Research Journal
One of the issues that clinicians face is that eating disorders are not simple to diagnose. Take for instance, achalasia. This is a rare physical disorder that affects the oesophagus…
At least everything exists in a rough draft form by now but just when the end looks ever closer re-reading a chapter immediately prior to sending it to my supervisors…
I’ve just received my supervisor’s new book – courtesy of my fabulous friend Nic, who bought it for me for my birthday!
“In order to understand, I destroyed myself.” ― Fernando Pessoa I feel wrung out. As the end of writing my thesis draws ever nearer I feel a little as if…
Tomorrow I’m speaking at a conference which is designed to raise awareness by bringing practitioners, specialists, activists and parents and carers together to share information and latest thinking and advice…
It has finally happened(?) When I began studying my PhD in 2008 there was barely a news story to be found that truly did any justice to male EDs. It…
Today I’ve been re-reading something that I’m including in the chapter I’m currently drafting. This tends to happen, despite having completed secondary analysis some time ago, when I need to…
My most esteemed colleague, Mr. Michael Cross made me chuckle by sending me these. Not a serious research endeavour? Perhaps not but it is both informative and useful. He has…
Exploring male disordered eating identities: a hermeneutic study of men’s stories of their experiences with food, body and self. Abstract Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – Introduction and literature Brief contextual overview…
I find myself on the cusp of another coming out – this will make the third in my lifetime. First as gay, then as eating disordered and now, in many…
Apologies for the decidedly chaotic presentation in this post but here’s the latest outpouring of everything I’ve assembled during my work on the stories you’ve sent in. The sheer number…