Kel O'Neill
@kel-mhb.bsky.social
Award-Winning Eating Disorders Specialist | Therapist, Researcher & Educator | Founder of VOXED & TRC | Grounded in Lived Experience
🌍 Based in North Wales | Available for collaborations
#LivedExperience #PPI #IatrogenicHarm #Risk #Weightbias
🌍 Based in North Wales | Available for collaborations
#LivedExperience #PPI #IatrogenicHarm #Risk #Weightbias
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Kel O'Neill
@kel-mhb.bsky.social
· Dec 2
The Eating Disorder Recovery Companion - online resources subscription
The Recovery Companion - a subscription service that provides you with resources to support your recovery journey. Get a wide variety of resources including videos from Kel O'Neill.
recoverycompanion.counsellingandtraining.co.uk
The Eating Disorder Recovery Companion 🌿 A low-cost, platform for #eatingdisorder recovery resources. Created with professional insight & lived experience for those struggling to access the resources they need. recoverycompanion.counsellingandtraining.co.uk
#DigitalHealth #RecoveryResources
#DigitalHealth #RecoveryResources
Highlighting Holly Marsh at VOXED 2026 with Holding Recovery: Navigating Personal Experience in Eating Disorder Work.
Holly will explore integrating lived experience into ED work, and how weight bias shaped parts of her journey and practice. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic... #VOXED2026
Holly will explore integrating lived experience into ED work, and how weight bias shaped parts of her journey and practice. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic... #VOXED2026
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Highlighting Holly Marsh at VOXED 2026 with Holding Recovery: Navigating Personal Experience in Eating Disorder Work.
Holly will explore integrating lived experience into ED work, and how weight bias shaped parts of her journey and practice. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic... #VOXED2026
Holly will explore integrating lived experience into ED work, and how weight bias shaped parts of her journey and practice. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic... #VOXED2026
I am so excited to have been able to pull together so many amazing people to talk all things #EatingDisorders check out the line up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I am so excited to have been able to pull together so many amazing people to talk all things #EatingDisorders check out the line up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
So, I spent #WorldMentalHealthDay at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards Wales, where I received the bronze award for Inspirational Leader. How cool is that? #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth #GirlBoss
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So, I spent #WorldMentalHealthDay at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards Wales, where I received the bronze award for Inspirational Leader. How cool is that? #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth #GirlBoss
Submissions for VOXED 2026 are now closed – and we’re honestly blown away.
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted or supported the call – it means a lot.
We’ll be in touch soon. And if you didn’t submit? Grab a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
@onlinevents.bsky.social #EatingDisorders
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted or supported the call – it means a lot.
We’ll be in touch soon. And if you didn’t submit? Grab a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
@onlinevents.bsky.social #EatingDisorders
VOXED – Voices of eXperience in Eating Disorders
VOXED – Voices of eXperience in Eating Disorders Online Conference
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Submissions for VOXED 2026 are now closed – and we’re honestly blown away.
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted or supported the call – it means a lot.
We’ll be in touch soon. And if you didn’t submit? Grab a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
@onlinevents.bsky.social #EatingDisorders
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted or supported the call – it means a lot.
We’ll be in touch soon. And if you didn’t submit? Grab a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voxed-voic...
@onlinevents.bsky.social #EatingDisorders
Universities are struggling – I know that.
But if we don’t support students with eating disorders now, how many of them will even make it to graduation?
This isn’t just disheartening – it’s dangerous. Tag your uni. #EatingDisorders #University
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/eati...
But if we don’t support students with eating disorders now, how many of them will even make it to graduation?
This isn’t just disheartening – it’s dangerous. Tag your uni. #EatingDisorders #University
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/eati...
Eating Disorders in Universities: More Need, Less Capacity
Over the past few months, I’ve heard from multiple different universities that they're struggling. Struggling with budget cuts, staffing pressures, student demand, rising levels of need, and the bruta...
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Universities are struggling – I know that.
But if we don’t support students with eating disorders now, how many of them will even make it to graduation?
This isn’t just disheartening – it’s dangerous. Tag your uni. #EatingDisorders #University
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/eati...
But if we don’t support students with eating disorders now, how many of them will even make it to graduation?
This isn’t just disheartening – it’s dangerous. Tag your uni. #EatingDisorders #University
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/eati...
I am frustrated....hear me out? #EatingDisorders #Therapist #GirlBoss www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/if-i...
