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Co-director Lydia interviewed on Today Tonight about Weight Loss Trickery

Last week co-director Lydia Jade Turner was interviewed on Today Tonight about OK! Magazine’s weight loss trickery. Please note...

December 19
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The Morning Show asks Lydia about a new day spa for children

Earlier this week, The Morning Show asked Lydia about the emergence of day spas for children in the UK...

December 4
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The Morning Show asks Lydia about a 'photoshop ratings system' and its impact on body image

Earlier this week, co-director Lydia was interviewed on The Morning Show about a new photoshop ratings system that reveals...

December 4
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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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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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Latest book review – ‘Why Can’t I Look the Way I Want?’

Melinda Hutchings strikes again with a vital resource for the shelves of adolescents, parents, teachers and school counselors. If...

November 2
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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
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Learning to treat patients with respect

By Lydia Jade Turner Last month, a woman in her early twenties contacted me, distressed upon witnessing the mistreatment...

October 13