University student & yoga teacher who lost her teenage years to anorexia, AUCKLAND Event management and marketing student and yoga teacher Claudia, 21, Auckland loves boxing, swimming and going to the beach. From a young age, Claudia experienced low moods and feelings of anxiety. She was always self-conscious about being quite tall, which was only…

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As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation causing New Zealand to enter a period of lockdown, an international expert on the topic is urging those living with eating disorders to seek support and maintain close communication with their family and friends. In an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald today, Dr Sarah Maguire, Director…

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Mother-to-two & writing enthusiast who lived with bulimia nervosa for more than a decade, AUCKLAND When mother-to-two and writing enthusiast, Angela, 49, Auckland was only nine years of age, she began dieting, and subsequently fuelling her obsession with monitoring her weight and calorie counting. Throughout her high school years, she continued to diet furiously. At…

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Operations & sales manager who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa in her late twenties, AUCKLAND Operations and sales manager for a fashion designer Caitlin, 30, loves to cook and enjoys creating various vegetarian dishes. She enjoys boxing and relishes spending time with her family. Before she was ten years old, Caitlin began having an unhealthy…

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EDGI-NZ during New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown To our many study participants: thank you so much for your enthusiasm, commitment and generosity. We have had an amazing response from all across New Zealand. So many people have willingly signed up and committed time to completing the online surveys. Thanks to you, EDGI-NZ has had a wonderful…

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Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Founding Director, UNC CEED, Jean Doak, PhD, CEED Clinical Director, Tonya Foreman, MD, CEED Medical Director –> Original blog post found here. This is a special blog post for individuals with eating disorders and their families for how to deal with COVID-19 while being treated for or recovering from an eating disorder. We…

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By Megan, 23, ‘Health navigator’ who spent eight years grappling with anorexia nervosa, CHRISTCHURCH Four simple words. Words I never thought would ever be uttered to me. Words that almost eight years ago, changed my entire life. Words that I thought I could never come back from. Words that had me hysterical, confused, angry, distraught…

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By Professor Cynthia Bulik, PhD, EDGI Lead Principal Investigator When I started in this field several decades ago, it was commonplace to encounter someone who had anorexia nervosa only or bulimia only. Binge-eating disorder didn’t even officially exist yet, although we definitely saw it in the clinic. As time has passed and we have become…

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The EDGI NZ Team learns heaps from the emails and comments that our participants send us about the experience of being in the EDGI study. We will use this forum to address some of the very important questions and topics that come our way. Today, we would like to explain why we ask questions about…

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Fin, 21, Business diploma recipient with a passion for fashion design who lived with anorexia nervosa throughout his teens, DUNEDIN   Business diploma recipient, Fin, 21, Dunedin, has a passion for fashion design and spends his free time making fabrics and clothing. Fin describes himself as having been “a chubby kid” and while he wasn’t…

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