Bodywhys - The Eating Disorder Association of Ireland

Tuesday 21st "Eating Problems in Adolescents" - Information Session for Parents & Carers 7:00-8:30pm at the Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6   Speakers: Prof. Fiona McNicholas - Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Lucena Clinic Ms. Jacinta Hastings - Chief Executive Officer, Bodywhys Ms. Nuala Miles - Eating Disorder Therapist, Cavan General Hospital Book your free place by contacting Marie McCourt at Marie ...Continue reading

Thursday 23rd Eating Disorders - GP Information Evening  6:00-8:30pm at St. Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin 8. Speakers: Dr. Sarah Prasad, Consultant Psychiatrist - ED Service SPUH.   Dr Mary McCreery, ED Service, SPUH - Dietetics and Nutritional Management       Louise O’Leary, Occupational Therapist, ED SPUH -  Occupational difficulties in Eating Disorder Recovery                       Vasiliki Loumpa, Social worker & Family Therapist, ED Service SPUH -  The ...Continue reading

Saturday 25th Fancy Dress Fun Walk - Celebrating Positive Body Image 5K walk in the Phoenix Park - meeting near the papal cross at 2pm Dress up as much or as little as you like… and in case of rain, make sure you bring your most colourful umbrella! If you are involved in an art class or youth group, why not work ...Continue reading

An information and volunteer recruitment evening will be held at Sligo Park Hotel Pearse Road, Sligo Tuesday, May 17th, 7:30pm Speakers will include Deirdre Ryan, psychologist, along with a speaker from Bodywhys. Find out where to find support, how to approach someone who may be affected by an eating disorder, and what services are available.Volunteer recruitment will take ...Continue reading

Make a Ripple is a new campaign to build an online community of ambassadors and story tellers who can help us change minds about mental health problems in Ireland. The Make A Ripple campaign will be formally launched on Wednesday, 4th May 2011 at the Sugar Club, Leeson Street. The launch will be an informal evening, with music from the ...Continue reading

Bodywhys will hold a fundraising table quiz at Cunningham's Bar Kildare Town Thursday, March 24th from 8pm   €40 per table of 4 peopleAll Welcome!!!! All monies raised will support the work of BodywhysContinue reading

Bodywhys Youth Development Officer, Fiona Flynn, will give a talk on 'Understanding Eating Disorders' as part of the St John of God spring lecture series 2011. This event takes place on Monday, March 14th at 8pm. Entrance is free and open to all. For further details of the St John of God lecture series see the full programme here.Continue reading

A talk on 'Understanding Eating Disorders' will be held at St John of God Hospital on Monday, May 10th at 8pm. The talk is by Fiona Flynn (Bodywhys) and is part of the 'Minding the Mind' Public Lecture Series 2010.     St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan is located just off the N11 and is accessible via bus routes  46a, 63 ...Continue reading

A public talk on Eating Disorders in Adolescents will take place Tuesday, February 23rd Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar Dublin 6 7:00pm-8:30pm   Talks will be given by Professor Fiona MacNicholas, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Jacinta Hastings, CEO of Bodywhys This event is free to attend but please register your interest in advance by emailing Marie.McCourt@sjog ...Continue reading

Lunchtime information talk on eating disorders and hwo to help a friend. At UCD Student Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4 On Wednesday February 24th at 1pm For further information email info@bodywhys.ieContinue reading

A public information evening will be held at Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Wednesday, February 24th Talk begins at 7pm   This talk will be given by Bodywhys Youth Development Officer, Fiona Flynn. This event is free and open to all.  Continue reading

 A public information evening will be held at The Grand Hotel, Wicklow Wednesday, February 24th Talk begins at 8pm   This talk will be given by Bodywhys Director, Marie Devine This event is free and open to all.Continue reading

An information evening for General Practitioners will be held at St Patrick's University Hospital, James Street, Dublin 8 Thursday, February 25th Talk begins at 7pm With Dr John Griffin, Toni O'Connor and Harriet Parsons (Bodywhys). This event is open to GPs only and is CME accredited. Please RSVP by fax to 01 249 3494, by phone on 01 ...Continue reading

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Bodywhys will hold an art and photography exhibition in the Oisín Gallery, Westland Row, from Thursday 22nd to Saturday 31st of October. The exhibition, entitled "Focus on Recovery" will feature photography by Yvette Monahan, with artwork by Richard Kelly. The photography takes the form of portraits of a range of ...Continue reading

An information and volunteer recruitment evening will be held in the Tower Hotel, The Mall, Waterford on Thursday, September 24th at 7:30pm. Volunteer recruitment for a new local support group will take place on the night. Entry is free and open to all.For more information, email Bodywhys head office or call (01) 283 4963   You can RSVP to ...Continue reading

The Bodywhys Annual General Meeting will be held on June 3rd 2009 at 7:30pm in the Boardroom at St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan.Further details are available from Bodywhys head office.Continue reading