Unlocking Understanding: Supporting Students with Eating Disorders
Advice for teachers and support staff on recognising and supporting eating disorders in students
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- Jun 26
- 3 min
Is the 'war on obesity' contributing to eating disorders?
A global increase in obesity, as defined by the problematic metric BMI, has prompted countless public health initiatives and policies...
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Break Free From 'What-Iffing'
Transforming Thinking Styles to Combat Eating Disorders Anxiety is relentless. It infiltrates our thoughts, drains our physical energy...
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Have you heard of PoTS?
What is PoTS and what is the connection to eating disorders? Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is a chronic and often...
- May 15
- 6 min
Is my eating disordered?
In a world in which the diet industry has become so dominant, where weight stigma and the idea of the thin ideal is being constantly...
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Attachment styles and eating disorders
Today I want to to have a look at attachment styles and their part in the development and maintenance of eating disorders. The first...
- Mar 4
- 4 min
How to help prevent eating disorders in children and teenagers
As a parent, caregiver, or educator, it's important to be careful of what we say to children and teenagers about their bodies, food, and...
- Feb 27
- 3 min
What is chewing and spitting disorder?
*Tw contains potentially triggering information. Please consider if you may be upset or triggered before reading Chewing and spitting...
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Tools to add to your recovery toolbox
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that require a combination of professional help, personal commitment, self-care and...
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Eating disorders, trauma and shame
As both a trauma-informed and a shame-informed therapist, I see all the time in my work how eating disorders, trauma, and shame are...
- Feb 20
- 4 min
What NOT to say to someone in recovery
Being in recovery is hard enough without people wanting to share their ‘helpful’ opinions and advice with you (by the way, not helpful)...
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Eating disorders and Co-Occurring disorders
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that often occur in combination with other psychiatric disorders. The direction of...
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Eating disorders and skin picking
Eating disorders and skin picking are separate but related conditions that often co-occur. SKIN PICKING Skin picking, (also known as...
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Treating bulimia with CBT
What Is Bulimia? What Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ? How Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Used to Treat Bulimia? Bulimia is a severe...
- Jan 7
- 7 min
Dealing with triggering comments in recovery
The weight restoration phase of recovery is hard. We're dealing with physical pain and discomfort, (such as nausea, bloating,...
- Jan 2
- 4 min
Afraid of Food?
Having fears is a reality for all of us to a greater or lesser extent. Generally speaking, a fear is an unwanted and unpleasant feeling...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 8 min
Excessive exercise and anorexia
Please note: Information presented in this article may be triggering for some people. If you are having suicidal thoughts, there is a...
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
DEAR RECOVERY...
Journaling for me personally was something I thought people kind of grew out of after jotting down about their heartbreak with the kid...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 7 min
Weight Restoration in Eating Disorder Recovery
I'm often asked what's the best way to restore weight in recovery The advice around weight restoring in eating disorders and general...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 10 min
STOMACH ISSUES IN ANOREXIA RECOVERY
A recurring issue for most of us in recovery will be problems with the stomach- digestion, sensitivities, apparent intolerances, wind...
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