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The UK’s eating disorder charity 💜 Support is available via our Helpline (or call 0808 801 0677)
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Come and join Team Beat at the London Winter Walk 👟❄️🏅

Sign up today via out website, and choose 1 of 4 fully accessibly routes taking place over two days: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-our-work/fundraise-for-beat/take-on-a-challenge/london-winter-walk-26/
Photo of a family of three standing on a platform and smiling at the camera. They are, from left to right, a middle-aged dad, a daughter with long blonde hair, and a mum. All three wear matching blue bobble hats, dark purple Beat-branded t-shirts, and sportswear. Behind them is a light blue background, branded with the Winter Walk logo.
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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⭐Day 12 of Beat's 12 days of Caremas⭐

We may seem a bit quieter on socials this week, but don't worry, Beat is still here for you if you need us. Our Helpline is still open Monday to Friday, 3-8 pm and our online support groups continue to run in the evenings too.
Graphic with purple background and white text. From the top of the graphic are different-length yellow lines, with stars attached at the bottom. Large capitalised text underneath reads 'We're taking a social media break', and in smaller text 'and you should too!' Right at the bottom of the graphic is small text reading 'Beat's 12 days of Caremas', punctuated on either side with a snowflake symbol.
December 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We’ve got a very limited number of charity places available for the iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon 2026! Apply today before places sell out 👉 https://runforcharity.com/charity-registration/beat/royal-parks-half-marathon/register
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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⭐Day 11 of Beat's 12 days of Caremas⭐

We couldn't finish off 2025 without saying a HUGE THANK YOU to our fabulous fundraisers, who have taken on incredible challenges this year for us - we really couldn't do what we do without you!
Collage of 4x5 photos, with white capitalised text in the middle reading 'Thank you to our amazing 2025 fundraisers!' Photos from left to right are: woman and man with arm around each other in Beat vests; woman waves at camera holding up Beat flag; man on a mountain in black hooded coat holds up 10 fingers; woman mid-stride smiling at the camera in Beat vest; young man in Beat top holds up medal from around his neck; woman in Beat top and green beanie smiles in a woodland; group of students posing for the camera all in purple; student wearing a Beat top with arms out, smiling; mum and daughter in Beat tops smiling; group of netball girls posing on the court wearing purple; mum and son selfie wearing winterwear; man in Beat top has arms out proudly; student group posing by the pool all in swimwear; man in Beat vest holding up medal in one hand and peace sign in other; woman holding bike above head with John O'Groats sign; selfie of mum and daughter in Beat t-shirts on a train platform.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Did you have an experience of an eating disorder during school years? You could help future pupils who may be affected by an eating disorder, by joining our SPOT advisory board!

Interested? Find out more and fill out our sign-up form today: https://bit.ly/3MD9dzj
Graphic with dark purple background and white text. Large capitalised text reads 'Want to help improve eating disorder training for teachers?' Underneath, on the right, is smaller text reading 'If you’re over 18 years old and experienced an eating disorder during your school years, you can help shape eating disorder training for the better!' From the bottom left is illustrations of hands waving and clapping. There are seven hands doing different signals, with different patterns from the cuffs on their clothing, and watches or bracelets on their wrists.
December 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Our Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025 video has been nominated for a Smiley Charity Film Award, and we need your help 📢 It takes just 10 seconds to vote, and spread awareness of eating disorders too 💜

Vote here: https://smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/eating-disorders-can-affect-anyone 🫶
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December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Feeling inspired by Celebrity #RaceAcrossTheWorld and want to take on your own adventure? Grab your passports and sign up to take on a fundraising challenge with Team Beat today.

Get the chance to see Iceland, China, Milan or Paris, with our fundraisers: https://bit.ly/3Vuzb9z
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December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Do you support a child or young person with an eating disorder? We need their help!

Fill out NAED's survey, or share it with your loved ones, today 👉 https://bit.ly/4rQnRmM

📢 DEADLINE for the survey is Wednesday 17 December
Graphic with purple background and white text. Capitalised title reads 'Are you supporting someone with an eating disorder who is 16 or younger?' Regular text underneath is split into two coloured text boxes, that overlap. Dark purple text box to the right reads 'Ask them to fill out the' and bright blue text box below, to the left, reads 'National Audit for Eating Disorders' (NAED) survey'. In the bottom right is an illustration of a young white woman with blonde hair and orange top, clicking on her mouse attached to a dark grey laptop.
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Research opportunities for December:

LEADING study 1 👉 https://bit.ly/4puC9rD

LEADING study 2 👉 https://bit.ly/4puC9rD

EDEN study 👉 eden@kcl.ac.uk

ARFID study 👉 bridget.walker@gtc.ox.ac.uk

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December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We're looking for a budding new team of volunteer content creators to help us reach new people and spread awareness for eating disorders - could this be you?

