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Ursula Philpot
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Consultant dietitian at Insighteating and Mytransitions. Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and Clinical Lead for CYP eating disorders North East and Yorkshire for NHS England.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Great new study from @drheatherdavis.bsky.social showing the negative impacts of #whatIeatinaday on eating disorder symptoms: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does Watching Short-Form #WhatIEatInADay Videos Impact Eating Disorder Cognitions and Urges to Engage in Eating Disorder Behaviors? An Experimental Investigation of TikTok
Short-form “What I Eat in a Day” (#WhatIEatInADay) videos are common on social media, such as on TikTok, and show a creator eating food across the ass…
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April 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
Poster inviting people to take part in a research project about the accessibility of CAMHS for autistic children and young people.
April 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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parkhouseprincipal.bsky.social
Really important thread from @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social regarding potential harm from universal/group based interventions in schools.
lucyfoulkes.bsky.social Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · Mar 19
🚨NEW PAPER from my group: Scoping review of potential harm from group-based CBT and mindfulness interventions in schools

Our research question was essentially this: How often do school mental health interventions make things worse?

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Scoping review: potential harm from school-based group mental health interventions Carolina Guzman-Holst, Rowan Streckfuss Davis, Jack L. Andrews, Lucy Foulkes
March 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Please support our research collaborative-UK only for this one.
March 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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jessthegriff.bsky.social
Letters of Hope is my favourite chapter of ‘eating disorders: the basics’. 🩵💙🩵
freedfromed.bsky.social freedfromed.bsky.social @freedfromed.bsky.social · Feb 26
These excerpts come from letters written by people who have lived with an eating disorder 💌.

They were adapted from Eating Disorders: The Basics. You can find the book here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/103237957...

#Eatingdisordersawarenessweek #EDAW25 #FREEDfromED #PeerSupport
Letters of Hope. Written by those who have lived with eating disorders Dear (younger) Dave, I’m writing to you from the future...but don’t worry, that’s not as spooky as it sounds. You keep saying “I’ll get help when…”. But, that moment never comes mate. You’ll always shift the goal posts. Start now. Right now. Today. Read up about ‘eating disorders’ and realise that they are a spectrum rather than something you ‘have’ and ‘don’t have’, they are serious and it ain’t gonna give you the answers you’re looking for. I can’t tell you what’s coming ahead (I’ve seen Dr Who and all that sci-fi stuff and I know, if I begin to give you spoilers then it’ll rip the time/space continuum apart) but all I will say is...don’t let things get worse before you can get better. That is the thief of time mate, and you’ll only regret it. Dave Dear friend, I heard you were struggling lately, and I know telling you it’s all going to be okay is something that you’ve probably heard many times before and something you may not even believe right now. I know you may think that I don’t know how it feels to have a constant battle in your mind over food, weight, and the way you look, or that I have never felt so hopeless of recovery, so I won’t try and convince you. Instead, I’ll tell you something else. You are strong. No one chooses to have an eating disorder, but you can choose recovery. There is strength in the choice you’ve made and your commitment to try. Despite the setbacks recently, with each breath you take and each foot forward to take a step, you will move forward and make it through today. That in itself is something you should be proud of. Your friend, Anjali This letter is to you. The you that doesn’t feel worthy. The you that can’t bear to look in the mirror. The you that feels inadequate. The you that blames yourself for everything that goes wrong. I see you; I feel your pain, I have sat in the darkness where you are now, feeling completely alone. I understand your struggles. I understand that your eating disorder isn’t your choice. I know it convinces you that this is all you have. But I am here to tell you that you are enough. You aren’t broken, you are brave. I know it is scary, but you are strong. I know you are exhausted but today is not your forever. I am here to hold hope for you, in the times where you may not be able to hold it for yourself. I can reassure you that it does get better. You have time. You can recover. Recovery isn’t just the absence of the eating disorder. Recovery is finding meaning and joy again. Recovery is in the small moments and milestones.
February 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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New research shows the ventral hippocampus scales its activity according to anxiety levels. Like an "anxiety meter," this brain region's neurons become more active as anxiety increases.
Scientists discover that brain region acts like an “anxiety meter,” scaling activity to match threat level
New research shows the ventral hippocampus scales its activity according to anxiety levels. Like an "anxiety meter," this brain region's neurons become more active as anxiety increases.
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February 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Greater adherence to the #Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduction in the risk for #obesity-related #cancers, particularly #hepatocellular, #kidney, and #colorectal cancers. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers
Individuals with a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet may have a slightly reduced risk for certain obesity-related cancers, a recent analysis found.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Western diets harm adolescent brain blood flow within weeks, research in mice reveals. Omega-3 fatty acids, like those in fish oil, showed a surprising ability to protect against this damage.
Western diet rapidly damages brain blood flow but omega-3s offer protection
Western diets harm adolescent brain blood flow within weeks, research in mice reveals. Omega-3 fatty acids, like those in fish oil, showed a surprising ability to protect against this damage.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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emmaashworth.bsky.social
We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...
Poster advertising the study, looking for parents or carers of autistic young people who have been referred to mental health services in the uk. Interested parents can provide the survey link to their child.
February 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM