Support services during the Christmas 2024 period are available as follows: Helpline: phone 01-210 7906 Sunday, December 22nd, 2024: Helpline 7:30pm-9:30pm Monday, December 23rd, 2024: Helpline 7:30pm-9:30pm Tuesday, December 24th, 2024: Helpline 10:30am-12:30pm December 25th-26th: Closed Friday, December 27th-Tuesday, December 31st: Helpline open Wednesday, January 1st, 2025: Helpline is closed Online support chat groups Sunday, […]

Save the Date: Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025 (24th February – 2nd March 2025)

Bodywhys is delighted to offer a training workshop for school support staff and youth workers who would like to learn how to therapeutically support students with eating disorders.

Event details: Connecting Bodies: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Body Image Research in Ireland When: Monday, November 4th 2024, from 9.30am-4.30pm Where: Museum of Irish Literature (MoLI) Dublin. Registration Link The Body Image Research Network (BIRN) has been recently established to aid the development of inter-institutional and interdisciplinary collaboration in the area of body image research, with this […]

Trigger Warning –  08/10/24 A new television documentary ‘Anorexia, my Family and Me’ is set to air on RTÉ1 next week. The documentary will explore the topic of eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. Please be advised that some scenes may be challenging to watch for some viewers. If you need support, please know we […]

We have decided to run our annual ”Coping with Christmas” webinar early this year. This webinar is designed for those supporting a person with an eating disorder during this difficult time. Please use the registration form to sign up

Media Release – 19.5% increase in use of eating disorder support services highlights breadth of support needs

Our next PiLaR programme for family members and friends begins on: Thursday November 7th, from 7pm-9pm. For bookings, please contact: pilar@bodywhys.ie

Bodywhys are conducting research on body image and related issues in primary, secondary and special needs education to facilitate the development of new resources. We invite all those who work in these areas to take part. 

Supporting Students with Eating Disorders – Workshops for Students

We’re delighted to share that the second season of our New Maudsley Carer Skills podcast has just started. We look forward to sharing more in coming episodes.

We are delighted to share details of our new Binge Eating Disorder Virtual Support Group (18+). The first group will take place on Monday 22nd of July at 7.30pm until 9.50pm. Spaces are limited. Email Niamh on: info@bodywhys.ie to save your space

Our next PiLaR programme for family members and friends begins on: Thursday September 12th, from 7pm-9pm. For bookings, please contact: pilar@bodywhys.ie

We are delighted to share details of our new Binge Eating Disorder Virtual Support Group (18+). The first group will take place on Monday 22nd of July at 7.30pm until 9.50pm. Spaces are limited. Email Niamh on: info@bodywhys.ie to save your space

Did you know that you can request a physical copy of our free resources? Email Niamh on: info@bodywhys.ie for more information

We are pleased to share details of our upcoming webinar ‘Fathers’ experiences – Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery’ in support of Men’s Health Week and Carers Week 2024.

Bodywhys Support Services Update Easter 2024

Eating Disorders Awareness Week took place from the 26th February – 3rd March 2024. Bodywhys hosted a number of webinars, which are now available to watch back on our YouTube channel

Eating Disorders Awareness Week took place from the 26th February – 3rd March 2024. Bodywhys hosted a number of webinars, which are now available to watch back on our YouTube channel

We are pleased to share our updated Media Guidelines for those in the media who have any involvement with how stories on eating disorders are reported and represented.

International Women’s Day Webinar – 8th March ‘Against the Odds: Women’s Journeys from Negative to Positive Body Image’

Media Release – Eating disorder recovery and beyond: Respecting individuality and identity

Bodywhys is delighted to offer a training workshop for school support staff and youth workers who would like to learn how to therapeutically support students with eating disorders.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week Events 2024

Family Carers Ireland State of Caring Survey 2024 is open! This biennial survey is a vital initiative aimed at comprehensively understanding the lives and experiences of family carers across Ireland who are currently providing care.

Booking is now open for the HSE National Eating Disorders Webinar 2024 -Expanding Eating Disorder Knowledge and Service Development- 28th Feb

Do you live in the west of Ireland?

Booking is now open for the 6th Irish National Eating Disorders Conference 2024 – March 1st, 2024 – 09:30-16:30