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Amplifying delusions: How social media can negatively impact our mental well-being

Imagine a tribe of uncontacted hunter-gatherers in the deepest Amazon rainforest. Anthropologists airdrop dozens of smartphones loaded with social media apps, with solar chargers, simple instructions in their native language and Wi-Fi just within the tribe. What would happen to their culture and their mental health?

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025

My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss audiobook review – a life shaped by anorexia and literature

The Scottish actor Morven Christie draws out the forlorn beauty of the prose in this haunting memoir

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Ozempic is hailed as a miracle drug. But how does it affect people with eating disorders?

Doctors worry about GLP-1s being used by people with restrictive eating disorders – but research also shows they could help others struggling with binge eating

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025

Friday essay: ‘I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are autistic. Fiona Wright is one of them

The final straw, the one that broke this particular camel’s back, was my girlfriend’s receipt of her autism diagnosis over email. She didn’t want to open the report alone and asked if I would read it with her – and when we were done, the only thing I could think…

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Eating disorders don’t just affect teen girls. The risk may go up around pregnancy and menopause too

Eating disorders impact more than 1.1 million people in Australia, representing 4.5% of the population. These disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

The menopause is triggering eating disorders – we need to talk about it

LET’S UNPACK THAT: A common misconception sees anorexia associated with teenagers, but hormonal and physical changes in perimenopause can also lead to a difficult relationship with food and our bodies. Helen Coffey asks the experts how to spot the signs

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Assisted dying bill amendment aims to close potential ‘anorexia loophole’

Exclusive: Concerns raised that wording of law could result in people with eating disorders using it to end their lives

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

Springwatch’s Michaela Strachan opens up about dealing with anorexia aged 18

‘My family life was falling apart, I was trying to control things in some way,’ said former ‘Countryfile’ host

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Jenny Eclair looks back: ‘Anorexia is difficult to get out of. I can joke about it now, because I’m overweight’

The comedian and novelist on the stress of sudden success, her disordered relationship with food, and how hobbies have replaced her libido

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

Assisted dying is much more than a party political issue

If the prime minister has welcomed the debate in parliament, it is surely because he recognises changing public opinion

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024