If this sounds like something you'd like to do, find out more and sign up today via our website: https://bit.ly/4o3YZFl
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December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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⭐Day 7 of Beat's 12 days of Caremas⭐

Share a message of hope and support for those living with an eating disorder this festive season, with our Festive Dedication Page: https://beat.dedicationpage.org/festive
Graphic with dark purple background, speckled with different-sized lighter purple snowflakes. At the header and footer is small white text reading 'Beat's 12 days of Caremas'. In the middle of the graphic is large capitalised text reading 'Share a message of support this festive season'. Underneath is an illustration of a hand, with a teal jumper sleeve, holding a paper airplane, and in front, another paper airplane is soaring off.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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⭐Day 5 of Beat's 12 days of Caremas⭐

Today, we wanted to bring some festive fun that everyone can get involved in 💖 What Christmas crafts will you be doing?

#ChristmasCrafts #FestiveCrafts #Christmas #SelfCare #12DaysOfCaremas
Graphic with light grey background and purple text. Header and footer in small text reads 'Beat's 12 days of Caremas', with a snowflake design on either side of the text. From the top left side is a purple illustration cupping teal soil, with a decorated Christmas tree growing out of it. To the right of this is the title text reading 'Self-Care Sunday' in capitalised letters. Graphic with the same design as the first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Christmas Crafts'. Underneath this is an illustration of a Christmas garland, with sprigs of holly, a red Christmas stocking, candy cane, and present wrapped in green paper. Text underneath reads 'Pompom ornaments: Pick up some wool from a charity shop and get spinning! You can use traditional Christmas colours, or get creative with your own colour scheme. Paper garlands: Cut coloured paper into equal width strips and loop them around each other, gluing the ends together and make as long as your heart desires.' Graphic with the same design as the first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Christmas Crafts'. Text underneath reads 'Origami Christmas trees: Follow tutorials to create mini Christmas trees to transform empty corners into pockets of festivity! Decorate wrapping paper: Use greaseproof paper and paint and create your own wrapping paper. You can make your own stamps with cardboard to potatoes and get printing!' At the bottom of the slide is an illustration of a sprig of holly. Graphic with the same design as the first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Christmas Crafts'. Underneath this is an illustration of a Christmas garland with three Christmas stockings in greens and reds. Text underneath reads ' Paper snowflakes: Follow tutorials to create one-of-a-kind snowflakes. Personalised stockings: Practice your crafty skills to personalise your own or other’s stockings - embroidery, painting, crochet or knitted items to make sure Santa knows who’s stocking is who’s.'
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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⭐Day 4 of Beat's 12 days of Caremas⭐

Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay, and so we wanted to give a BIG shoutout to our volunteers, who work really hard and dedicate their time to support those struggling with an eating disorder. You're all amazing 🫶🫶🫶
Photo of a young white man, with straight dark blonde hair, standing outside with greenery behind him. He is holding up his smartphone to his ear, and looks like he is listening intently. He wears a dark green tartan shirt. White over the top reads 'Thank you to our volunteers, who dedicated 4,811 hours of support so far this year!' The number 4,811 is much larger than the other text, and has a purple shadow behind it. In small white text, as a header and footer, text reads 'Beat's 12 days of Caremas'.
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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⭐Day 1 of Beat's 12 Days of Caremas⭐

