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Recognise. Understand. Respond.

Join Dr Ashlea Hambleton and Dr Rachel Kalman for “Eating disorders and motherhood: Recognition, risks and responsive care”—a practical clinical workshop at our Reset & Rejuvenate Research Retreat.

Explore:
• Eating disorders and subthreshold presentations in the perinatal period
• Maternal and infant risks, and barriers to detection
• Screening and safe, evidence-informed multidisciplinary care.

Build your skills, bring your questions and connect with colleagues.

📅 Retreat: 5–6 November 2026
📍 Mantra on Salt Beach, Kingscliff NSW
🗓 Workshop: Friday 6 November, 1:45–3 pm AEDT

Limited places available. View the program and register via the link in our bio.

#PerinatalMentalHealth #EatingDisorders #MaternalMentalHealth #MarceSociety #ResetAndRejuvenate

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What’s it like at a conference dedicated to eating disorders and improving care and support for those impacted?

At the recent Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders Conference @anzaed1, hundreds of dedicated professionals came together and just some of the activities included....

🦋 @wandi.nerida ran workshops on its lived experience embedded model of care, and the importance of weight-inclusive, neuro-affirming treatment approaches.

🎙️ Butterfly’s Let’s Talk podcast host (and long-time sector leader!) Dr Beth Shelton was awarded an ANZAED Lifetime Achievement Award.

☎️ Shared insights from the Butterfly National Helpline, with increasing numbers of first-time contacts, and positive outcomes from our Next Steps Outpatient Program.

🥳 Celebrated @wandi.nerida 5-year anniversary with eating disorder clinicians, and connected with advocates, researchers and supporters.

A special thank you to presenters Ayesha, Callula, Brigitte, Jim, Sarah, Hannah, Carly, Dani and Amarnie – and to the team at ANZAED for bringing us all together. 💙

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tw - discussion of eating disorders and su!c!de

earlier this month was body image and eating disorders awareness week, with the theme ‘stories we’re sold about our bodies’. I’ve been thinking about what that means for me, and I wanted to share that, even if the week itself has passed. when I think about those stories, I think about the things I was promised, and how much I wanted to believe them.

we’re sold so many stories about what changing our bodies will give us. happiness, confidence, health, a better life. and somewhere along the way, it can become really hard to tell where those stories end and the eating disorder begins

“I’m just trying to eat clean.”
“everyone tracks what they eat.”

because before you even realise you’re unwell, there are already so many voices telling you that changing your body will make your life better.

and then anorexia becomes one of them, and it is so convincing

for me, every time the line moved, the illness moved with it. things you once would have recognised as frightening become normal. things you swore you would never do become justifiable. and the more it took from my life, the harder it became to imagine a life outside of it. at times, living at war with my body started to feel harder than not living at all.

that’s the part I want people to understand. beyond the physical consequences, there’s what it does to your thoughts, your world and your ability to see a way through.

anorexia has one of the highest mortality rates of any mental illness.
people without anorexia are 18 times more likely to die by suicide compared to those without

with september also being suicide prevention month, I want to make room for that part of the conversation. because suicide prevention also means talking about the things that can make living feel unbearable

if you are reading this & are struggling - you deserve support before it gets to that point

Butterfly national helpline: 1800 33 4673
Lifeline: 13 11 14

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Last week, during Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week, NEDC joined our colleagues in the Eating Disorders Alliance in Canberra for the Parliamentary Friends of Eating Disorder Awareness event.

Thank you to the Parliamentary Friends co-chairs, Zali Steggall OAM MP (@zalisteggall), Andrew Wallace MP (@andrewwallacemp68) and Susan Templeman MP (@susantemplemanmp), for hosting the event and their sustained cross-party attention to eating disorder awareness.

We were also pleased to be joined by Emma McBride MP (@emmamcbridemp), Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, alongside parliamentarians from across the political spectrum, to discuss what is needed to strengthen Australia’s eating disorder system of care.

Together, the Alliance presented the One Voice Ask, calling on the Federal Government to invest $28.7 million to strengthen eating disorder prevention, treatment and support across Australia.

Australia has a coordinated and increasingly connected eating disorder sector, with a growing range of services, programs, professional networks and lived experience leadership. We also have a clear roadmap: the National Eating Disorders Strategy 2023–2033, developed with the sector and setting out 141 Priority Actions to make a stepped system of care a reality across the country.

Too many people are still unable to find the support they need, when and where they need it. For families and supporters, navigating care can be confusing and exhausting, particularly when the connections between services are unclear.

The EDA’s One Voice Ask aligns with the Strategy and calls for sustained investment to strengthen the workforce, build on proven services, improve navigation and access to care, and raise community understanding of eating disorders.

Eating disorders are serious, treatable illnesses. With continued coordinated action and investment, we can ensure people can access the right support, at the right time, wherever they live.

🔹 To view the full EDA media release, head to the link in our bio.
🔹 To learn more about the National Eating Disorders strategy, head to: www.nedc.com.au/national-strategy

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Proud to co-Chair the Eating Disorders Awareness Parliamentary friendship group, bringing MPs and Senators from across the Parliament together this morning to better understand eating disorders, by hearing from experts in the field and lived experience advocates. @edfaustralia @eatingdisordersqld @eatingdisordersvictoria @anzaed1 @thebutterflyfoundation @edneuroaus @_theembracecollective @nationaleatingdisorderscollaboration @insideout_institute

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This Body Image & Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the Eating Disorders Alliance are in Canberra, calling on the @ausgov to invest in eating disorder prevention, treatment and support. 🦋

We’re asking for an investment of just under $29 million – which is just 0.07% of the national health expenditure.

From rising peptide use, to unregulated weight loss injectables, and harmful wellness culture pressures – the risks are high right now, and we can’t keep waiting.

Over 1.1 million people in Australia are living with an eating disorder – and stigma, financial struggles, reduced accessibility, and alarming gaps in the system of care prevent many from accessing the support they deserve. 💙

We need investment now – to create a sustainable national system of care, that ensures every person impacted by an eating disorder can access the right support, at the right time, regardless of where they live.

Learn more via the link in our bio.

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RECAP: It’s been a busy week of advocacy this #BIEDAW! Our CEO Paul joins the other Eating Disorders Alliance leaders in our national parliament today to launch ‘One Voice’: our joint campaign for shared, reliable funding. 🤝 For EDV, this includes asking government to fund the return of our much-loved SEED program, for people with longstanding eating disorders.

Everyone with an eating disorder deserves access to quality care no matter their circumstances. Australians expect good universal healthcare, and this includes eating disorder support. This funding commitment would mean we can expand our free services to help people through this serious mental illness.

Over the last month, we’ve also met with various Victorian MPs to discuss the rising prevalence and complexity of EDs in Victoria, and EDV’s crucial role in responding to this.

Eating disorder care is everyone’s business. We’re proud to be working with MPs across all different sides of politics to build the support we need. These photos capture just a few of these meetings!

#BIEDAW2026

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Today, members of the Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA) met with Federal Parliamentarians in Canberra to advocate for meaningful action on eating disorder reform, during Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (7-13 September).

Our message to the Government is clear: Australia already has the roadmap. The National Eating Disorders Strategy 2023-2033 outlines the system of care required and the actions needed to achieve it. Through the One Voice Campaign, we are calling for practical, evidence-informed investments to protect effective services, address gaps in community-based care, strengthen workforce capacity, improve service navigation, and support earlier intervention.

These are achievable reforms that will help ensure more people can access the support they need, when they need it.

We thank the members of Parliamentary Friends of Eating Disorder Awareness, including Co-Chairs @zalisteggall @andrewwallacemp68 and @susantemplemanmp , for their ongoing support and commitment to raising awareness and driving change.

EDA Members:
@anzaed1
@thebutterflyfoundation @edfaustralia
@edneuroaus
@eatingdisordersqld
@eatingdisordersvictoria
@_theembracecollective
@insideout_institute
@nedc_australia

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The 2026 theme for Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW) is Redefining ‘Wellness’: Stories we’re sold about health and our bodies. An estimated 1 in 10 Australians will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and dieting is the single biggest behavioural risk.

The diet industry preys on people feeling ‘not enough’, this week is a chance to say body acceptance is for everyone.

Diet and wellness companies make millions by pressuring us to conform to narrow, unattainable body standards. The 2026 BIEDAW theme asks us to question: Who really benefits from diet and wellness culture? And how can you define wellness to truly benefit you?

Through storytelling, education, and community connection, we are amplifying voices of body liberation and acceptance, highlighting the skills people use to filter out toxic messaging, and providing resources that empower all people in Australia to build healthier relationships with food, movement, and their bodies.

We stand for a broader and more inclusive understanding of wellness – one that values mental wellbeing, body respect, and supportive or joyful relationships with food and movement.

Because true wellness isn’t about changing your body - it’s about living fully in the one you have and reaching out for support when you need it.

If you’re worried about yourself or someone else, contact Eating Disorders Queensland for support.

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eating disorders are so often reduced to food, weight and appearance. but what becomes visible is rarely the whole story.

for many people, eating disorder behaviours began by meeting a need, control, predictability, numbness, safety, relief from something that felt impossible to hold.

understanding why an eating disorder developed does not make it harmless. it helps us respond to the person with curiosity and compassion, rather than shame.

someone should not have to look unwell enough, lose everything or perfectly explain their pain before they are believed.

eating disorders make sense in context. and accessing support shouldn’t be reduced to a number or ‘look’

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This week is Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness week.

This year’s theme is “Redefining ‘Wellness’: Stories We’re Sold About Health and Our Bodies.” We consider how our growing diet and wellness culture can cause harm by contributing to body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and eating disorders.

Catch up with the NCJWA webinar we ran last year: ‘Eat My Darling, Eat!’ NCJWA Women’s Voices Webinars.

For more support, go to insideoutinstitute.org.au, or the Butterfly Foundation.

Find the link in our bio

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