On this week’s episode I am super excited to introduce you to this week’s guest, counsellor from the Butterfly Foundation, Petria Nagel. Tria was trained at Headspace a well known youth organisation in her undergraduate degree before she obtained a  graduate role as a  helpline counsellor at the Butterfly Foundation. Tria now works at the butterfly foundation where she has been for nearly two years and is currently completing a Masters degree in Counselling at the University of New England. 

For anyone that hasn’t heard of the Butterfly Foundation it is Australia’s national leading eating disorder service which offers free support for people for eating disorders and body image concerns. Butterfly is a national charity that offers a range of services for people with lived experience of eating disorders, families, friends, and communities. 

On today's episode we will be speaking about the Butterfly Foundation helpline, Butterfly’s services and some of the presentations that are coming through the national helpline. So please welcome our next special guest Tria!

Podcast Summary: 

1.    Access to trained eating disorder professionals 

2.    The stages of change model 

3.    Body dissatisfaction statistics and young people

4.    Boys and men with help seeking

5.    Taking small steps towards recovery

6.    Every person is worthy or deserving of support 

The Butterfly foundation Website: butterfly.org.au

Instagram: @thebutterflyfoundation

Podcast: Butterfly: Lets Talk

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

Headspace website: headspace.org.au

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to TEDx speaker, author, Executive Director, owner and Founder of Wasatch Family Therapy, Dr Julie Hanks. Dr. Hanks holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Utah and a PhD from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She was an Assistant Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Lecturer at Utah Valley University in the Behavioural Science Department. She was also an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Southern California in the Virtual Academic Center Master of Social Work Program in the greater Los Angeles area. She currently runs the Wasatch Family Therapy, LLC, is a thriving outpatient therapy clinic in Utah in Salt Lake County, Davis Country and Utah Country.

She has authored two books The Burnout Cure and The Assertiveness Guide for Women. Dr. Hanks has appeared across the media on television, on radio, podcasts and news articles. Her research interests include gender roles, women, social work education, mental health, boundaries, assertiveness, family life and couples. Hanks earned her PhD in marriage and family therapy with an emphasis in creative systemic studies. Her dissertation topic on supporting creative productivity in mothers. Hanks is a content creator, Psychotherapist, private practice consultant, relationship expert and is a singer songwriter. She is also the host of Ask Dr. Julie Hanks podcast and was a blog writer at PsychCentral.com

On today’s episode Julie will be speaking about assertiveness, boundaries and communicating your needs more effectively within relationships. Discussing the different attachment styles and how they may impact the expression of thoughts, needs, wants and feelings. She shares how people can be assertive without being passive or aggressive. Through using clear, respectful communication which can lead to stronger relationships, better conflict resolution, improved self- esteem, protection from boundary crossing, reduced stress and anxiety and the ability to meet your needs effectively. So, to talk more about understanding our attachment styles and how to communicate more effectively is Dr Julie Hanks! 

Podcast Summary: 

1. Check in with what you are thinking, wanting and needing 

2. 5 skills of assertiveness:  self-reflection, self-awareness, self- soothing, self-expression, self-expansion 

3. Attachment styles and the difficulties with communicating needs 

4. How to communicate difficult things and set boundaries in an effective way

5. Being able to differentiate thoughts and feelings 

6. Self- compassion with communicating vulnerabilities, feelings and needs

Links to Dr Julie Hanks 

@drjuliehanks

@wasatchfamilytherapy

Podcast: Ask Dr. Julie Hanks

Wasatch Family Therapy: wasatchfamilytherapy.com

 Links to Dr Hanks books: drjuliehanks.com

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am excited to be introducing you to our next special guest CEO of Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV), Belinda Caldwell. Belinda has extensive experience in both eating disorders and in the broader health sectors such as in health policy and program management. She has completed a Masters in Public Health and has been a renowned CEO at the Australian Practice Nurses Association where she had been a CEO for seven years. However, it was after Belinda had been personally deeply influenced by her daughter’s diagnosis with Anorexia Nervosa that she professionally began to pursue roles in the eating disorder space. Most recently, Belinda is known for her senior role at the Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) as a Carer Consultant and Project Manager where she played a crucial role in the development of resources for carers of loved ones battling eating disorders. 

Belinda has not only worked to expand organisations in the state of Victoria but she has also worked for national organisations such as Eating Disorders Families Australia where she is currently a Founding board member and Vice- Chair. Belinda has also served as a Vice- Chair of the international nonprofit, Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorder (FEAST) up until her departure in 2019. However, it is Eating Disorders Victoria that she has created significant expansion of the organisational services since she joined the organisation in 2019. EDV is the largest community- based organisation in Victoria, funded by the government to provide support services for those affected by eating disorders. EDV offers services for Telehealth counselling services, telehealth nursing, Dietetic services, Carer Coaching, Carer Courses, A Peer Mentoring Program, workshops, group programs and a podcast called ‘Candid Conversations’. 