If I'm honest - I'm tired
If I'm honest - I'm tired. Not in a “need a break” kind of way, but in a deeper, more frustrating way. The kind of tired that comes from showing up over and over again, building things that matter, on...
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I am frustrated....hear me out? #EatingDisorders #Therapist #GirlBoss www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk/2025/06/if-i...
VOXED 2026 is live!
✅ Branding revealed
🎤 Submissions open
🎟 Tickets on sale
Join us for a new kind of eating disorder conference.
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED26 #EatingDisorders @onlinevents.bsky.social @onlinevents-john.bsky.social
✅ Branding revealed
🎤 Submissions open
🎟 Tickets on sale
Join us for a new kind of eating disorder conference.
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED26 #EatingDisorders @onlinevents.bsky.social @onlinevents-john.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VOXED 2026 is live!
✅ Branding revealed
🎤 Submissions open
🎟 Tickets on sale
Join us for a new kind of eating disorder conference.
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED26 #EatingDisorders @onlinevents.bsky.social @onlinevents-john.bsky.social
✅ Branding revealed
🎤 Submissions open
🎟 Tickets on sale
Join us for a new kind of eating disorder conference.
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED26 #EatingDisorders @onlinevents.bsky.social @onlinevents-john.bsky.social
Are people actually interacting here? I feel like social media is dying?!
May 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Are people actually interacting here? I feel like social media is dying?!
Reposted by Kel O'Neill
NEXT WEEK!
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Part 3 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/Zpm0R5w
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Part 3 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/Zpm0R5w
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Part 3
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Workshop with Kel O'Neill
buff.ly
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEXT WEEK!
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Part 3 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/Zpm0R5w
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Rethinking ‘Mild’ Eating Disorders: Risks Therapists Can’t Ignore Part 3 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/Zpm0R5w
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Submissions are open for VOXED 2026 – a new kind of #eatingdisorder conference.
Online. Accessible. Inclusive.
Bringing together lived experience, research, practice & creativity – on equal ground.
🗓️ Deadline: 23 June 2025
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED2026
Online. Accessible. Inclusive.
Bringing together lived experience, research, practice & creativity – on equal ground.
🗓️ Deadline: 23 June 2025
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED2026
VOXED | Eating Disorder Counselling and Training | Flintshire, North Wales and Online
counsellingandtraining.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Submissions are open for VOXED 2026 – a new kind of #eatingdisorder conference.
Online. Accessible. Inclusive.
Bringing together lived experience, research, practice & creativity – on equal ground.
🗓️ Deadline: 23 June 2025
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED2026
Online. Accessible. Inclusive.
Bringing together lived experience, research, practice & creativity – on equal ground.
🗓️ Deadline: 23 June 2025
🔗 counsellingandtraining.co.uk/voxed/
#VOXED2026
I'm thinking more and more about how challenging is it for folks to access the #eatingdisorder care they need and how I can support this improving without going broke by offering my services for free (which I obv cant do).... if you have an idea I am all ears?!
April 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm thinking more and more about how challenging is it for folks to access the #eatingdisorder care they need and how I can support this improving without going broke by offering my services for free (which I obv cant do).... if you have an idea I am all ears?!
It is very lovely reading the voter comments being submitted - thank everyone ! www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2025/...
April 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It is very lovely reading the voter comments being submitted - thank everyone ! www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2025/...
Well, this happened...
I’ve been nominated for the ‘Entrepreneur of Excellence’ Award!
So, two blog posts in a row featuring something a little unexpected having landed in my inbox… This time, it’s the news that I’ve been nominated for a National Diversity Award – specifically, the Entr...
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this happened...
Our article ‘An extra fight I didn't ask for’: A qualitative survey exploring the impact of calories on menus for people with experience of eating disorders has been recognised #TopCitedArticle by #Wiley :) #HealthPsychology #EatingDisorders #Research
March 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our article ‘An extra fight I didn't ask for’: A qualitative survey exploring the impact of calories on menus for people with experience of eating disorders has been recognised #TopCitedArticle by #Wiley :) #HealthPsychology #EatingDisorders #Research
Reposted by Kel O'Neill
NEXT WEEK!
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Part 1 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/gZDSgTL
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Part 1 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/gZDSgTL
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Part 1
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Workshop with Kel O'Neill
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NEXT WEEK!
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Part 1 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/gZDSgTL
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
Overlooked Eating Disorders: How to Recognise the Signs in Therapy Part 1 - LIVE event with Kel O'Neill.
You can join in LIVE or purchase the recording. Use the link below to choose.
buff.ly/gZDSgTL
#therapistsConnect #training4therapists #counselling
When people with #EatingDisorders don't get the care they need they are sometimes labeled "beyond help"...and soon they might have access to assisted dying. Read about it in my latest blog post:
#MentalHealth #AssistedDying #SystemicChange
#MentalHealth #AssistedDying #SystemicChange
The Assisted Dying Bill: A Risk We Can’t Ignore in Eating Disorder Care
This is a topic I’ve so far held off from writing about - maybe because it feels too heavy for a blog post, too big to capture in a way that does it justice. But the more I sit with it, the more I re...
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
When people with #EatingDisorders don't get the care they need they are sometimes labeled "beyond help"...and soon they might have access to assisted dying. Read about it in my latest blog post:
#MentalHealth #AssistedDying #SystemicChange
#MentalHealth #AssistedDying #SystemicChange
What could this be? #EatingDisorders
February 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What could this be? #EatingDisorders
Join us tomorrow? #EDAW
Another year has flown by, and it’s time for our annual EDAW Drop-in session with Kel O'Neill @kel-mhb.bsky.social
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Join us tomorrow? #EDAW
Today I have released a BUNCH of bookable dates for workshops and conversational sessions on #EatingDisorders. #EDAW Check it out: counsellingandtraining.co.uk/training/
February 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today I have released a BUNCH of bookable dates for workshops and conversational sessions on #EatingDisorders. #EDAW Check it out: counsellingandtraining.co.uk/training/
Reposted by Kel O'Neill
Another year has flown by, and it’s time for our annual EDAW Drop-in session with Kel O'Neill @kel-mhb.bsky.social
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Another year has flown by, and it’s time for our annual EDAW Drop-in session with Kel O'Neill @kel-mhb.bsky.social
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
Pay what you can 🎟 onlinevents.co.uk/event/eating...
This year’s theme is “Anyone Can Be Affected by an Eating Disorder,” a vital reminder that eating disorders do not discriminate
I'm sure we have been saying this since day 1 #eatingdisorders
Tougher rules on weight loss jabs after people with eating disorders get prescriptions
New checks on people wanting drugs such as Wegovy or Mounjaro will include verifying their body mass index in a video consultation, in person, or via GP or medical records.
news.sky.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I'm sure we have been saying this since day 1 #eatingdisorders
Today has been a success - 6 workshops booked, 2 research meetings done, a pop up banner designed and ordered and a new PowerPoint style approved. #SelfEmployed #EatingDisorderProfessional
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today has been a success - 6 workshops booked, 2 research meetings done, a pop up banner designed and ordered and a new PowerPoint style approved. #SelfEmployed #EatingDisorderProfessional
Reposted by Kel O'Neill
For many these figures will come as little surprise - campaigners & clinicians have sounded the alarm bells for years.
Eating disorders are a national emergency.
We must treat them as such, starting by ensuring all front-line health workers are trained to care for patients with an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are a national emergency.
We must treat them as such, starting by ensuring all front-line health workers are trained to care for patients with an eating disorder.
Children in hospital with eating disorders 'up by 500 per cent'
The stark statistics showed that admissions for eating disorders jumped from 478 to 2,938 between 2012 and 2022 - a rise of almost 515 per cent.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
For many these figures will come as little surprise - campaigners & clinicians have sounded the alarm bells for years.
Eating disorders are a national emergency.
We must treat them as such, starting by ensuring all front-line health workers are trained to care for patients with an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are a national emergency.
We must treat them as such, starting by ensuring all front-line health workers are trained to care for patients with an eating disorder.
Reposted by Kel O'Neill
Reminder that there's no independent research into the physical & psychological safety of digital observation or on the ethics & acceptability of its implementation.
'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Call for Oxevision cameras to be banned in mental health patients' bedrooms
Former mental health patients are worried camera surveillance is being used without explicit consent.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Reminder that there's no independent research into the physical & psychological safety of digital observation or on the ethics & acceptability of its implementation.
'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I have been very slowly sharing a little bit more of my poetry - and you can find the latest one of my blog #DietCulture #SelfAcceptance #Poetry
Dear Diet Culture (a poem for #GentleJanuary)
Diet culture thrives on our insecurities, whispering toxic lies about beauty and value. But what happens when we stop listening? What happens when we challenge those impossible ideals and reclaim our ...
www.mentalhealthbites.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have been very slowly sharing a little bit more of my poetry - and you can find the latest one of my blog #DietCulture #SelfAcceptance #Poetry