Found 249 results for "lived experience"
Ramadan and eating disorders: lived experience advice
"By the time I was in my early twenties, my relationship with Ramadan became far more complex. I had not only developed an eating disorder, but other factors including my job at that time, who did not understand Ramadan and what it meant to me, all contributed to the loss of connection I once had with the holiest month of the year." Rahma shares how she manages being in eating disorder recovery while observing Ramadan.
https://butterfly.org.au/ramadan-and-eating-disorders-lived-experience-advice/
On both sides of the therapy table: Navigating dual identities of being a clinician with lived experience in eating disorders
Pheobe has a lived experience of Anorexia and Bulimia, and is now a clinical psychologist registrar, currently working in the private and public sector in the area of eating disorders. Find out how she manages the transition from client to clinician and the difficult conversations on the mental health of clinicians.
https://butterfly.org.au/being-a-clinician-with-lived-experience-in-eating-disorders/
Tips for the holiday season from Butterfly experts and lived experience voices
We asked Butterfly experts and members of our Lived Experience Network, the Butterfly Collective, for their advice and tips on navigating the holiday season while also living with an eating disorder.
Butterfly Collective: Lived Experience Insights for BIEDAW
For Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW, 6-12 Sept), Butterfly's lived experience network, Butterfly Collective, share their insights into diet culture and body image, with positive tools and strategies you can use to reduce the impact diet culture has on your life.
https://butterfly.org.au/butterfly-collective-lived-experience-insights-for-biedaw/
Non-Binary Day through a lived experience lens
"You can have curves, wear male clothes, have short hair and wear make up. You are the master of yourself. Bodies are just bodies, your heart and mind are more important than aesthetics." In celebration of Non-Binary Day, we asked members from our lived experience network what being non-binary means to them, and how it has affected their body image.
https://butterfly.org.au/non-binary-day-through-a-lived-experience-lens/
People with lived experience invited to #ShareYourStory this World Eating Disorders Action Day on 2 June
Eating Disorder Alliance of Australia (EDAA), representing the voice of lived experience for eating disorders across Australia, invites people to Share Your Story.
Eating disorder organisations to present a united voice on behalf of lived experience
Eating Disorder Alliance of Australia (EDAA) formed to represent the voice of consumers, carers and health care professionals.
How my gender identity impacted my eating disorder as a man of transgender experience
"Being transgender and having an eating disorder are two very lonely experiences. I spent 6 years in and out of hospital and during this time found my struggle with my gender identity to be a barrier to treatment. When I began my transition from female to male, life started to look a little brighter but then I was faced with the challenges of not living up to the masculine ideals of being muscular and having big broad shoulders and a small waist." Reece shares his story of recovering from anorexia as man of trans experience.
https://butterfly.org.au/how-my-gender-identity-impacted-my-eating-disorder-as-a-trans-man/
Being non-binary and having an eating disorder: A trans person’s experience
Research suggests that trans people experience eating disorders at four times the rate of their cisgender peers. In celebration of Pride Month, Queer advocate Stevie Lane shares their journey towards body acceptance after overcoming an eating disorder.
https://butterfly.org.au/a-trans-persons-experience-towards-body-liberation/