On today’s episode Belinda shares her heartfelt story after her daughter Lucy was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Sharing how her and her family were deeply affected by her daughter's diagnosis and what resources they could draw on in order to maintain hope. Belinda also shares some of her experience and expertise gained working in the eating disorder space supporting families and loved ones of those affected by eating disorders. So please welcome Belinda!

Podcast Summary: 

1.     The experience of a parent of a child going through recovery from Anorexia Nervosa

2.     Family Based Therapy 

3.     Online communities for carers

4.     The difficulties with transitioning into independence after treatment 

5.     COVID- 19 and the surge of eating disorders in Victoria & worldwide

Eating Disorders Victoria 

Website: eatingdisorders.org.au

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to Founder and Medical Director of the Guadiani clinic, Dr Jennifer L. Guadiani. Jennifer L.Guadiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED, is Board certified in internal medicine after completing her undergraduate degree at Harvard medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Yale. 

Dr Guadiani served as the Medical Director at the ACUTE Centre for Eating Disorders prior to founding the Gaudiani Clinic in 2016. The Gaudiani Clinic offers specialised, trauma- informed outpatient medical care to individuals seeking support for eating disorders, undernourishment related to complex medical issues, and weight inclusive primary care. The Gaudiani Clinic is based in Colarado with a satellite location in North Carolina and is licenced to practice in almost every U.S state via telemedicine. The Gaudiani Clinic also offers international professional consultation and education. 

Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published int eh scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a Fellow Academy for Eating Disorders, and is a former member of the editorial board of the international Journal of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee. Dr. Gaudiani is also the author of the book Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders which has been translated into multiple languages and is available on Amazon with a second addition to be published in the coming year!

On today’s episode we will be speaking about Dr. G’s medical practice and how she came to write her book on people not feeling ‘sick enough’ with presentations of eating disorders. So let’s get into it!

Podcast summary: 

1. Malnutrition can occur in all different body sizes and shapes

2. Medical and non-markers that arise from eating disorders

3. The impact of the overrepresentation of Anorexia Nervosa on stigma and stereotyping of eating disorders

4. Eating disorders are complicated and individual with similar characteristics 

5. Supporting a loved one with an eating disorder

Links to Dr Jennifer L. Guadiani

Website: gaudianiclinic.com

Facebook: Guadiani Clinic

Instagram: @gaudianiclinic

Youtube: Gaudiani Clinic

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to this week’s guest all the way from Massachusetts in U.S , Psychotherapist & Gestalt therapist CindyBlank- Edelman. Cindy has been a licenced mental health professional working for over 20 years after she obtained her Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counselling from Lesley College in 1999. Since then, Cindy has completed 5 years of postgraduate training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of New England. From the early 2000s, Cindy has worked as a counsellor in a women’s domestic violence program, and has nearly 10 years’ experience at Fenway Health, a community health centre in Boston that supports the LBTQIA + community. Cindy is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community herself and has a strong commitment to supporting the issues facing people who are queer, transgender or non- binary. 

Cindy now works in her own private practice where she has been working for over 10 years with clients. Having a particular interest in social justice, sex positivity, body image, eating disorders, trauma and feminism. Cindy uses a Health at Every Size Approach with clients and identifies as being in a lager body. Cindy is also neurodiversity- affirming and aims to help clients challenge internalised beliefs that make people feel disempowered. 

On this week’s episode Cindy will be talking about negative body image, body acceptance and self-acceptance as a way to approach difficulties people face with their bodies. So. lets get into it!

Podcast Summary: 

1.     Body image is the way you think and feel about your body 

2.     Its normal to have negative body image experiences 

3.     Choosing to respond or not to respond to body comments 

4.     The advantages of liking your body list

5.     Body acceptance and self-acceptance

Links to Cindy 

Facebook: Cindy Blank- Edelman, LMHC

Website: blank-edelman.com

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be bringing back one of our previous guests! One of Body Matters very own therapists and Psychologist at PsySolutions, Perri Carlson-Hawke. For anyone who hasn’t met her yet, Perri is a Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor living in the beautiful countryside of Orange. Perri is originally from Queensland but moved to Orange when she completed her Honours in Psychology at Charles Sturt University. She then went on to study Coaching Psychology at the University of Sydney before obtaining her Masters of Clinical Psychology. She has been working in the field of psychology for over 10 years gaining varied experience working with clients. Perri's interest and expertise extends beyond traditional psychology. She practices using an eclectic approach informed by CBT, mindfulness, ACT and neuroscience. She is also trained in neuropsychological assessments, neuropsychology, nutritional psychiatry, coaching psychology, animal assisted therapies, prolonged Exposure Therapy, EMDR and metabolic health treatments. 

