Research Journal
‘Millstone’ is the new documentary by Men Get Eating Disorders Too* and director Florence Pellanci. It tells the stories of men who speak about their experiences from illness to recovery including…
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Bigorexia is the nifty media-friendly soundbite term that doesn’t truly do justice to what men experience when they go through this debilitating condition currently known as muscle dysmorphia. Me-oh-my –…
Recently I spoke to a writer who was investigating the phenomenon of orthorexia for a piece in Men’s Health magazine. The result of Dan’s work was a thought-provoking, carefully framed read….
The other day, as part of an expo by our faculty to the vice-chancellor of the university, I put together a tentative first shot at summing up the research –…
Thanks to all who attended the conference and engaged in the excellent discussion activities. You can request a copy of the slides and references supporting the talk I gave. Just…
Yesterday, I attended one of Bradford Literature Festival‘s brilliant events in the eponymously impressive Impressions Gallery in Bradford Centenary Square. I had already used Peter Lloyd‘s potentially polemic book as…
I’m giving another seminar talk today at the University of Bradford. If you attended and want the slides or even if you are just interested in the subject matter, here…
Orthorexia has caused mild controversy (in my opinion, at least) as it is not a medically recognised classification and diagnosis. However, when Knight & Bratman’s book is read (Health Food Junkies),…
It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and here’s another (hopefully useful or informative) nugget. Pica is, perhaps, one of the lesser known diagnoses which sometimes is thrown into the pot with…
I’ve been re-reading Jim Kohl’s Skeletal Marriage from which the title quote is taken this week due to some editing work I’m doing on one of my analytical chapters. And…
Eating Disorders Awareness week is here – click on the image for further details if you’d like to help.