Here are our winter self-care tips to help you look after yourself this holiday season 💜 You can find these tips and more on iThrive, Edinburgh's mental health website, with Health in Mind: https://ithriveedinburgh.org.uk/winter-wellbeing-in-edinburgh-2024-25/
Graphic with same design as first slide. Title reads 'Prioritise rest'. Text underneath reads 'Don’t feel the need to do too much - rest is very important to help you feel relaxed. This might mean getting enough sleep, to ensure you’re well rested. Resting might mean doing your favourite hobbies you’re familiar with, or doing low-impact repetitive activities to help switch your mind off. This could also mean taking things slower, and prioritising taking your time over rushing. For example, give yourself more time to get to places, or take the more scenic route.' Text from the top right side is an illustration of two hands clapping together. Graphic with same design as first slide. Title reads 'Find your cosy activities'. Text underneath reads 'Winter is the perfect time to rediscover or try some new wintery activities. Here are some indoor things you could try: Finish that book you’ve been meaning to pick up again. Get cosy with some crafts - you could knit or crochet a winter scarf and hat. Feel nostalgic with your favourite movies or video games.' From the bottom right corner is an illustration of a hand holding open a notebook. Graphic with same design as first slide. Title reads 'Stay connected'. Text underneath reads 'When the weather is cold and rainy, it can feel more difficult to meet up with friends as it does in the summer. Instead, why not share a cup of tea with a friend over a video call? You could set up a regular time to check in each week. Try sending each other letters. You could get crafty and make them yourselves! If you’re local to each other, have a café crawl around your area together.' From the bottom right corner is an illustration of a hand holding a paper airplane, with another paper airplane flying off in front of it. Graphic with same design as first slide. Title reads 'Celebrate your year'. Text underneath reads 'Take some time to think about all the great things you’ve done this year, and celebrate yourself!' An illustration from the right side is a hand pointing to this text. Underneath is more text reading 'The friends you’ve made and maintained. The places you’ve visited. New things you’ve tried by taking yourself out of your comfort zone. Your achievements in school, university, work, or in your clubs and hobbies. Your resilience, courage and growth.'
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It's the 1st of December - and that also means it's the first day of Beat's #12DaysOfCaremas!

Over the next month, we'll be sharing 12 posts about caring for yourself and others, as well as sharing our thanks to our fundraisers and staff who have supported us this year 🫶
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December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Our fundraiser of the month is... Rob!

Rob took on the Alton Towers Half Marathon this month 💜 We absolutely loved Rob repping not only the Beat t-shirt but also a very on-brand beard, and hope this helped power him around the course.
Selfie photo of a white man with a purple-dyed beard and moustache, smiling wide a the camera. He's holding up a medal from around his neck, reading 'Alton Towers'. He wears a purple Beat branded t-shirt, and a brown baseball cap facing backwards. White text with a purple border over his head reads 'Our fundraiser of the month is'. Underneath the man's face is more text reading 'Rob!' Photo of the same man, mid-stride in a run, looking at the camera. He has one arm up, with his thumb up too. He is running on paved ground, with other runners around him. Photo of the same man, standing and looking at the camera, with arms wide proudly. Behind him are makeshift market tents set up, in front of the architecture of Alton Towers. In the hazy background, this looks like brown, grand buildings, like a castle.
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Earlier this month was #WorldDiabetesDay and we also shared part 1 of Claire's blog, where she shared her experiences of #T1DE.

Now, we're sharing part 2: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/your-stories/events/claires-story-part-2-t1de-still-drifting-but-treading-water/
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November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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This month is #MensMentalHealthAwarenessMonth, and we asked you what you wish people knew about men and eating disorders. Here is comedian Dave Chawner, sharing about why awareness for eating disorders is so key for men recognising if they may be struggling, and get support.
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Ask your young person to fill out NAED's survey, to help improve care for those with eating disorders 👉 https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Hcc1gv5HrEWm8ekPqVuW2G_nY4V08GNIjxUrfWmc_FVUNUtMQUNGNFlWNUxBSzZUQldCNVVKT1dXWiQlQCNjPTEu&route=shorturl
Graphic with purple background and white text. Capitalised title reads 'Are you supporting someone with an eating disorder who is 16 or younger?' Regular text underneath is split into two coloured text boxes, that overlap. Dark purple text box to the right reads 'Ask them to fill out the' and bright blue text box below, to the left, reads 'National Audit for Eating Disorders' (NAED) survey'. In the bottom right is an illustration of a young white woman with blonde hair and orange top, clicking on her mouse attached to a dark grey laptop.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Are you in #Wales? Are you in need of eating disorder support, for you or for supporting your loved one? Swipe to find out what support programmes may be best for you:

