Social media is a huge driver of body image issues and young people are particularly at risk. Packed with unrealistic images and ideals, social platforms can be an incubator for mental illness - including eating disorders.
In this episode, we hear from young Instagram creator Jenna Abbasi who explains how social media affected her eating disorder. We also talk to Zak, a year ten student, about how he manages his social media experience to stay body positive. And we hear expert advice from Danni Rowlands, Butterfly’s National Manager of Prevention Services, Suku Sukunesan, an expert researcher in Applied Social Technology at Swinburne University, and Cara Webber from the eSafety Commission.
Content warning: This podcast talks about eating disorders.

<div>Social media is a huge driver of body image issues and young people are particularly at risk. Packed with unrealistic images and ideals, social platforms can be an incubator for mental illness - including eating disorders.</div><div><br></div><div>In this episode, we hear from young Instagram creator Jenna Abbasi who explains how social media affected her eating disorder. We also talk to Zak, a year ten student, about how he manages his social media experience to stay body positive. And we hear expert advice from Danni Rowlands, Butterfly’s National Manager of Prevention Services, Suku Sukunesan, an expert researcher in Applied Social Technology at Swinburne University, and Cara Webber from the eSafety Commission.</div><div><br></div><div>Content warning: This podcast talks about eating disorders.</div>

This is the Butterfly Podcast from the Butterfly Foundation, your national voice for people living with body image issues and eating disorders.

Butterfly: Let's Talk

This is the Butterfly: Let's Talk Podcast from the Butterfly Foundation, your national voice for people living with body image issues and eating disorders.

<p>This is the Butterfly: Let's Talk Podcast from the Butterfly Foundation, your national voice for people living with body image issues and eating disorders.</p>

Social media is a huge driver of body image issues and young people are particularly at risk. Packed with unrealistic images and...

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