Felicity Phillips is the Founder of Weight of the World, a community-driven organisation supporting people with eating disorders and their carers through recovery. Weight of the World aims to provide peer support and education while challenging diet culture and promoting body neutrality.

In this episode, Felicity shares her personal journey from pre-professional ballet to developing an eating disorder and ultimately finding recovery, explains the alarming rise of "skinny talk" on social media and how algorithms target vulnerable users within seconds, and reveals the powerful parallels between eating disorders and addiction that challenge common misconceptions about these complex mental health conditions.

 

Resources and links:
Weight of the World: A High Tea for ED Healing & Hope tickets
Webinars, books, and training by Melbourne Wellbeing Group
OCD training workshops by Dr Celin Gelgec
OCD focused supervision for healthcare professionals with Dr Celin Gelgec

 

Connect:
https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/
http://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/

Felicity Phillips is the Founder of Weight of the World, a community-driven organisation supporting people with eating disorders and their carers through recovery. Weight of the World aims to provide peer support and education while challenging diet culture and promoting body neutrality.
In this episode, Felicity shares her personal journey from pre-professional ballet to developing an eating disorder and ultimately finding recovery, explains the alarming rise of "skinny talk" on social media and how algorithms target vulnerable users within seconds, and reveals the powerful parallels between eating disorders and addiction that challenge common misconceptions about these complex mental health conditions.
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Resources and links:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/weight-of-the-world-a-high-tea-for-ed-healing-hope-tickets-1267097846769#:~:text=Weight%20of%20the%20World%3A%20A,at%201%3A00%20PM%20%7C%20Eventbrite">Weight of the World: A High Tea for ED Healing &amp; Hope tickets</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/training-psychology-ocd-workshops-ocd-training">Webinars, books, and training by Melbourne Wellbeing Group</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/training-ocd-workshops">OCD training workshops by Dr Celin Gelgec</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/supervision-ocd-treatment">OCD focused supervision for healthcare professionals with Dr Celin Gelgec</a></li>
</ul>
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Connect:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/">https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="http://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/">http://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/</a></li>
</ul>

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Breaking the Rules is a show for mental health professionals designed to help you build confidence in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Effective treatment of OCD requires commitment, creativity and the recognition that things can sometimes get a little … messy. And on the show, you’ll hear from a range of leading professionals and learn everything there is to know about OCD and other related mental health concerns. This podcast is brought to you by Melbourne Wellbeing Group, a psychology practice based in Melbourne with a special focus on treating OCD.

Breaking the Rules is a show for mental health professionals designed to help you build confidence in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Effective treatment of OCD requires commitment, creativity and the recognition that things can sometimes get a little &hellip; messy. And on the show, you&rsquo;ll hear from a range of leading professionals and learn everything there is to know about OCD and other related mental health concerns. This podcast is brought to you by Melbourne Wellbeing Group, a psychology practice based in Melbourne with a special focus on treating OCD.

Breaking the Rules is a show for mental health professionals designed to help you build confidence in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

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