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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.

"Being transgender and having an eating disorder are two very lonely experiences. I spent 6 years in and out of hospital and during this time found my struggle with my gender identity to be a barrier to treatment. When I began my transition from female to male, life started to look a little brighter but then I was faced with the challenges of not living up to the masculine ideals of being muscular and having big broad shoulders and a small waist." Reece shares his story of recovering from anorexia as man of trans experience.

Angelica grew up surrounded by diet culture, and it impacted her relationship to food and her body. In this blog, she shares how counselling helped to heal her mind, and why everyone should incorporate some 'body celebration' into their lives.