Men Aren’t Immune to an Eating Disorder
By Tim Fulton Source: Executive style Eating disorders are more commonly experienced by females but this doesn’t mean that men…
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Signs of Compulsive Exercise
By Tim Fulton We often think of certain things as black or white, good or bad. Exercise is no different.…
Media guidelines for discussing eating disorders
The media plays an important role in educating people about eating disorders. This is a responsibility that needs to be…
SBS Insight: The Health Obsession
Last week SBS Insight covered an important topic that we experience regularly with many of our clients at BodyMatters- when the…
Challenging stigma with recovery stories
In her Honours Thesis, our Intern Psychologist Emma Sheens undertook research on the impact of challenging the stigma of anorexia through…
Should Orthorexia be it’s own diagnosis? Calling all health professionals!
What are the experiences and attitudes of health professionals about Orthorexia Nervosa? Researchers at The University of New South Wales, BodyMatters…
The Health Obsession
Tonight at 8.30pm SBS Insight will be showcasing an important forum on Orthorexia, featuring our Psychologist Sarah McMahon. We would…
Pregorexia
By Georgina Lavan Resource: Diets in Review A friend of mine recently gave birth to a gorgeous baby girl. When…
Support for carers
At BodyMatters we recognise the isolating and frightening experience that carers- parents, partners, siblings and children- experience when their loved…
Might as well face it, you’re addicted to love
By Georgina Lavan Source: Today We all grew up with the ideal TV couple in mind when it comes to…