Bodywhys today (February 20th) launched a new SPHE Resource for schools, “Responding to Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues” The resource – a collaboration between Bodywhys and the SPHE Support Service – provides detailed information on what eating disorders are, how teachers can recognise and respond to eating disorders in the school environment, and how best […]

        Bodywhys seek volunteers for our ‘Be Body Positive’ schools programme in the Dublin area. The ‘Be Body Positive‘ schools programme is for young people aged 12-20 in the secondary school and youth group setting. The aim of the programme is to encourage discussion in the area of body image and self esteem, to […]

The following are details of Bodywhys services over the Christmas period:     December 20thHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. December 21stDublin (Central) Support Group; Helpline 7:30pm-9:30pm. December 22ndHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. December 23rdHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. December 27thHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. December 28thHelpline 7:30-9:30pm; BodywhysConnect Online Group. December 29thHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. December 30thHelpline 10:30am-12:30pm. January 1stYouthConnect Online Group (Ages 13-18). January 2ndBodywhysConnect Online Group. Tuesday, […]

We have recently made changes to our message boards, in an effort to better reflect the experience of users. The boards are now divided into sections instead of being divided by age as they previously had been. The new sections are: – First time talking about an eating disorder – Getting help, support & treatment […]

Some changes will affect Bodywhys services this weekend. The Bodywhys Helpline will will be closed until Tuesday (1st) at 10:30am. YouthConnect will take place as scheduled on Sunday evening from 7:30pm BodywhysConnect will run next on Wednesday (2nd) at 7:30pm Support Group schedules are not affected. Finally, the Bodywhys email support service is available throughout […]

The Dublin South support group for people affected by eating disorders will restart tonight after the summer break. This group is in a new location on the UCD campus. Groups will run on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in Room 237 of the UCD Health Sciences Building. Groups run from 7:30pm – […]

From November, our Cavan support group will switch to being a group for friends and family members. If you are currently supporting a loved one through an experience of an eating disorder, this group is designed to provide you with some additional support for yourself. As with all Bodywhys support groups, the service is provided […]

To celebrate European Year of Volunteering, we will be holding a big band night on Friday, September 23rd from 8pm at Kielys, Mount Merrion. This event will feature a seventeen piece big band along with Sean Hession singing Sinatra. Entry to event is free, with donations taken on the night in aid of Bodywhys. *** […]

We are currently working on our Strategic Plan for 2011-2014.  As part of this process we hope to gather the views of service users, health professionals and the wider community so that we can prioritise different areas of our work.  Please take a few minutes to fill in our short survey which is online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BodywhysSurvey2011 […]

The Galway support group on Monday, September 5th will take place at Jigsaw, Galway from 8-9:30pm The address for this location is Fairgreen Road, opposite the new coach station. A map of this location is available here.  If you have any queries please contact Bodywhys head office at info@bodywhys.ie or on 01 283 4963