept. A month ago he tried chicken nuggets with his therapist and added them to his safe food immediately. Again, I cried. After 7 years, we’re actually seeing progress. I love seeing Hannah progress too. There’s just so much hope here!
I don’t have any personal experience with ARFID, but her perseverance is inspiring and I love watching her. She’s spreading compassion through educating others and I hope she is doing better on an emotional level!
Hannah, you are a brave young lady and Mama, I commend you 100% on helping her with this disorder. I am a 29 year old mother of 2 and I, myself, suffer from AFRID. I was diagnosed about a year ago. So, thank you for sharing your journey. It has provided a sense of peace and hope for me. 😊
I’m back once more to mention that this little girl is too young to consent to her private medical information shared so publicly and so permanently. My comments do not violate any code of conduct and should not be censored.
Say it louder for the people in the back
Yes!
I can’t believe this! My son has had this disorder and now it has a name!!! He is 35 years old and this has been his life. NO ONE believes him or listens to him. Thank you. ❤
How did he get his nutrients? I think myb2 year old has it. I'm freaking out
you’re an amazing mom🤍🤍🤍🤍keep going hannah keep being strong and amazing!!!!
I cried watching this, hannah we are so proud of you !! I'm from Wales, I don't struggle with ARFID but I'm cheering you on and I think you're inspirational.
Hannah you are amazing! Your mom is amazing! I have 2 children with ARFID, and when my youngest was diagnosed 8 years ago treatment was SO hard to find. Therapists really did not understand it. You and your mom are helping so many people. Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to all of us.
Thank you for creating your channel and your videos. Our son has dairy and egg allergies, anaphylaxis, and dur to poor management at daycare in the past has had to have his EpiPen administered 3 times. This last year we moved and found a much better kindergarten and he hasn't had an episode since. Anyway, that's just context, as he too is a very picky eater and has a lot of anxiety around trying new foods due to them potentially causing an allergic reaction. So, seeing Hannah being able to approach trying new foods on her own, being proud of herself, even if she doesn't like them, it gives me hope for my son. So again thank you for sharing
So proud of you Hannah!! Thanks for shedding light on this disorder! ❤️
Awe Hannah is just so darn sweet. You’re doing so well and it’s amazing to watch you progress. Very very proud of you!! ❤❤
Thank you so much Hannah for sharing your journey. My just turned 9 year old son is soon going to be evaluated for arfid as I’m fairly certain this is what is going on. He loves watching your videos. Although he is a healthy weight, he has an extremely, extremely limited diet. His big goal is to have one thing he can order out at a restaurant. Even fries would be life changing. He still doesn’t eat anything that isn’t room temperature and only a couple things that are cold. He constantly tells me he so badly wants to try new things, but just can’t get himself to do it. Your videos have been so inspiring and he says he knows just how you feel before taking that first bite. It’s comforting to him to know there are others out there going through the same struggle. Thanks again for sharing. ❤
I just want to say, she is such a brave little girl. And also, it just goes to show what a good mom you are that she felt safe enough to open up about how anxious she was an just how much she was struggling. I struggled with many similar and different things growing up, but didn’t feel safe to share them with my family and it ended up becoming much more detrimental as I got older. So glad you are getting her the help now. It’s a long road and I’m sure it’s not going to be easy, but she is doing it and she should be so proud of herself! Sending love to Hannah and your whole family! You’re all doing an amazing job!
Thank you for being such a supportive, loving mother to Hannah and your other kids.
Im so proud of you Hannah!! You are so lucky to have such a wonderful Mum supporting you ❤ you’re doing so well!!!
Hannah is so adorable and calm sitting beside her mother 💗 we are here to support to change her life🤍🌷
So so proud of Hannah! She is such a ray of light and pure kindness! ❤
I just want to give Hannah the biggest hug. She’s so adorable and so sweet, I can’t wait to see this whole journey and watch her grow up!❤
Such an inspiring young lady! Thank you, Mom, for allowing her to share it with us all. Very educational and much needed.
