eating disorders

Sweet About Me by Jacinta Sheerin is the second instalment in the four part series that makes up the Solo SIRENS Festival which is being held at the The Civic Theatre in Tallaght by the Solo SIRENS Collective. tHe Festival was created and…

Twig-sized models in skimpy bikinis relishing giant bites of hamburger. A lovely young woman who looks to be about 18, clinging seductively to a man easily in his late 50s to early 60s. A Victoria's Secret “Angel” languishing on a bed,…

A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…

Clean eating is not simply a desire to eat well; it is a marketing phenomenon. In the last five or six years, there has been an increasing trend of just about anyone with a decent physique, an iPhone, and an Instagram account to start…

This week is Eating Disorder Awareness week - a time to promote understanding of the multitude of known eating disorders which may affect up to 3% of the population at any given time. Orthorexia - the preoccupation or obsession with ‘clean’…

Lately, I've come across a lot of posts on social media stressing that 'Just because I'm not skinny, doesn’t mean I'm not anorexic.' With alarming frequency, it appears that out of all the eating disorders currently identified in the…