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Child growing up with parent having anorexia and bulimia

For me, looking back on my mums life, I feel that I have an opportunity to tell my mums story to people to help carers and tell them that they are doing their best.

Why The Diet Failed You

"Have you ever felt like you failed a diet, or a diet failed you? You're not alone. Millions of people around the world go on diets every year, hoping to achieve the perfect body, health, or performance. However, most diets don't work in the long run, and some can even harm your physical and mental health. Why is that?" Non-diet dietitian Max shares why diets often fail and how they impacted his own experience of Orthorexia.

Butterfly and Instagram combat body image pressures within the LGBTQIA+ community to promote Body Pride

In recognition that the LGBTQIA+ community is disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body image concerns, Butterfly Foundation has partnered with Instagram to launch Body Pride (#BodyPrideOnline), a campaign specifically designed to address and challenge negative conversations around body ideals and appearance that can spike in the lead up to and during LGBTQIA+ events, particularly Mardi Gras.

Please stop weighing students in the classroom: call for educators to sign up for free body image resources

As school staff report a rise in children experiencing body image concerns, Butterfly is urging Australian primary schools to sign up for free teacher and student resources to foster positive body image in children.

Worth More Than This : Holistically Me

I am living proof that recovery is possible and we are worth more than this.

The Next 20: Where do we go from here?

Since inception in 2002, , Butterfly has continuously advocated for the needs and wellbeing of those living with eating disorders and body image concerns, as well as amplifying the voices of those with lived experience.

Other men didn’t get it, so I stayed quiet.

My name's Marcus, and I struggled with anorexia and bulimia after being given body composition tests and placed on a low carb diet as a teenager... in the name of school sport. This resulted in a battle with bulimia and binge eating disorder that lasted until I was 30. I want to share my story here to encourage more men struggling with eating disorders to speak up and find support.