Bodywhys launch Be Body Positive campaign Bodywhys – the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland – today launched the ‘Be Body Positive’ Campaign, encouraging young people to get involved in promoting a positive body image amongst their peers. The campaign, which is being launched as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010, is aimed at addressing […]

This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010. The week runs from February 22nd-26th – a full list of events is available here. To play your part in raising awareness this week, you can: – Attend one of our events – Become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter – Sign up for […]

Bodywhys have today launched a new text service to make it easier for those affected by eating disorders to access information and support. By texting a code word to a standard rate text number, users will be able to receive an eating disorders information pack or a copy of the Bodywhys Resource for Parents. • […]

The dates for BodywhysConnect online support groups up until April 2010 are now available here. There have been some technical issues with BodywhysConnect in recent months, however these issues have now been resolved and the service is running as normal. The next online group is on Wednesday, January 20th at 7:30pm.

Support Groups in Dublin and Carlow are cancelled tonight (January 6th) because of the weather conditions. Tonight’s helpline session is also cancelled. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The alex email service is available – contact alex@bodywhys.ie for confidential support.

The Carlow Support Groups on January 6th have been cancelled due to the Parish Centre being closed on this date. The next groups in Carlow will be held on February 3rd at 7:30pm.

The Galway Support Group for people affected by eating disorders has been cancelled because of the weather conditions in the area. The next scheduled support group will take place on Monday January 18th at 7:30pm.

The Bodywhys Galway Support Group for people affected by eating disorders will run twice monthly from January 2010. The groups will take place on the first and third Monday of every month (Tuesdays in the case of Bank Holidays). In January, group dates are the 4th and 20th. Groups are located at the MS Society, […]

The Bodywhys Helpline will be closed on December 24th, 25th, 26th and January 1st. BodywhysConnect online support groups will take place on January 6th   Bodywhys Support Groups will take place: In Dublin on December 16th, January 6th and January 20th In Galway on January 4th and January 18th In Carlow on January 6th The […]

Christmas can be a particularly tough time for anyone affected by an eating disorder. Bodywhys have compiled a list of Christmas Tips to help you through the coming weeks. Don’t forget our Helpline is open seven days for anyone in need of additional support!