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Recovery is, as many people already know, a long journey – but it is not the journey you expect it to be. In recovery, you don’t tread the same path throughout the duration of your journey – every day that...
We understand that some clients may be anxious about coming into in person treatment, especially if they have never visited our London centre before. We want to reassure everyone that we have done everything we can to make Orri safe,...
For World Suicide Prevention Day, Lizzie, an expert by experience and Orri Guest Speaker, shares her experience of suicide in eating disorder recovery. A note from Orri: We recognise that this may be difficult for some of our readers, so we...
There’s something in therapy called a “check-in”. A check-in takes place at the beginning of therapy groups and works to focus people in the here and now. You go around, one by one, sharing how you’re feeling in the moment....
For those receiving exam results, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that this is most likely an important time for you, and how, in our response to “important times”, we can sometimes feel tripped up by...
It’s International Friendship Day and we’d like to pose a question…are you a friend to yourself?The saying goes that you can’t properly love someone until you love yourself. For those reading that are suffering with an eating disorder, you may...
It’s International Friendship Day and we’d like to pose a question…are you a friend to yourself? The saying goes that you can’t properly love someone until you love yourself. For those reading that are suffering with an eating disorder, you...
Let’s take a moment to recognise something important: you’re here, reading this blog, having made it through lockdown to (almost) the other side. For many of us it’s been tumultuous. We experienced shock, fear, disbelief, calm, quiet, anger, confusion, anxiety,...
Pavier, 24, told BBC Sport how she developed bulimia when she was 14 and that she retired three years later after becoming “a shell of a person”. It is heartbreaking to read of the abuse suffered by Nicole Pavier and...
As things begin to open up, the expectation of springing back to normality is palpable, but what if lockdown life was actually peaceful? And the prospect of returning to “normality” really daunting? I’m writing this on rather a gloomy, wet...
Our first guest blogger, Emily, shares her experience with an adult-onset eating disorder… I’m now 33 and in early 2019 I started getting more comments on my body and what I looked like than I think I ever had in...
Our first guest blogger, Emily, shares her experience with an adult-onset eating disorder… I’m now 33 and in early 2019 I started getting more comments on my body and what I looked like than I think I ever had in...
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Further support
Looking for more ways to engage with the eating disorder community? Discover more helpful resources designed to support you on your journey to recovery, such as our charity partner, Beat, and other accessible resources.
We also host a range of workshops and events, where connections, education, and healing align. We’re with you every step of the way.