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A space for sharing all things body image and eating disorders related. All blog entries are written by our staff, those with a lived experience and professionals.

Tag: carers

30 Aug 2023
Resource

Simple acts to make your loved one’s life easier when they have an eating disorder

Eating disorders can be incredibly isolating, and families and carers can have a pivotal role in an individual's recovery. We asked people with lived experience for their advice on how loved ones can best support their eating disorder, in support of Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023.
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13 Apr 2022
Experience

Tips for Easter while living with an eating disorder

Navigating holidays or celebrations that revolve around food and indulgence may be tricky for people living with eating disorders, body image concerns or those who are in their recovery journey. Our Butterfly team has put together some tips and resources on handling Easter while living with or in recovery from an eating disorder.
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11 Apr 2022
Tips

National Sibling Day: Advice for people who have a sibling with an eating disorder

Eating disorders impact more than just the individual - their effect can be felt by the whole family and support network. For National Sibling Day, we've prepared some tips to help support those who have a sibling with an eating disorder.
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16 Aug 2021
Experience

How I supported my partner through an eating disorder

Todd shares how he helped his partner through an eating disorder, and what you can do to provide support to your loved one.
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05 Jul 2021
Resource

Ambivalence to Eating Disorder Recovery

Having ambivalence towards eating disorder recovery is common; a part of you might really want to cling to your illness, while at the same time another part of you wants to free yourself from the hold your eating disorder has over you. Learn why this is the case and how to overcome ambivalence to eating disorder recovery.
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22 Feb 2021
Experience

My pregnancy journey: What I have learnt about body image and how I’m accepting my changing body

"It’s not easy watching the body you’ve known and controlled for years change, with no choice but to sit back and let it happen. But in moments of darkness I remember my body isn’t ruined; it has changed to create, house, feed and birth our son." Melissa shares her journey with an eating disorder and body image while pregnant.
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