This is very inspiring to see Hannah’s videos! It very insightful and surely has brought light to a diagnosis that is fairly new! This is very kind of Hannah and we are certainly rooting for you!
her face lit up when you said “when thousands of people are cheering you on and giving you that motivation” 🥹 I’ve been a supporter from day one, but I’m so happy I got a deeper understanding through your video. I’m so proud of Hannah and privileged to see her growth…… ps, amazing job mama. what a great family
I love following along with you and Hannah. I’m so proud of her and her videos brighten my day and inspire me to face challenges head-on, and to realize it’s okay if the outcome isn’t optimal. She’s a bright light for all of us ☀️
I also want Hannah to know, we are here for her bad days too. 110%. No matter what, if heaven forbid her health declines we will still be here cheering for her always. I’m 25 and I’m just learning about my own ARFID journey, she’s 8 and already communicated so well, she’s so wise beyond her years through this trauma, and you as a mother… my god… I couldn’t give you more praise. Thank you for seeing her struggle, and thank you for actually doing something about it and not be in afraid to face it with her. Thank you thank you ❤
YES, we are here for you EVERY DAY HANNAH!!! and i wish you the best of luck on your journey as well ❤
Hannah and Momma bear,
My little man (7) has this and is diagnosed with ASD and his ARFID is strictly on the beige side. Soft foods and it’s been so difficult! He also got comments from the teachers and yard duties once he switched to a mainstream elementary. I immediately taped a note inside his lid of his lunchbox! I wrote, “Justyn struggles to eat, his foods are his safe foods, please do not comment on his diet! If you have questions please address me personally!”
No one commented again. I had to call the school and his teachers and I requested it be placed in his IEP! It made me so sad they said things to him! 🫤😳🤦🏼♀️
We watch you all the time Hannah and you are helping so many kids just like you! ❤🩷
Absolute blessing. Believe in yourself. Hannah you are strong. Facing your fears and learning ways to cope and work through your fears shows your strength. Keep up the fantastic work 😊
Hannah, you are absolutely amazing! Cheering you on! Love from Colorado ❤
So proud of you Hannah!
So awesome to be apart of her journey! Praying for continued growth :)
hi! my name is piper and i am a really picky eater and you inspired me to start a youtube video and try and talk about my journey! Thank you
Thank you to share that, i didn't know antything about ARFID and im glad that i found your account because it helps me to understand more about it and its amazing to see how Hannah is trying to eat more and im glad to be able to see her trying things that she didn't expect to try one day. Thank you to share all that. Im happy to see how far Hannah can go. Love you you're doing so great !!
Love your family. Thank you for bringing awareness and information about this!! Has helped so much to understand and help my son
I am SO incredibly proud of your daughter!! I have a friend who has ARFID and we are in a constant struggle to find safe foods, and your content makes it possible for me to come up with more and more safe foods for her. Thank you so much, and I’m soso proud of your daughter coming out of her comfort zone to try new things!!😀
Hearing Hannah say she is proud of herself is so freaking beautiful!
Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable! Good work Hannah! And great job Mom!!! 🎉❤
She deserves the world and I am so proud of her for doing scary things! You're doing great so far! 🎉❤
thank you guys so much for talking about this ❤ my brother is 21 and has struggled his whole life with arfid. none of us knew what it was until i did research and found out about arfid, which made me so sad to see how little information there is. people like you are starting the conversations we need to be having in order to help those with arfid!
So proud of you, Hannah! Thank you for sharing your journey. ❤
So inspiring to see Hannah be so brave. She is a beautiful soul.
I love the way she is thoughtful about the tastes and textures to describe what she likes and doesn't like. Great job both of you to advocate!
Hannah got this! She has literally the whole world supporting her!
Hannah is just the sweetest little girl. And you seem like such a wonderful mother. Sending love to you all on your journey. ❤
You’ve got this baby girl you can beat this! It’s ok to keep trying because everything is ok.
You're doing an amazing job & Hannah and her brothers are lucky to have such a caring Mom. I hope Hannah knows how much we are all cheering her on, she really is such a brave & loving soul. What a great way to help encourage her on her journey. Keep doing awesome Hannah!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey! My daughter is the same age & has ARFID too. You have truly inspired us! Your family is so brave.
I look forward to watching your bravery every day! Your positive attitude is amazing. I’m rooting for you 100 %! Also, you look SO much like my daughter when she was your age. 💕
Such a sweet family, I hope the situation gets easier for her and your family
She's so strong being able to listen to all this and stay strong not only on camera but also in the real world. You, Hannah and your mom are such genuinely strong, beautiful and brave people. Bless you all. I'm praying for you guys always and forever. Keep thriving beautiful💖
I’m so glad to hear your story, and I enjoy all of Hannah‘s videos. We are all on a journey of some sort. Sometimes it’s invisible when people look at us. I think you’re doing a great job trying to keep your body healthy and enjoy some of the foods available. Keep trying! I’ll be watching from Nashville.
