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 in counselling 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 as a helpline counsellor. She is also 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 an eating disorder, families, friends, and communities. 

On todays episode we will be speaking about the Butterfly Foundation helpline, Butterfly’s services and some of 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

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