Orri Talks

As a social impact-led business, we exist to make tangible change in the community. This means that we prioritise work that consciously serves the community and solves a community need. The prevalence of people with serious eating disorders that require specialist...

Halloween parties may be off the cards for 2020, but we can still celebrate with baked goods! Michael, Orri’s Head Chef shares a tasty Ooky-Spooky Cookie recipe for you to try at home… Ingredients: 200g/7oz Dairy-free Margarine 125g/4½oz Soft Light Brown Sugar...

This weekend we celebrated World Mental Health Day, reflecting on how in light of the pandemic mental health has been an urgent and consistent talking point over the past 6-7 months. Typically office-bound employees had to transform their kitchen tables and spare...

We understand that some clients may be anxious about coming into in person treatment, especially if they have never visited our London centre before. We want to reassure everyone that we have done everything we can to make Orri safe, for both our clients and our...

April has disappearedAnd May has suddenly appeared,I was hoping by now that the virus had gone,I guess I was wrong…The world might be bit strange,And at time has left me with rage, BUT, Orri is still here,And are being loud and clear,That we might be apart,But we are...

As we heal from the coronavirus pandemic, now more than ever we’re thinking about “hope”; how we need to hold onto it and nurture it, particularly during challenging times such as these. Our amazing client shares her thoughts on what it means to nurture hope in eating...

Never more than now have we needed the strength and courage to hold ‘hope’. Hope that we can weather these strange and uncertain times, hope that our loved ones and ourselves can find the least difficult pathway through this period, and the hope that we can hold on to...

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...

Scott, our Head Chef, has been part of the Orri team since day one! We sat him down to learn more about the work he does with our clients and Senior Dietitian, Paula. Being Head Chef for an eating disorder clinic is quite a unique role. What was it that made you...

The BBC recently highlighted the need for more mental health hospital beds in England to end the distress that comes with sending of patients far from home. As providers of specialist day treatment that’s embedded in the community, we wanted to share our response....