Found 249 results for "lived experience"
Emily: Autism and Atypical Anorexia
"I found it hard to get help after my diagnosis because I didn’t fit the stereotypes that people had in their minds about autism and anorexia. Professionals working with autistic people need more education about supporting us because their words can be harmful. It didn’t help when people treated me like I was attention seeking or could change how I thought without help." Emily shares her experience as an autistic woman living with atypical anorexia.
https://butterfly.org.au/emily-autism-and-atypical-anorexia/
How dietitians can help eating disorder recovery
"A key component to recovering from an eating disorder is rebuilding a healthy, compassionate relationship with food - look no further than an accredited practising dietitian to be able to help you with this." Alex shares how a dietitian helped him during his own eating disorder recovery, and why he's now passionate about using his lived experience as a dietitian himself.
https://butterfly.org.au/how-dietitians-can-help-eating-disorder-recovery/
International Women’s Day: Cracking the code on body image
The global United Nations theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’, with events in Australia badged as ‘Cracking the Code’, referencing the cultural, economic and social codes and behaviours that entrench inequality, including the digital gender gap. Sarah Squire, Butterfly’s Head of Knowledge, Research & Policy, explores what this theme means for the relationships that girls and women have with their bodies in online environments.
https://butterfly.org.au/international-womens-day-cracking-the-code-on-body-image/
Federal MPs Unite to Establish Parliamentary Friends Group for Eating Disorder Awareness
Supported by the Butterfly Foundation, 23 Federal MPs have come together from across the political spectrum to establish the Parliamentary Friends of Eating Disorder Awareness group, highlighting the critical need for more support and services for people suffering from an eating disorder or body image issues, and their families.
Embracing your queerness is about embracing who you are as a whole person
Chantel identifies as transgender and non-binary and has lived experience of an eating disorder. In this blog, they share their insights into body image, gender, and identity, and how they developed #BodyPride by embracing their sexuality.
https://butterfly.org.au/embracing-your-queerness-is-about-embracing-who-you-are-as-a-whole-person/
Critical need for more services to support people with eating disorders
Butterfly Foundation and Butterfly Residential Care, trading as Wandi Nerida – Australia’s first and only residential recovery centre for people affected by an eating disorder, support the need for greater funding of eating disorder services as highlighted on ABC’s Four Corners program (27 February 2023).
“EveryBODY Welcome”: National eating disorder organisations unite to better support LGBTQIA+ community
Australia’s national eating disorder organisations are uniting to tackle eating disorders and body image concerns in the LGBTQIA+ community, kicking off their EveryBODY Welcome campaign during WorldPride, with a stall at Mardi Gras Fair Day.
All about #BodyPride as an LGBTQIA+ human
https://butterfly.org.au/podcast/all-about-bodypride-as-an-lgbtqia-human/
Making it easier for school professionals to implement eating disorder prevention in Australian school settings
A new study has revealed barriers such as a lack of resources, training, funding and workload is hindering school professionals from delivering eating disorder prevention in Australian school settings. We examine why body dissatisfaction is a serious issue among young people, and how our whole of primary school body image program, Butterfly Body Bright, can help.
