Pippa, Orri’s Head of Creative and Somatic Therapy, provides 5 steps that can help you feel grounded and more attuned to your needs in eating disorder recovery.
Body Image
How to cope with negative body talk
It can be difficult to escape the conversation around health, diet or body talk. If you feel stuck in this void of social pressure and diet culture, here’s a gentle blog to remind you that you are enough already.
4 Tips from our Sport and Exercise Psychologist for the new year
New Year, New Me? It doesn’t have to be. Stacey, Orri’s Sport and Exercise Psychologist, offers her specialist insight on how you can be the same you this year, just with more compassion.
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...
Binge eating disorder myths and misconceptions
It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and this week we’re shining a spotlight on binge eating disorder. We spoke to our Psychotherapist, Lauren Aron, about the myths and misconceptions around the illness that can prevent people from accessing support. Myth 1: Binge...
Our Senior Psychotherapist on intimacy and eating disorders
Our Senior Psychotherapist, Romy, delves into the topic of sex, intimacy and relationships in recovery, and how we support our clients around these themes in treatment. What’s the difference between sex and intimacy?...
Recovering from Bulimia: 4 things to keep telling yourself
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 where people...
Coping with body image pressures in recovery
We know that a lot of people can feel an unprecedented amount of pressure during the summer months when it comes to body image. The warm weather can mean we expose more skin than usual as we opt for weather-fitting clothes. Our socialising may change too, with groups...
Orri’s Response: Anorexia: How the eating disorder took the lives of five women (BBC News)
A mother, an Olympic hopeful, a medical student, a waitress and a writer. In a recent article, BBC News asked: “What do the lives and deaths of five women tell us about how anorexia is managed and treated?” It is heartbreaking to read about the deaths of Maddy,...
Orri’s Response: ‘I was terrified to put on weight’ – the ‘culture of fear’ in British gymnastics (BBC News)
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 her peers and we fully commend the independent...
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...