Hope Virgo, multi award-winning mental health campaigner and expert by experience in eating disorders, is our latest Guest Blogger. Below, she shares her intentions and her ‘hope’ for the #ChangeTheStory campaign, and discusses what she believes need to change in...
Guest Blogs
Orri and Wednesday’s Child, for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week – Guest Blogger
For this year’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we’d like to draw attention to the experience of having an eating disorder whilst being pregnant or having just given birth, and the unique complexities associated with this stage of life. In effort to widen this...
Raising awareness: a petition against calories labelling on menus – Guest Blogger
Our community member has launched a petition against calorie labelling on restaurant menus and bravely shares what has driven her to speak out about her cause. I was 12 years old when I first downloaded a calorie counting app. My mental health was already suffering,...
The best way to celebrate men is to take their mental health seriously – Guest Blogger
Dr Chuks, a specialist eating disorder doctor, shares his thoughts for International Men’s Day. Last week’s COP26 was a good starting point. It was by no means conclusive in addressing the phenomenal environmental concerns that we are faced with — but it was a good...
‘Anorexia’ – poem by our Guest Blogger
Our latest Guest Blogger shares a poem about her eating disorder, exploring the feelings and emotions surrounding her experience. “I wrote this poem in an attempt to explore and express some of my thoughts and feelings surrounding my eating disorder. I have a...
Moving to university with an eating disorder – Guest Blogger
Our latest Guest Blogger shares her advice for making the transition to university and prioritising recovery, “Recovery is a mindset, and it’s possible to cultivate it wherever you are.” Moving to university is such a whirlwind of a time. It’s super exciting to think...
Eating disorder: Friend or Foe? – Guest Blogger
Our Guest Blogger shares her experience of recognising how the eating disorder was holding her back in life and love. Like a lot of people over the last 16 months or so, my holiday plans have fallen into disarray. For context, I got married in 2019 and my...
A recap of our webinar on Sex, Intimacy and Relationships – Guest Blogger
Our latest Guest Blogger, Ileana, shares a recap of key takeaways from our recent webinar on Sex, Intimacy and Relationships in Eating Disorder Recovery. If you missed the webinar, you can watch a recording, here. The latest in Orri’s series of Webinars was a...
Our client’s experience of intimacy and relationships in recovery
Our alumni client shares her experience of intimacy and relationships in recovery from an eating disorder, demonstrating how recovery is so much more than improving your relationship to food, and in fact reaches into all areas of our lives. I always thought...
Keeping motivated in recovery – Guest Blogger
Our latest Guest Blogger shares her thoughts on keeping motivated in recovery. They say patience is a virtue and you certainly need it in spades during eating disorder recovery. I recently attended a workshop where the facilitator announced that the average recovery...
“How to save a life” from our client
A client shares their heart-warming experience of Orri’s online treatment programme. How to save a life – Orri. I found Orri at a critical time when I could have easily gone into the depths of my eating disorder. I feel so incredibly privileged and grateful to...
Body, a poem by our client
Our client shares a poem she wrote about her relationship to her body during recovery from anorexia. Coming to a place of acceptance around our bodies changing in recovery is a current theme that our clients face. It’s also one we recognise as very topical as we...