I’m 29. I first learnt to hate my body because of trashy magazines focusing on celebrities ‘orange peel’, airbrushing, Instagram’s heavily edited photos and my lack of thigh gap. But now it’s changed. The algorithms now promote video content and we’re being taught to hate ourselves because of a whole new plethora of unachievable standards: abs, face balancing, glass skin etc.; each week a new trend.
Eloise Viola speaks to experts in the field including an eating disorder specialist, dietician and celebrity red carpet stylist to really define what the problem is, so that we can learn how to combat it, rather than put down our phones after scrolling and decide we’re dropping all our savings on a lip flip and fat freezing.
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DISCLAIMER: This podcast discusses sensitive topics including eating disorders and mental health, including detailed descriptions and autobiographical accounts of disordered eating which may be triggering to listeners.
The intention of this project is to discuss solutions and strategies about how to overcome such issues, which is why, after much thought and deliberation, the decision was made to include these. The hope is that being transparent and open about these thought patterns and behaviours, will enable listeners to help notice if they have their own unhelpful beliefs.
The mission is to help to guide audiences to shift their mindsets and thinking in ways which are conducive to self-love, and building healthy relationships with their body image and food.
Anyone struggling with any of the topics in this episode, please find the resources below:
Text SHOUT to 85258 https://giveusashout.org/
BEAT Eating Disorders
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/types/
MIND Treatment and Support for eating disorders