Posts Tagged ‘lived experience’
Transforming lived-experience into peer support – an innovation in eating disorder recovery
People who recover from an eating disorder represent a great repository of untapped potential in helping others to heal from this complex illness. This Friday, August 23, together with Olivia Soho and Carly Harris, I will present a workshop that..
Lived experience stories to boost understanding of eating disorders
People with eating disorders can’t afford to wait – so what can be done to overcome misconceptions about this illness? The team at Body Brave and Canada’s National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED) is arranging an event where people with limited knowledge..
Putting fire in the belly of eating disorder recovery services
Lived experience, from people who have experienced an eating disorder, and people who have been caregivers, is finding a place in the heart of treatment strategies. Eating disorder support services are under-developed. A lot of people with an eating disorder..
Recognition that ‘experience’ experts can help ED recovery
Eating disorder conferences — what purpose do they serve? Increasingly, they are becoming a sounding board for stories of recovery and ongoing healing. Right now I am returning home from the 26th international conference on eating disorders, convened by the..