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As always it’s a pleasure to write for the @thementalelf.bsky.social.
Thankyou to
@nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social for the opportunity and the support with editing !
Give my newest blog a read 👇🏼 👇🏼👇🏼
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This is a good analogy. Very useful in carefully controlled settings for specific usages, but unfortunately being widely inserted into everything and used without training or PPE and poisoning a lot of things and people and we’re going to pay a tonne of money to remove it safely in the future
Statistics showing eating disorders to be one of the least funded mental health research areas.
Statistics showing how eating disorders account for around 9% of the total number of people with a mental health condition in the UK.
Eating disorders remain among the least funded areas of mental health research, despite affecting 1.25 million people and accounting for 9% of those with a mental health condition in the UK. 📈
This #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek, learn how you can support vital research in this area: bit.ly/3OZiPFC
Thank you so much!! 😊😊 have a lovely rest of your day!!
Hiya BPS - that would be amazing! Hopefully you can see the screenshot from my uni's ethics system which shows this :)
Feel free to share amongst your own networks - I'm a third of the way to getting enough responses! 😊
@researchdigest.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social @bodyrepnetwork.bsky.social @beatedsupport.bsky.social - would you be kind enough to help a PhD student out and share this post? 🤞
It's #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek - a time for support, advocation & learning. Yet disabled/neurodivergent experiences are less well known.
Help change that! If you're UK based, are 18+, and identify as neurodivergent AND/OR disabled please take part in my study!
tinyurl.com/2k2rmre3
#EDAW2026
Congrats!! 🎆
Please share: One of my counselling psychology students is looking for Muslim women who are working in the UK to share their workplace experiences and any engagement they've had with workplace wellbeing initiatives. Click on the following link to find out more: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
It's been fun working on something slightly different after focusing on one thing for so long
A poster titled "Assessing the suitability of eating disorder measures within a UK disabled and neurodivergent population" is across the top, The York St. John University logo is in the top left and bottom right corner. Inside blue and orange textboxes are - Why is this study important? Traditional measures have often been based on the experiences of the stereotypical idea of a straight, white, affluent girl This is not the case in reality! This study will assess how suitable these measures are for a marginalised population, to see if any changes are necessary Better measures means improved access to support To take part you MUST: Be 18+ years old Have an official diagnosis, or self-identify, as being neurodivergent OR having any disability – physical/mental/cognitive, etc. Not experience a severe learning disability, due to well-being concerns What does the study consist of? An online survey asking: Some demographic information - e.g. age, gender, sexuality, neurotype The frequency of thoughts & behavior relating to body image & eating Each of the bullet points are denoted by stars. If you're interested/have questions please contact GEORGINA BURTON gburton221@gmail.com. There is also a QR code to scan. Scattered on the poster is an image of a plate, knife and fork; a woman looking at her reflection in a handheld mirror; a blind person with a cane and guide dog; a man in a wheelchair, and a silhouette of a head with a brain made from colourful sparkles. At the bottom in smaller writing is "images by FreePik, Pixabay, and Vecteezy.com".
My second study is here! 🥳
If you - or anyone you know - is able to complete or share I would be most grateful 🙏
The link is: lnkd.in/eqaps5jn
Will let you off - you're doing a great job!!
Thank you! ☺️
Time to relax! 15 minute presentation for #PiBI2025 done ✅️
Thank you @persbodyimage.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Erin's talk was one of the ones I was most excited about and it didn't disappoint!
Refreshing to hear a move away from negative lenses and how individuals were empowered by their disabilities. Really looking forward to more on appearance-functionality and reading this theme in more detail!
I hope you've been successful in doing so! I know its so hard to keep the habit up, life happens and before I know it the weekends have gone 😅
Mainly because its so easy to get caught up in work and daily life, and staying in the little bubble of York (although it is a lovely and gorgeous bubble, its still a city!)
Paolo Mancin's talk just now in #PiBI2025 on the benefits of nature on body positivity and appreciation of the self has reminded me I need to organise my monthly outdoor time for September 🌳
I've found that these walks or visiting fancy houses and their grounds has done WONDERS for my mental health
Yesterday's (and today's) #PiBI2025 had some great talks looking at broadening the research on groups that have previously had less focus - be that culturally, sexual orientation, gender, neurotype, age etc.
Really important work going on! I learnt a lot, very enlightening to hear
The picture below is the poster session! Really fun and creative way to see them, and to network and chat in Gathertown - love it!❤️
No rest for the PhD student - this week is Perspectives in Body Image online conference! #PiBI2025 @persbodyimage.bsky.social
First day was full on, including hearing the journey positive body image has been on with Tracy Tylka (very heart-warming)
@persbodyimage.bsky.social
A gorgeous venue, friendly people, a sense of hope and empowerment for the future of autism and neurodiversity research and real life impact
I will be thinking of #AEC2025 for a long time to come
It was an honour to hear from key academics in the field e.g. Damien Milton, Wenn Lawson, Liz Pellicano.
Highlights include the framing of 'energy accounting' by Maja Toudal, emphasising more links between brain and body with Jessica Eccles, and the sheer volume and voice of lived experiences
Highlighting truly the accessibility for some, is accessibility for all
#AEC2025
The environment (as a non-autistic person with my own struggles) was extremely welcoming & affirming, things I wouldn't have the confidence to do elsewhere
Fidget loads when presenting my poster as I was ~anxious~; putting loops in during lunch as it was LOUD and crowded; colouring to switch off
I had the privilege last week to present my poster at the International Autism Congress Conference in Dublin - what a wonderful experience!
Thoughts in a thread, because I have a LOT
#AEC2025
This is maybe the worst part about being an educator in the AI era.
AI companies are *stealing your time* by making you work around it/find it/adjudicate it. Time that, 4 years ago, you would have used to improve your materials, or stay up-to-date on some area of research.
I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...
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