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Help!! Someone I love has an eating disorder!!

  By Psychologist Sarah McMahon At BodyMatters we have a constant stream of people contacting us because someone they...

August 14
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Please join us in welcoming Jen to the BodyMatters Team!

  When people apply for jobs at BodyMatters, or send through their resume, we are often asked what we...

July 31
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Skype: A New Solution to Accessing Treatment for Eating Disorders

By BodyMatters Clinical Psychologist Christie Lomas   Imagine this, your child is unwell, dying from a disease which stops her...

July 23
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Supporting your loved one through an eating disorder

By BodyMatters’ Psychologist Kellie Hodder – check out her facebook fan page here! Living with or knowing someone with an...

October 25
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Christmas is fun … isn't it?

Christmas can be TOUGH when you have an eating disorder…Firstly, summer in Australia means sun, surf and swimmers. So...

December 1
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Eek! I think someone at my gym has an eating disorder!

At BodyMatters we have recently had an influx of enquiries from people who frequent gyms and have noticed other...

November 25
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Would a diagnosis by any other name taste as sour?

In Australia, eating disorders are diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and feature a cluster of behaviours...

November 22
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Anorexia Kills Girls: don't say you love it

Today’s post is written by BodyMatters’ friend and colleague Melinda Tankard Reist.  Melinda...

November 6
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10 things not to say to someone with an eating disorder

by Lydia Jade Turner In our last post we discussed the ease at which one might accidentally distress an eating...

November 1
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TV presenter upsets eating disorders sufferer

By Lydia Jade Turner One of the hardest things about eating disorders is that – as with any mental...

November 1