News & Events
Teenage Brain Matters and Eating Disorders Workshop – March 19th 2pm to 4.30pm
Last October I facilitated a workshop for families affected by eating disorders on the topic of teenage brain development and eating disorders which was very well received: Thank you both so much. It was so inspiring and reminded me of so many techniques that I had...
Caring for adult sufferers – one off carer support group and standalone workshop
Over the past year we have seen a dramatic increase in enquiries both from families of children and teens newly diagnosed with eating disorders, as well as from carers of young adult and adult sufferers who have been struggling with their illness for much longer....
Your loved ones age 12 – 18 can earn £45 whilst contributing to invaluable research
My very good friend and colleague Katie Rowlands, from King’s College eating disorder research team, needs more participants for her research on young people age 12-18 currently being treated for an eating disorder. If everyone caring for a loved one in this age group...
Notes from Carers support group Monday Jan 18th 2021
We had a very busy meeting last night with lots of issues being addressed. Thank you to all of you who shared your experiences and thoughts. I have summarised some of the key themes in this post and attach several capsules which cover the issues we addressed in more...
Early Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder – with capsules!
As promised some information about early warning signs of an eating disorder. Please feel free to circulate to your friends, family, your loved one’s school and anyone else that might be interested. The reason for me circulating this now is that we have seen something...
Friends of Charlie Waller – New Scheme 2020
Many of you are aware that the Charlie Waller Trust has been funding the New Maudsley Carer Skills Workshops for the past few years, and many of you have benefited from attending the workshops. There is now a lovely opportunity to give something back whilst also...
Ella’s Christmas Cards – in support of the Charlie Waller Trust and Sam West Foundation
We are unashamedly promoting Christmas Cards created by local young artist Ella Brady, whose mum Lucy has been part of our carer community for several years. Ella’s cards are unique and this year her theme is “Let’ me play among the stars”. The attached advert shows...
Notes from Carers support group 2nd Nov 2020
Hello Super Heroes! I’m going to start this post with an affirmation, an affirmation for you… What you are doing for the people you love is way beyond what you had ever imagined and certainly above the things you signed up for at the start of their lives or when your...
Notes from New Maudsley Carers Zoom meeting 28th September
As always a big “thank you” to you all for joining us again and a special welcome to our new family this week. It was an especially emotionally charged room this time with lots of families with questions needing help finding answers from within the group, many of us...