#6: Deb and Nicole: Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content warning: Dieting, eating disorders, poor body image</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week (September 4th – 10th, 2023) is Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW). The theme this year is </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Time is Now to Act on Eating Disorders and Body Image </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">so we invited 2 of the wonderful clinicians we work alongside at the CCC to share their insights.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deb is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who has </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">15 years experience</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in working with adults with eating disorders. She has worked in an eating disorder service and has exceptional clinical skills treating anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, OSFED as well as the multitude of people who have serious eating disorder symptoms but don’t fit neatly into a diagnostic box.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nicole is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a special interest in eating disorders, disordered eating behaviour, body-image concern and mental health. Nicole is passionate about practicing from a non-diet, body accepting and Health at Every Size (HAES®) philosophy and uses these principles to help counsel her clients towards a positive and peaceful mind-body-food relationship.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To learn more about Person Centred Psychology, visit their website (</span><a href="https://pcpsychology.com.au/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://pcpsychology.com.au/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) or their instagram @pcpsychologymelbs (</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pcpsychologymelbs/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.instagram.com/pcpsychologymelbs/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deb, Nicole and Georgia discuss:</span></p>