My Pear-Shaped Life

by Carmel Harrington

‘You’ve forgotten how to look for the beauty in your life. It’s there, hidden amid the chaos and mess.

She was still overweight but she felt less Big G and more Greta, with every mile she was taking towards Las Vegas.

Food became both her enemy and her best friend, in a messed-up, abusive relationship.

Life happened. She understood the devastating impact of those two words.