Perri has worked with both individuals and groups where she has facilitated therapeutic interventions for people with mood and anxiety disorders. She also designed psychoeducational workshops for organisations such as BHP Billiton, David Jones, Life without Barriers, House with No Steps, McDonalds Australia and Transfield Services.  Perri predominantly works with adults in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders such as Anorexia & Atypical Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder. She has also worked extensively with clients living with generalised and social anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and PTSD.

On this week’s episode we will be going through the different eating disorders and their diagnosis as well as some popular terms used in the eating disorder space. To help people to become more aware of what the different eating disorders are as well as the signs and symptoms for them. So, let's get into it!

 Podcast Summary: 

1. The different eating disorders and their diagnosis 

2. Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Disorder, Rumination Disorder, Pica

3. Non- DSM Eating Disorders such as Orthorexia Nervosa 

4. Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders 

5. Body Dysmorphic disorders overlapping with eating disorders 

6. Eating Disorders vs Disordered Eating 

Links to Perri: 

Websites: 

PsychSolutions health and wellbeing:  ⁠https://mtpsychsolutions.net.au/team/perri-carlson-hawke/⁠

Metabolic Mental Health: www.metabolicpsychology.com.au

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am pleased to be introducing you to this week’s guest all the way from the United States, Psychotherapist and author Dr Sharon Martin. Dr Martin's clinical experience and training goes back to her training as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California where she completed her Master of Social Work at Boston College and Doctorate of Social Work at Simmons University. Dr Martin also went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Clark University in Worcester. Dr Martins has now been practicing for 25 years supporting people through family conflict, codependency, estrangement, perfectionism and anxiety. She is the author of four self- help books, including the CBT Workbook for Perfectionism and the Better Boundaries Workbook. She also writes the popular blog Conquering Codependency for Psychology Today and has been featured in various media outlets including PsychCentral, Web MD, Women’s World and Highly Sensitive Refuge. Dr Martin hopes to help people process difficult childhood experiences, overcome feelings of unworthiness, learn to set healthy boundaries and live a more satisfying life!

On this week’s episode we will be talking about self-sacrificing and codependency in relationships. For people who struggle to value their own needs in relationships. So please welcome our next special guest, Dr Martin!

Podcast Summary: 

1.     Not stating your needs to avoid anxiety, fear, guilt or conflict 

2.     Codependency is being overly focused on someone else’s needs over your own

3.     Increasing moments of reciprocity and vulnerability 

4.     Practicing asking for some of the things you need in a relationship

5.     Developing a strong sense of self

Website: livewellwithsharonmartin.com

Instagram: @Dr_sharon_martin

Youtube: Dr Sharon Martin

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to this weeks guest Dr Toni Pikoos a clinical psychologist, researcher, Co- founder of ReadyMind and public speaker. Toni has a PhD in the intersection of cosmetic procedures, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), mental health and patient satisfaction. Toni is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Swinburne University and a practicing clinical psychologist in Melbourne, specialising in BDD and psychological evaluations for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery and non-surgical procedures. Toni is a proud recipient of the Iain Wallace research Medal for Most Outstanding Doctoral Student, awarded for her PhD. Published in reputable journals including Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, and the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Toni is a world known speaker and educator, being invited to speak at both national and international conferences presenting on BDD and the intersection of psychology and cosmetic procedures.

Dr Pikoos has been involved in advocacy and consulting work to increase psychological safety in the cosmetic industry through her research and consulting with large companies such as Merz Aesthetics and Allergan Aesthetics, among others. She was also involved as a psychological consultant in the AHPRA review into patient safety in the Australian cosmetic industry. Through her social media profile, @thebddtherapist, Toni aims to increase public awareness around BDD and the psychological components to cosmetic procedures. 

On this week’s episode Toni will be speaking about cosmetic surgeries and fostering psychological safety through this process. Differentiating the differences between eating disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder while also looking at their intersections in the presentations of people seeking cosmetic surgeries. As people in Australia and worldwide are increasing their use of cosmetic surgeries a non-surgical procedure, Toni advocates for more psychological supports for people throughout these processes. Toni is also committed to improving people’s self- esteem, body image and people’s relationships with their bodies regardless of people’s use of cosmetic surgeries. So please welcome our next special guest, Toni! 

