Don’t push others to eat For someone with anorexia, who might be trying hard to add extra food into their daily routine, having well-meaning family and co-workers urging them to eat can be really difficult. It can often lead to the person’s eating disorder ‘voice’...
There are many different types of therapy readily available to choose from, for those seeking help. In fact a quick search on google will quickly lead you to all sorts of options, from the more commonly known avenues of CBT, ACT and relationship counselling to...
Do not delay! If someone has an eating disorder, the evidence is clear that early intervention is more likely to result in a successful recovery. Please don’t wait for a significant change in weight or behaviour. Don’t feel that you are being over dramatic. Start...
Advertising is everywhere. It’s such a normal part of modern life than we now accept it without question. If we want to read a newspaper article, we often have to sit through an advertisement or answer a question to be able to access the content....
I spoke at an International Women's Day event last week. It was a reasonably large event and I started by stating that 'statistically there were over 15 people currently in the room who have an eating disorder'. I talked about the secrecy surrounding eating disorders and...
As part of a ‘new corporate strategy’ Weightwatchers in the US, has announced it will be promoting free memberships to teens aged 13 - 17years old. Weightwatchers claim it will "help the development of healthy habits at a critical life stage". I would argue that...
Managing clients with eating disorders and obesity is a tough job! Its made almost fruitless without addressing the biochemical imbalances they are experiencing because of their condition. Good mental health, behavioural change and emotional reframing rely on restoring the body's ability to produce and react to...
The sign-up numbers for gym membership increase by about 15% in the first month of the year, so your local gym will be jumping for joy this week in order to sell the idea of people being able to obtain the body they have always...
by Bianca Skilbeck Coinciding with Body Image & Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW) is the Butterfly Foundations “Love Your Body Week” which runs from 3rd-9th September. With that in mind, there is no better time than now to start to think about the ways in which you...
This week I am in the Gold Coast, Queensland at the 4th NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS and OBESITY CONFERENCE. While catching up with previous participants of our Obesity and Eating Disorders courses has been an added bonus of the conference, I am particularly enjoying hearing the discussions...