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 a...
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Occupational Therapy Intervention in Eating Disorder Treatment
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...
Orri’s Dietetics team answer your food recovery questions
Did you have a food recovery question for our specialist Dietetics team? We may have answered it below. 1) I really struggle with drinking enough fluids (mainly with water). Do you have any tips? Just as regular eating, regular hydration is also important...
Feeling lonely? Here’s what you can do to feel connected.
This years’ Mental Health Awareness Week is looking at loneliness – something pertinent to the experience of living with an eating disorder. We’re joining the UK’s biggest conversation on mental health to ensure no one feels alone in their experience of their illness....
4 things to hold onto during the exam period
If you are in the midst of exam preparation and revising, you more than anyone can understand the pressure that can be felt at this time. Whether you are in your GCSE’s, studying your A-Levels or at university, the assessment period is often filled with high anxiety...
Coping with Easter, with an eating disorder
The Easter holiday is an opportunity to celebrate the changing of seasons and take the long bank holiday weekend to reconnect with our loved ones. But for those living with an eating disorder, Easter can represent multiple challenges. Today we’re taking a look at...
It’s not a relapse, it’s a lapse. How you can get back on track with your eating disorder recovery.
If you are reading this blog in the midst of an eating disorder relapse, know that your experience is completely valid and that relapse in eating disorder recovery is very normal. Below, we offer ways on how you can be kind to yourself during these moments, and still...
5 things to keep in mind about stress, for Stress Awareness Month
In our hyper-connected, fast-paced lives – and after two years of a pandemic infused with uncertainty – you’d be forgiven for perceiving stress as a staple of day-to-day life. Stress Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our...
Introducing Orri’s Portion Clinic, to aid eating disorder recovery
Our understanding of what a ‘normal’ portion is can get skewed when we’re living with an eating disorder. It can be incredibly anxiety-provoking navigating that alone and having to portion a meal for yourself that supports recovery. Zuzanna, our Dietetic Assistant,...
Your food questions answered by Orri’s Dietetics team
Each week, over on Instagram, we ask our follower community to share their questions for our dietetics team. Here are their most recent answers… 1) What foods are best for PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a relatively common condition affecting many women....
Our dietetics team answers your questions
Each week, over on Instagram, we ask our follower community to share their questions for our dietetics team. Here are their most recent answers… 1) How can I stop counting calories? We know just how hard it can be to give up the behaviour of counting calories....
Being intentional in recovery
Our theme for January is Being Intentional. But what does that mean for eating disorder recovery, and what’s the best way to set intentions? We explore below. Recovery from an eating disorder does not happen overnight, nor is it a linear journey. Often, we start...