“I grew up in a world where being “perfect” was the goal, perfect performance, perfect body, perfect smile. But what people didn’t see was the pressure from all around.” Natalie Taschlerova shared her ongoing struggle with anorexia
Natalie Taschlerova revealed that she has been battling anorexia since 2019.
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Natalie Taschlerova shared her ongoing struggle with anorexia since 2019, describing the pressures of the sport and her journey toward recovery and self-acceptance.
“I’ve been an athlete for most of my life. I grew up in a world where being “perfect” was the goal, perfect performance, perfect body, perfect smile. And for a long time, I thought that was strength. But what people didn’t see was the pressure from all around. The comments about my body, the constant weighing, the fear of not being “enough”.
Slowly, that pressure turned into something that almost destroyed me.
I developed anorexia back in 2019 and since that, it is constant fight. I pushed my body past every limit it had. Last season I completely lost my period for a year.
My digestion stopped working. I lost energy, joy, and connection to myself. My body was trying to survive. All that stress, all that pressure, it didn’t just hurt my mind. My body started fighting back. I developed an autoimmune illness. And after last season, I injured my ankle. I found myself in a place where I truly thought about giving up. My body was extremely exhausted. My mind was done. I felt like I had nothing left to give.
Being body shamed is…..All the hurtful comments written about me – about my body, about how I looked. Articles that made me feel like I wasn’t enough. Those words stayed with me. They made me question my value, and they hurt more deeply than most people could ever see.
This summer – RED-S syndrome – total burnout. Even when I slept for hours, I still woke up tired. My hormones were out of balance, and even when my period tried to come back, my body was just… tired of fighting.
So I made a decision: to stop running from myself. To start a full recovery…for real this time.
I have a new team now. a nutritionist, a therapist, and people who truly care. I’m in a healthier environment.
I’m learning to listen to my body, to feed it, to rest it, to love it.
These past months have been some of the hardest of my life, but also the most honest. I don’t want to give up. I want to do what I love and love my body while doing it.
To anyone who’s ever felt broken, pressured, or ashamed, I see you. You are not weak. You are not alone. You deserve to heal.You deserve to feel safe in your body again.
My body is still healing. But this time…I’m healing with it,” Natalie wrote.
She also shared a video on her Instagram Reels, saying:
“I’m ready to talk about it. I’m in recovery from eating disorders, specifically anorexia. I’ve been struggling and fighting with food for five years, trying to understand how I can fit into this sport. I thought that being skinny was everything and that everyone would love and appreciate me. It was made very clear to me many times that I was the problem. There have been a lot of hateful comments over the past few years: that I’ve overeaten, that I broke my brother’s spine, that I’m fat even though I train every day, that I have to lose weight, that “you’re so talented, you’re so amazing, but please, can you lose weight?”
I’ve just finished my first Grand Prix of the season, and I’m back in tears.
I pushed my body so far that I developed an autoimmune illness; I’ve been on medication for three years and have developed major issues with my metabolism. I wasn’t kind to my body and kept pushing it somewhere it wasn’t meant to go. This summer, I was diagnosed with RED-S syndrome, which means complete burnout of my body. I’m just trying to get healthy, live, and feel free around food, trying to accept my body. So many girls around me are struggling with the same thing, and we all feel ashamed of not being good enough, skinny enough, pretty enough. We think that when we finally achieve that one goal, it will be enough.
I don’t think I’m the problem, guys. The problem is that people are minding the business of others. You’ve never been in my shoes, and I haven’t been in yours. I’m not judging you, as so many people do on social media. We see everything, and it hurts us. We’re just trying to follow our dreams, enjoy the journey, and bring something that might inspire someone else.
Everyone in this world should not judge someone else’s body; you don’t know what they’re struggling with behind closed doors.
I have a great team that I’m working with. I feel much safer on and off the ice, and I feel accepted. Another reason I’m doing this is for all my skating girlies—I just want you to know that you’re not alone. It’s very important to seek help. Stop before you push your body somewhere you don’t want to be. Please be kind, love yourself, don’t let others define you, and remember you’re the only one walking in those shoes.”
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