Eating Disorder Support

The power of day treatment

Beat’s landmark report highlights the critical role that day treatment can play in supporting individuals and families.

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.

University Student Support Tips: by Durham University Beat Society

For University Mental Health Day, we spoke with the executive and a member of Durham University Beat Society, for their thoughts on how to support students’ mental health at university. “Adapt your online experience” I realised that when I’m more fixated on food, my...

Eating disorders do not discriminate

It’s Pride Month. Many LGBTQ+ individuals face unique challenges that put them at greater risk of developing an eating disorder. Just Like Us, a charity that supports young LGBTQ+ people, recently found that LGBTQ+ young people are *3x more likely* to have...

Our Occupational Therapist’s tips for managing transitions

Eating disorders often arise during transitional phases. This is because experiencing transitions – or change – can bring about challenges or dilemmas that have the potential to overwhelm us and our ability to cope. Some examples of transitional phases include: moving...

How to support a friend with an eating disorder

If you’re reading this with a friend in mind, we’d like to firstly acknowledge your position in this friendship and what might be happening for you. Eating disorders don’t just affect the individual sufferer but can impact all different people in their lives –...

You don’t need a “new me” in this new year

If you’re reading this at the beginning of January and feeling overwhelmed with the prospect of a new year – and any expectations that may come alongside that – we’d like to firstly reassure you that it’s okay to just be you. This week, our London clinic reopened...

Being curious about the vulnerability we feel when being slow

We are all too aware of the physical and mental impact an eating disorder can have on someone. But despite this impact, we often find that eating disorder clients have a reluctance to slow down; to stop what they’re doing and simply rest. If you’re a carer reading...