Podcast Summary 

1.     Body Dysmorphic Disorder vs eating disorders

2.     Editing photos, selfie culture, distorting images and BDD

3.     Cosmetic surgeries and body image dissatisfaction 

4.     The psychological risks during and after the recovery from cosmetic surgeries 

5.     Peer pressure, body based bullying and societal conditioning

6.     Struggling with Body acceptance 

Links to Dr Toni Pikoos:

Websites: 

Readymind.com.au 

Foundationpsychology.com.au

Instagram: @thebddtherapist

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to this week’s guest, one of Body Matters very own therapists and Psychologist at PsySolutions, Perri Carlson-Hawke. Perri is a Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor living in the beautiful countryside of Orange. Perri is originally from Queensland but moved to Orange when she completed her Honours in Psychology at Charles Sturt University. She then went on to study Coaching Psychology at the University of Sydney before obtaining her Masters of Clinical Psychology. She has been working in the field of psychology for over 10 years gaining varied experience working with clients. Perri's interest and expertise extends beyond traditional psychology. She practices using an eclectic approach informed by CBT, mindfulness, ACT and neuroscience. She is also trained in neuropsychological assessments, neuropsychology, nutritional psychiatry, coaching psychology, animal assisted therapies, prolonged Exposure Therapy, EMDR and metabolic health treatments. 

Perri has worked with both individuals and groups where she has facilitated therapeutic interventions for people with mood and anxiety disorders. She also designed psychoeducational workshops for organisations such as BHP Billiton, David Jones, Life without Barriers, House with No Steps, McDonalds Australia and Transfield Services.  Perri predominantly works with adults in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders such as Anorexia & Atypical Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder. She has also worked extensively with clients living with generalised and social anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and PTSD.

On this week’s episode we will be talking about anxiety and its correlations with eating disorders. Going through the different anxiety disorders and normal human psychological responses creating anxiety. So please welcome our next special guest, Perri!

Podcast summary: 

1.     Anxiety is a physiological response to thoughts of worry, uncertainty or unease

2.     The different anxiety disorders  

3.     Food can be used as a maladaptive coping mechanism in response to anxiety

4.     Talking to someone else to get you out of your thought spirals 

5.     Becoming aware of when you may be experiencing anxiety

Links to Perri: 

Websites:

PsychSolutions health and wellbeing:  https://mtpsychsolutions.net.au/team/perri-carlson-hawke/

Metabolic Mental Health: www.metabolicpsychology.com.au

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am happy to be introducing you to our next special guest, Lead Group Facilitator and Moderator at Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA), Sallie Egglestone. EDFA is a Non- for-Profit Organisation centred around the support for families, parents, siblings, partners, grandparents and friends who care for someone experiencing an eating disorder. Supporting those caring for people of all ages providing free carer support including free support groups. The groups include General Support Groups for any diagnose, Diagnosis specific groups such as for carers of ARFID, Severe and Enduring eating disorders (SEED), Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder as well as Carer- groups for siblings, Male carers, New Carers and Grandparents. Run by people with their own lived experience of caring for a loved one with an eating disorder. EDFA is the only national organisation solely for carers with aims to help connect families and carers into the right supports. 

Sallie is the Lead Group Facilitator for the (ARFID) Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder groups after her daughter Isabella suffered from ARFID from the age of or nine for another six years. On this week’s episode Sallie shares her story as a carer and ARFID Support Group Facilitator at EDFA to validate the experiences of carers with a loved one struggling with an eating disorder. As a worried mother herself, Sallie and her husband had their lives turned upside down in a way with their child’s distress, anxiety and fear of food. It was after two painful years that Isabella was finally diagnosed with the correct eating disorder ARFID. Sallie hopes to make carers feel less alone, blame, helplessness, grief, anger, anxiety and self-doubt. Even if it’s only taking 10 minutes to yourself to breathe! So please welcome our next special guest, Sallie. 

Podcast Summary: 

1. Self-care when caring for a loved one

2. Receiving the right diagnosis of ARFID

3. ARFID presentations

4. Support groups for the different eating disorders with EDFA

5. Reducing blame, guilt, shame, and emotional withdrawal

6.  Community, non- judgmental connection, hope & support

Links to Eating Disorders Families Australia 

Facebook group: EDFA Eating Disorders Families Australia 

Website: https://edfa.org.au

Instagram: @edfaaustralia

Links to the Practice: Located in Crows Nest, Sydney

Website: https://www.theprac.com.au/

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: 

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email