Hannah! You rock! So proud of you and how brave you are.
She’s such a bright and brave girl. I love watching her videos!
you both seem lovely!! i started my own(i’m 19) journey of starting to try foods i never touched before about 5 months ago, all on my own! i’m so freaking proud of hannah!!! :D i know how hard it is, but i’m so glad you all understand it early. i actually lied about being allergic to the food i didn’t like until i was 13, just because i felt so embarrassed. this girl is going to grow up with such strong boundaries & an amazing understand of herself, what you’re doing is so important.
Omg I just love seeing your journey!! Thank you so much for letting us in! I have issues with the smell of foods especially meats!! I also have a visual issue with foods and texture issues! But I try too try new things! Keep up the good work Hannah you are such a joy too watch!!❤
Thank you for making these videos and bringing awareness to this type of eating disorder. And I'm glad it's helping Hannah's journey as well. You could see the big smile she got on her face when you talked about all the support she gets from Instagram with people cheering her on❣️ And on a side note, Hannah your hair is beautiful. I wish I had half the amount of hair you have. Mine is so thin. Best of luck with this journey. And I'll keep watching & cheering you on
Hannah you are amazing!!!! So are you, mom!!
I’ve been following other girls with other eating disorders and posting videos about their eating routine is what helped them in their relationship with food too! It's so good these platforms can bring this type of good too. Hannah is so cute and smart and it’s awesome to see that she’s so dedicated on her recovery, I hope y’all can always be happy 🍀
Hannah you are amazing! you are a huge inspiration, three bites is crazy! you are so strong!! totally channeling the way you speak to yourself when I am struggling with my food
Thank you for filming this Hannah's mum! This hopefully has answered a lot of questions that people are posting/assuming about her story and her videos. She's a gorgeous girl and she's so so brave!
your such a beautiful human ❤ you are strong !! I will follow along that amazing journey your having 💛
Been watching you on Instagram. Glad to know about your journey. Happy to keep supporting you all! ❤🎉
Love Hannah and so much hope for her continued success! ❤❤❤
Bless her heart! She’s a strong little girl! That’s huge to go through as a mother as well. I’m so glad she’s doing better within this last month! Make sure you ignore all the unnecessary comments precious little girl, you’re helping so many people! Good job!
just came from a post on twitter about her and watched some of her videos trying foods and I could not be more proud of such a brave little girl, I don’t have ARFID but have struggled with my mental health for many years so I can understand how difficult and out of your control it is, but for her to take a strong stance against it and be so brave truly warmed my heart, it can be so much easier to give up and watch illnesses wreck your life that her being so small and yet so brave to fight it almost brought me to tears. She truly has become an inspiration for me and I will remember her when I feel like giving up on myself because of my anxiety and depression, I hope she knows there’s some of us who see her struggle and understand, and I send her all the support and strength! Hannah you’re my inspiration! and I’m so happy she has such a great family around her ❤
Proud of you Hannah! I had never heard of ARFID before I came across your Instagram but you motivated me to educate myself and now I'm one of your biggest supporters. Thanks for sharing your journey - it's awesome that your mum adapted the idea of taking videos to send to your therapist into sharing online to help motivate you and educate others, such as myself. Whenever I see your Instagram reels and you find a new food you would try again or a safe food I get so excited for you and your progress - I'm so glad you liked strawberries and blueberries, those are some of my favourite fruits!
You must be so proud of how far you've come and I hope that you continue to try new foods and expanding your safe foods lists so meal times are not so stressful for you. You're a beacon of optimism and positivity and I wish I was as brave as you when I was your age. Sending love from Australia, to you and your family ❤
Hannah you’re slaying mommas
i really resonated when you talked about the feedback from other people about safe foods/limited diet because that happened to me growing up almost any time i ate in front of people. it sucks to be made into a spectacle over something you can’t control. cheering you on hannah!!
Hannah is so cute and so smart, I love watching her overcome and learn.
I love Hannah so much! Her videos are inspiring. I’m autistic and have ARFID, Hannah and you have helped me learn about my ARFID more ❤
hannah is the absolute cutest!! 😊
i suffer with a condition called gastroparesis since i was 13, but only got the correct diagnosis at 17 (i am now 18)! i often feel nauseous, which makes me very anxious to eat most of the times :( seeing someone being so brave motivates me a lot. im so proud of you, hannah!! you're awesome 🫶
im so proud of you sweet girl ❤❤
you’re really a good mum❤ and I wish all the best to your beautiful daughter ❤
Thank you both!! I worked in SPED in an elementary school and we had an autistic girl who had issues as Hannah has described. I’ve never heard of ARFID. She worked with the school Speech counselor and made great progress through the years. Which I’m grateful for her life that turn more healthy I guess I don’t know where she is now with it all but I hope her the best I’m hurting Hannah as well, you’re very brave little girl to be doing this for everybody. I know it’s for yourself as well but the amount of people that you’re helping is so good. And thank you to your mom and dad and your brothers, it affects everyone, so thank you for putting yourself out there.
