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Practising self-compassion and self-acceptance can be tricky when navigating body changes in eating disorder recovery. Our Guest Blogger, Cara Lisette, shares her tips on what she found helpful in her experience of recovery and weight restoration. Changes to your body...
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Yesterday, NHS England published its quarterly data on the waiting times for children and young people with eating disorders. The numbers are saddening and reflective of how urgent the need is for early intervention and access to specialist care. ‘The findings...
Anorexia is a complex mental illness, but it is treatable and recovery is possible. Despite how it may seem, anorexia – like other eating disorders – is not just about food. Rather, there are often complex emotional underlying causes that prompt an individual...
Are you wondering how best to support a friend or a loved one in eating disorder recovery? As you someone you care about physically change, it can be easy to assume that they ‘must be better’. The reflection of many people moving...
Arianna joined Orri’s London eating disorder clinic, coming from an eating disorder department based in Italy. She works as an Eating Disorder Associate and supports clients daily with their recovery. Read more about her role in our blog. Can you...
Bulimia is a complex mental illness, but with the right treatment, recovery is possible. It can be incredibly daunting to recognise that you have a problem, but recognition is the first step towards a positive change. Bulimia is an eating disorder...
Eating disorder recovery can be challenging and unpredictable. Week-on-week feelings can change, we may experience unplanned setbacks, but also learn new and important things about ourselves along the way. True healing takes place when you learn to accept what it is, let go of what was and welcome...
There is no “one way” to have an eating disorder. How they manifest both physically and mentally is unique to each individual, yet stereotypes and myths prevail that create barriers to individuals accessing help. Today we explore why men continue...
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a serious mental illness characterised by periods of bingeing – often in response to emotional distress or triggers – and, for some, compensation for the binge through restrictive eating and exercise. People can feel trapped in...
Adam Fare, expert by experience, kindly shares his thoughts and personal experience of navigating eating disorder treatment as a male. “Men get eating disorders too”. Words which have been used a lot, but with little real change or action. For...
Orri’s specialist Occupational Therapy team held a webinar for healthcare professionals earlier this month. The event explored the occupational therapy processes and interventions in eating disorder recovery. Featuring as the third event in Orri’s CPD series, the webinar was collaboratively...
The new MEED guidance is a welcome commitment to preventing deaths from eating disorders and ensuring that recovery becomes possible for all. The guidance, supported by project group Clinical Advisor and Orri Director of Research & Development, Dr Paul Robinson, highlights the...

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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.