I spent years unlearning an eating disorder – then I was told to diet for health reasons. This is what it taught me
Amelia Tait
April 2025
French minister reports #SkinnyTok to regulator over anorexia concerns
Audiobook of the week
My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss audiobook review – a life shaped by anorexia and literature
September 2024
My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir by Sarah Moss review – an interrogation of an eating disorder
Two internal monologues vie for attention in The Fell author’s revelatory account of her struggles with anorexia and its roots in her childhood
March 2024
Why I quit
How I stopped comparing my appearance to my identical twin’s – and healed our relationship
Lara Rodwell
Comments about our differences used to wound me. But then I was forced to confront my decades-long resentment, says writer Lara Rodwell
February 2024
Brianna Ghey’s mother warns tech bosses more children will die without action
Exclusive: Esther Ghey says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content online
October 2023
Louise Glück obituary
Everything Now review – this witty teen drama is a sweet, nuanced look at anorexia
September 2023
If I’d been given palliative care when I had an eating disorder, I would not be here today
Dorothy Dunn
My own recovery from the ‘hopeless’ stage of this condition shows we must never give up on patients, says the writer Dorothy Dunn
Some English patients with eating disorders sent to Scotland for treatment
NHS England data shows 84 patients were sent hospitals in Scotland in 2020-23 due to lack of beds near their homes
‘You are still overweight’: how a doctor’s health advice triggered Sarah’s eating disorder
Experts say dietary guidelines from Australian government bodies are too weight-centric – a ‘huge disconnect’ between science and policy
August 2023
Lena review – stilted account of child star Zavaroni’s tragedy
I lived with an eating disorder. TV almost never got it right – until Heartstopper
Anya Ryan
July 2023
The banned Barbie film: her anguished first role as Karen Carpenter
Some anorexia patients want the right to die. A few doctors are willing to listen
June 2023
I re-read my teenage diaries hoping for a dose of nostalgia – instead I was horrified
Lust, cruelty and a desperate need for attention ... I thought my old journals would bring back warm memories – in reality they were a document of the unique misery and painful insecurities of adolescence
April 2023
Book of the day
Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman – review
Good Girls by Hadley Freeman review – anorexia from within
March 2023
Unregulated ‘eating disorder coaches’ putting people at risk, say experts
Exclusive: inadequately qualified coaches charging thousands claiming to offer support to people with eating disorders
