As a clinical psychologist, I often see people entangled in emotionally abusive relationships. It’s a complicated dynamic, because the person develops a ‘‘Stockholm Syndrome’ attachment to their abuser, with strong feelings of connection, dependence, and even love...

This week in our local paper I was so pleased to see - on the front page no less! - an article about a new clothing line for larger men. The story contained literally NO fat shaming, no derogatory comments, zero references to weight loss - just a story about a...

Last week I promised to tell you about something that happened at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) conference which got me seriously fired up. As I explained last week, the theme this year was “Courageous Conversations,” with...

I arrived home late on Saturday night after the 2018 Australia & New Zealand Association for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference, finding my 2 little girls were still up waiting for me. Although it was nearly 10pm, I was so glad they were awake, and I simply...

I’m in the final stages of preparing a workshop I’m presenting later this week at the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) conference in Melbourne. Alongside the fantastic Janet Lowndes, psychologist from Mind Body Well (and one of our...

Last weekend there was a flurry of media on the topic of CHILDHOOD OBESITY (again), with the usual talk of ‘crisis’ , ‘prevention’, ‘tackling’ and ‘combatting’ kids in larger bodies. Why is this language always so hysterical!? The headlines were strident: “Weigh kids...