It’s Not All About the Food is a practical, compassionate workbook for those navigating eating disorder treatment—whether you’re aiming for recovery, stabilisation, or simply the next doable step.
Music & Meals
Meal times in eating disorder (ED) recovery can be an anxious stressful mess, both in the lead up and the aftermath. A recent study by Meneguzzo, P., Baron, E., Marchesin, S. et al. (2004) has revealed that background music during mealtimes helped maintain positive emotions in study participants pre and post meal, whilst silence during meal …
RAVES – what the hell is it and how to use it?
Written by Robyn Dery APD RAVES is an acronym which describes a step by step process for learning to eat in a healthy way. RAVES stands for Regularity, Adequacy, Variety, Enjoyment and Spontaneity. It can be viewed as a priority system for learning to eat, a map for how to tackle a sometimes overwhelming issue. …
Chewing the fat on weight stigma
Weight stigma refers to the discrimination towards individuals due to their body shape and size. Weight stigma is rife in the health care system, with health care professionals attached to outdated beliefs that weight is an indicator of health. Often we will be weighed in a GP office before (if ever) we are asked whether …
Five Week Virtual Cooking Course – Conquering the kitchen
About the class: Designed for those who have not always had a positive relationship with food, this 5 week course is perfect for anyone ready to learn some basics to make the grocery store and kitchen tolerable! Chef William will take you through how to tackle the grocery shop, make the most of the food …
Christmas Brekkie Pop-in
This Christmas day we are providing a breakfast check-in that you can pop-in to, to touch base, have a chat and relax, before racing off to whatever your day will bring…
Snacking
Snacking sensibly at morning tea, afternoon tea and/or supper, can help reduce the risk of being over-hungry and over-eating at your next main meal. Snacking helps keep your energy levels up, reducing irritability and fatigue. Lastly it’s a great way to grab some additional nutrients, such as calcium for bones. When you are thinking about …
Breakfast club – eating disorders support
Next event – TBC – Five Dock Practice – Meal support and Craft talk Tea & coffee provided, BYO brekkie or purchase from cafes close by! As this is a free event, RSVP is essential as spots are limited
The Nourish Program
Group therapy The Nourish Program provides a holistic multidisciplinary approach to the management of eating disorders. This program is for those who are currently working towards recovery and need additional support from a variety of healthcare practitioners. You must have our GP health check form completed before commencing the program. The program consists of twice …
Health in Isolation
Lifestyle choices around physical activity and nutrition are an important contributor to the management of chronic diseases and for optimising general health and wellbeing. Did you know less than half of adult Australians are eating the two serves of fruit per day, that’s adding a banana and an apple as snacks to tick the box …