Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Supporting Eating Disorder Clinicians with Eating Disorder Lived Experience

Post | 7th Jul 2025

Research indicates that approximately one quarter to half of eating disorder clinicians have a lived experience of an eating disorder.

https://butterfly.org.au/supporting-eating-disorder-clinicians-with-lived-experience/

Lived Experience

Page | 2nd Apr 2025

https://butterfly.org.au/lived-experience/

The need for eating disorder training in medicine: From a student doctor with lived experience

Post | 18th Nov 2024

Sophie is studying medicine and has a lived experience of an eating disorder. In this blog, she shares how eating disorder content has been lacking in her education, and why healthcare professionals need to be considered as humans who struggle too.

https://butterfly.org.au/the-need-for-eating-disorder-training-in-medicine-from-a-student-doctor-with-lived-experience/

Kindly Do, Kindly Don’t: Advice from people with lived experience

Post | 27th Aug 2024

Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW) is a vital time to raise awareness, break down stigma and encourage help-seeking, so we asked our lived experience community for their 'Kindly Do' and 'Kindly Don't' advice when it comes to discussing eating disorders, food, appearance and bodies - and how we can all play a role in providing increased support and encourage help-seeking.

https://butterfly.org.au/kindly-do-kindly-dont-advice-from-people-with-lived-experience/