Thank you for doing this! I’ve been struggling for a few years with how to treat my 10 year old son Chase and your story is identical to mine. Almost every detail and behavior. I shared a few of your daughter’s videos with him last night and it definitely resonated with him. More so than me just telling him. I actually like the idea of having a remote doctor (can you recommend yours?). And doing the videos. There’s always so much anxiety with the in person appointments. Feel like we are starting from scratch again but your videos provided so much clarity and motivation. Will keep watching with my son. . Thank you. Eric K
What a great mother you are to recognize when you child was in desperate need!
Thank you for sharing your journey, Hannah and Mom! I am an adult with multiple food allergies and other intestinal issues and I tend to be anxious around food even if I make it safe for myself. I love cheering you on from afar in the Pacific Northwest! 😊❤
Thanks Hannah for being so brave and fighting your anxieties. It’s great to follow your progress. There will always be ups and downs, but keep fighting against Mr. ARFID. One day he might stay in Antarctica ❤
Hannah, you are very brave to come forward to try to help others with your disorder. At least you’re will to try different foods. That’s a big step forward. Keep up the good work.❤
I'm on my journey of healing my relationship with food ❤❤ its so hard to untangle things in our minds and I'm so happy you have a supportive family who can help you as you learn and grow.
Hannah, we are all so proud of you!
I remember when I was in kindergarten, kids in my class shouted gross things when I ate and it always made me feel so sick. I went to the nurse with stomach aches on a regular basis. Then I consistently ate peanut butter sandwiches for lunch at school every day from 1st grade through high school. I would gag every time my parents tried to get me to eat new foods. Textures were really hard for me.
One of the biggest things that worked for me in overcoming my food anxiety was learning how to cook as an adult. There was something about the control I had making my own dinners, researching recipes, adding seasonings, chopping the ingredients, seeing every listed ingredient that took so much of the anxiety and unpredictability away that comes with others preparing my food. I’d start with foods I knew I liked and add one new thing (like mushrooms on pizza) as an add-on. And if I didn’t like the add-on, I could eat what I liked anyway. Or figuring out how to take scary foods and make them friendly foods by making them more like things I liked. Maybe I didn’t like raw mushrooms on pizza, but I liked them sautéed in oil and garlic where they’d get soft, kind of like mashed potatoes. So I highly recommend collaborative meals with fun food prep, where Hannah can choose the comfort food and choose one or two ways to change it up. Having her be head chef could mirror the same dynamic when she picks the food and makes a video, where she maintains control. Learning how to cook changed my whole perspective on food and being a picky eater.
Excited to see all the new things you try, Hannah!
So proud of you Mom and Hannah. Ignore those who don’t understand and just think you’re picky. You know the truth. They don’t. Keep shining ✨✨
Hannah, you are very BRAVE young lady. You should be so proud of your courage to try new foods.
Keep going Hannah, you're doing great!! :DD💕💕💕💕💕
Having one of the cutest kids on the planet certainly got the subs up. She's a delight to watch
I love you guys!!! ❤
Such an awesome mom! Good job advocating for your child
You go girl ! Proud of you 🎉❤
Hi Hannah, I'm a 10 y/o kid from US I just recently stumbled onto your Instagram and me and my mom watched a few of the posts and instantly fell in love with your content. I struggle with ARFID as well, and it made me so happy to see other kids going through the same things. I haven't done feeding therapy yet, but your posts gave me ideas and I might try your way out! You seem like a very nice girl and when I saw your slime post I got excited because I also like slime and make my own, might start my own business soon as well! When I read the comments, I got so angry because these people have little to no information about what you, me, and others worldwide are going through. These people seem to not care or see what literally your whole account is about. Wishing you the best of luck on your journey, XOXO, - Dev
Hooray for your progress! I have watched some of your videos and one thing I'm alwasys impressed with is that you eat a whole piece of whatever it is - even if your first taste isn't so good = you continue to try more bites. And you are very clear about why you do/do not like something. Hope your journey continues!