Endeavour 👉 https://bit.ly/3LMupm3

Nexus 👉 https://bit.ly/3LMukyL

Momentum 👉 https://bit.ly/4r5lP1X
Graphic with teal background and dark purple capitalised text. Over the top of the background is a slightly lighter teal silhouette of the country Wales. Text over the top reads 'Our eating disorder support in Wales'. Graphic with same design as first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Endeavour'. Text in smaller, regular font reads 'Are you a parent or carer of a child in Wales aged 5–15 with ARFID - or who may be showing ARFID behaviours? Our Endeavour group offers free, weekly peer support sessions just for you. It’s a welcoming space to share experiences, gain new skills, and build confidence alongside others who truly understand. Whether your child has a diagnosis or not, everyone’s welcome!' Graphic with same design as first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Nexus'. Text in smaller, regular font reads 'If you’re supporting someone living with an eating disorder, it can be tough - you deserve support too. Our Nexus programme offers one-to-one sessions for adults (18+) in Wales who are caring for someone experiencing (but no diagnosis needed) : Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), OSFED. You’ll have space to talk about how you’re feeling, while being supported and empowered to care for your loved one.' Graphic with same design as first slide. Capitalised title reads 'Momentum'. Text in smaller, regular font reads 'If struggling with binge eating disorder, you don’t have to face it alone. Our Guided Self-Help programme is here for anyone aged 18+. Over 8 weeks, you’ll have weekly one-to-one Zoom sessions with one of our friendly programme officers, plus your own copy of Overcoming Binge Eating to work through together. No diagnosis needed - just a willingness to take that first step towards feeling better.'
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Don't miss out on our new webinar on Monday, to help you support your loved one this Christmas and New Year 👉 https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/support-someone-else/pod-e-learning-platform/
Graphic with teal background and dark purple text. Illustrations in the top left and bottom right corners is a sprig of holly leaves and red and yellow berries on it. These arch around the text. The large capitalised title reads 'Don't miss out'. Text underneath reads 'Book your space at our FREE webinar: Christmas and New Year Support for Carers. Monday 24 November, 12:00-13:00, book on POD hosted on Zoom, free'.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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THANK YOU TO OUR BEAT 1-2-5 CHALLENGE 2025 FUNDRAISERS 💖

We are blown away by the huge £6585 you've raised so far - and donations still coming in! Thank you to all of our fundraisers, and for showing the 1.25 million+ people affected by an ED in the UK that they're not alone
Photo collage with white capitalised text over the top, in the middle. The text reads 'You raised a huge £6585.66 with Beat 1-2-5 Challenges'. The photos, left to right, top to bottom, are: a selfie of two young women standing in a woodland, wearing coats and warm headbands. A small brown and grey Yorkshire terrier dog walking on a lead in front of the camera on a path. Three woman standing in a park in dark purple Beat-branded t-shirts and holding up a sign talking about the challenge. A photo of two people walking up a small incline in a woodland. A photo looking over a field with the sun setting over the trees. A photo of hand-made colourful paper bunting splayed on a table, with four of the bunting spelling out 'Beat'.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Celebrating Christmas and New Year can be challenging, especially when you're supporting someone with an eating disorder - so we're here to help, with our new webinar FREE on POD: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/support-someone-else/pod-e-learning-platform/
Graphic with teal background and dark purple text. At the top of the graphic is capitalised title reading 'The Christmas period can be hard for people with eating disorders and their families'. Below, in regular font, text reads 'Join our Christmas and New Year Support for Carers Webinar. Monday 24 November, 12:00-13:00, book on POD, hosted on Zoom, free'. At the bottom of the graphic is an illustration of three people with their arms around each other. They all appear to be related, all having the same pale skin tone and black hair. The man on the left has a beard, glasses, and a red jumper with snowflakes on it. The man in the middle wears a Christmas Santa hat, glasses, and a fair-isle looking yellow jumper. The woman at the end has her free arm out in happiness, and wears a red scarf over a green sweater.
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Voting is now OPEN for the Smiley Charity Film Awards and we're looking for your help!

Our Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025 video is been nominated and it would be amazing if you voted for us 👉 https://smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/eating-disorders-can-affect-anyone

#SmileyCFA #CharityFilm
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November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Do you support someone with an eating disorder? Researchers at University of Birmingham are looking for loved ones of people with eating disorders to shape the future of eating disorder research.

Email edresearch@contacts.bham.ac.uk to take part!

#Research #MentalHealthResearch
Graphic with bright blue background and white text. Capitalised title reads 'Do you support someone with an eating disorder?' Below, in regular text, reads 'Researchers are looking for family members supporting someone with an eating disorder to take part in an online workshop to shape future eating disorder research.' In a purple box, text reads 'Email edresearch@contacts.bham.ac.uk to find out more and take part'. In the bottom left corner is another purple textbox reading 'Workshops taking place 25 and 27 November'. To the right of that is the University of Birmingham logo.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM