How are you, and how are you feeling? These questions can receive the most dishonest answers. Hands up if your automatic response is, “fine.” This blog is for those of you that struggle to be honest.
Katrina White
A march for hope, led by Hope Virgo
Last Saturday, Orri walked alongside the eating disorder community to call for action and change in the treatment of eating disorders in the UK. We marched to support the Dump the Scales campaign, headed and organised by prominent mental health campaigner, Hope Virgo.
3 gentle ways to slow down after a panic attack
Your heart is beating fast. Your body temperature has risen. An overwhelming fear consumes you… Panic attacks are very frightening and stressful experiences.
Anxiety and Mental Health Awareness Week
Experiencing anxiety can be a fearful and isolating experience, and there are many reasons why we can feel anxious. It’s important to remember that this is a common and very normal emotion in us all, and that is why it is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week this year.
How to be accountable and take responsibility in eating disorder recovery
Eating disorder recovery requires individuals to be honest of their needs; to be honest to others and how they can support; and to be honest on how recovery is going, even if it feels difficult.
8 Messages of Hope, from Orri’s online community
Orri’s online community shares hopeful recovery affirmations. Allow them to serve as reminders that your life extends so far beyond an eating disorder. You deserve to live your life free from the barriers and hurdles of this illness.
Don’t talk to me about “bouncing back to my pre-baby weight”! – Guest Blogger
Mental health speaker, Carolina Mountford, shares a personal blog based on her experience of eating disorder recovery alongside her pregnancy and motherhood. For Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.
How guilt and shame can hold you back in eating disorder recovery and what to do to heal.
Feelings, such as shame and guilt, can be deeply rooted in an eating disorder, which can be powerful barriers to recovery. It’s essential to understand how they impact your journey towards healing. If this resonates with where your head is at today, these gentle reminders may be what you need to hear.
Oxygen Masks – Alumni Client
‘Hurt people hurt people’. A moving poem depicting the painful journey to eating disorder recovery. A reminder that there is hope.
“I had an eating disorder for twenty years before I started treatment at Orri” – Alumni Client
Alumni client, Reb, shares her eating disorder recovery journey with Orri, and demonstrates how recovery is possible.
The word ‘despite’ – Alumni Client
Despite it all, recovery is possible. An insightful poem capturing the hope and courage that shows up in eating disorder recovery. Written by an Orri Alumni Client.
Meet the Clinical Administrator: Sofia Barrett
Sofia is Orri’s Clinical Administrator. She ensures the team is organised and that diaries are updated, to support clients in treatment. She discusses more about her administrative role in this blog.