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Welcome to Real Talk, the QUT Student Services Podcast. Each episode, we dive into real-life challenges, share practical coping strategies, and interview experts who offer valuable insights on managing stress, anxiety, and the pressures of academic life. Tune in, take a breath, and let's build a healthier, more resilient university experience together. Sarah Winkleman is a Clinical Psychologist and counsellor at QUT Student Services. Melanie Rolfe is a current PhD student at QUT a well as a psycho-social researcher in paediatric health.
In this episode, Sarah and Mel chat with Carmel Fleming, PhD, from the Queensland Eating Disorder Service. Carmel shares valuable insights into the emotional, psychological, social and physical facets of disordered eating, and how it can progress into a clinical eating disorder. We also unpack some myths around who can experience eating disorders, explore the signs, and offer advice to loved ones and individuals on how to access support. Help and support is available, and recovery is possible.
Links:
For support for yourself or a loved one, call 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673). Or visit the Butterfly Foundation: Support for Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues | Butterfly Foundation
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) Service locator: Service locator
And information for family and friends: Families and Supports
More support for families and carers: Eating Disorders Families Australia - Support for families and carers of those with Eating Disorders - EDFA
EDQ: Eating Disorders Queensland - Home
Reach Out and Recover: Reach Out and Recover – Intervention resource for eating disorders
QUT Eating Disorders Clinic: Eating Disorders Clinic - Student - QUT Portal
QUT Medical Centre: QUT Medical Centre - Home
Counselling support is available to current QUT students at both Garden’s Point and Kelvin Grove Campuses. Visit Counselling and psychology - Student - QUT Portal for details, or call (07) 3138 2019.
This podcast touches on topics relating to mental health and is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the valuable experience of personalised counselling support. If you need urgent help, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you or others are in immediate danger of harm or in the case of a mental health emergency, always call 000.
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By QUTWelcome to Real Talk, the QUT Student Services Podcast. Each episode, we dive into real-life challenges, share practical coping strategies, and interview experts who offer valuable insights on managing stress, anxiety, and the pressures of academic life. Tune in, take a breath, and let's build a healthier, more resilient university experience together. Sarah Winkleman is a Clinical Psychologist and counsellor at QUT Student Services. Melanie Rolfe is a current PhD student at QUT a well as a psycho-social researcher in paediatric health.
In this episode, Sarah and Mel chat with Carmel Fleming, PhD, from the Queensland Eating Disorder Service. Carmel shares valuable insights into the emotional, psychological, social and physical facets of disordered eating, and how it can progress into a clinical eating disorder. We also unpack some myths around who can experience eating disorders, explore the signs, and offer advice to loved ones and individuals on how to access support. Help and support is available, and recovery is possible.
Links:
For support for yourself or a loved one, call 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673). Or visit the Butterfly Foundation: Support for Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues | Butterfly Foundation
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) Service locator: Service locator
And information for family and friends: Families and Supports
More support for families and carers: Eating Disorders Families Australia - Support for families and carers of those with Eating Disorders - EDFA
EDQ: Eating Disorders Queensland - Home
Reach Out and Recover: Reach Out and Recover – Intervention resource for eating disorders
QUT Eating Disorders Clinic: Eating Disorders Clinic - Student - QUT Portal
QUT Medical Centre: QUT Medical Centre - Home
Counselling support is available to current QUT students at both Garden’s Point and Kelvin Grove Campuses. Visit Counselling and psychology - Student - QUT Portal for details, or call (07) 3138 2019.
This podcast touches on topics relating to mental health and is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the valuable experience of personalised counselling support. If you need urgent help, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you or others are in immediate danger of harm or in the case of a mental health emergency, always call 000.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices