ANZAED 23: Still more to learn from the latest in research
At the recent Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders conference on the Gold Coast, we spoke to experts about new and groundbreaking insights into eating disorders. This episode is the ...
31 Loka 202332min
In depth with lived experience advocate Shannon Calvert
The key to understanding any mental illness is to listen to those who have been through it. Not only can the voices of those with lived experience of an eating disorder help those who are currently im...
3 Loka 202324min
The latest in diagnosis and care from the annual ANZAED conference
We snuck into the annual Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) conference to illuminate the future of eating disorder diagnosis and care. We recorded on-site at the conferenc...
5 Syys 202330min
In depth with former helpline manager Juliette Thomson on person-centred recovery
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-V–also known as the psychiatrist’s bible–there are only four official diagnoses for eating disorders. Though experts exp...
1 Elo 202325min
What medications can help you recover from an eating disorder?
There’s a medication for almost every illness, and that’s true for mental illnesses,including eating disorders. But how do they work, and how do they help? We’relaunching our fourth season of Butterfl...
4 Heinä 202336min
What 1600 young people told us about their body image
The results from the new Butterfly Body Kind Youth Survey are in, and they’re concerning. More than 1600 young people aged 12-18 took part in the survey, with at least half saying they were dissatisfi...
6 Kesä 202327min
Meet the three MPs committed to better care for eating disorders
In February this year, ABC dedicated their flagship investigative report, Four Corners, to eating disorders. This was, in part, because of a few Members of Parliament. The MPs are Teal Independent Zoe...
9 Touko 202326min
It still hurts: Appearance-based teasing when you're a kid
Many of us remember being teased about our appearance in primary school because it happens - a lot. Perhaps we don’t think about it much now, but chances are the experience has left a mark on who we’v...
11 Huhti 202323min
