If you’re reading this with a couple of seconds to spare, take a moment to ask yourself: When was the last time you did something brave?What did it feel like before you did it?What did you feel like after? When we think of “bravery”, often an image of a courageous...
Katrina White
How to communicate with those we love
Pondering over the title of this blog post, one can’t help but feel the anguish that’s caught up in such a topic. At Orri, we treat both the person with the eating disorder and their loved ones. Because of this, we’re all too aware how easy it is for communication to...
How to stop your habit of comparing
Have you ever stopped to think about how often you compare yourself to others as you go about your day-to-day life? It may be that you check out other people’s clothes, hair, body shape and size whilst killing time on public transport. You might look at friends’...
Orri’s Response: Anorexia is the deadliest mental illness. Why is the NHS still not taking it seriously? (Guardian)
NHS figures recently revealed that hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen 37% across all age groups in the last two years. Tom Quinn, Director of External Affairs at Beat, shared his thoughts in a Guardian opinion piece. We wanted to share our...
5 things to consider when thinking about body image
This week, we’re discussing all things “body image” with our clients – quite a timely topic considering the pervasiveness of diet culture come the start of a new year. Whether someone is suffering with an eating disorder or not, most people struggle with negative body...
You don’t need a “new me” in this new year
If you’re reading this at the beginning of January and feeling overwhelmed with the prospect of a new year – and any expectations that may come alongside that – we’d like to firstly reassure you that it’s okay to just be you. This week, our London clinic reopened...
I’m Recovering This Christmas: Dealing With Downtime
It’s officially the festive season and no matter where you are in life – at school, university, home or at work – you are most likely to find yourself involved in some form of festive celebration. In this series “I’m Recovering This Christmas”, we’re sharing our...
A New Choice for Recovery: Developing Intensive Day Treatment for people with Eating Disorders
Orri’s Chief Executive, Helen England, joined the team in September of this year. Today, she explains why 2019 was such a significant year for eating disorders in the realm research and campaigning, but how there’s much to be done to improve access, transitions to and...
Meet the Chef: Scott Fitzgerald
Scott, our Head Chef, has been part of the Orri team since day one! We sat him down to learn more about the work he does with our clients and Senior Dietitian, Paula. Being Head Chef for an eating disorder clinic is quite a unique role. What was it that made you...
Orri’s Response: Mental health beds shortage ‘causing distress’ (BBC)
The BBC recently highlighted the need for more mental health hospital beds in England to end the distress that comes with sending of patients far from home. As providers of specialist day treatment that’s embedded in the community, we wanted to share our response....
Navigating relationships with an eating disorder
You may have seen our recent blog post about the importance of healthy boundaries. In this blog, we’re focusing more specifically on relationships; what it feels like to navigate relationships whilst you’re in recovery from an eating disorder, and how we work...
Being curious about the vulnerability we feel when being slow
We are all too aware of the physical and mental impact an eating disorder can have on someone. But despite this impact, we often find that eating disorder clients have a reluctance to slow down; to stop what they’re doing and simply rest. If you’re a carer reading...