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Because I had a larger body, it took me years to realise I had an eating disorder

As Government Committee warns that the use of BMI is dangerous, and The Lancet agrees; now more than ever we need to take action.

Ask Helen...

What made you start Nutriri?

I was fed up with paying out to groups that had little to no interest in actually seeing me 'succeed' enough to no longer need their services. Oh, and the way the group leader seemed to scan me up and down, in the street, was annoying too!

I had no real answers back in 2015; just an inkling to create a meet up group and ask what others needed from a group that was interested in us all finding ease around food and our bodies.

What has been your lived experience of diet/judgement culture?

I truly feel that had I not started messing with my food; restricting intake to retain my teenage body, I wouldn't have yo-yo'd so vastly over so many years. I can remember teasing about my big bum at age 10 - from my school's country dancing teacher! 

Getting stretch marks around age 13 and seeing 80s magazines clearly telling me that these were unacceptable; along with cellulite - my changing body just wasn't on trend!

What are your hopes for VCSE Nutriri?

To continue co-creating Stigma Informed Systems, gathering the lived experiences of the healthcare workforce and citizens alike to do so.

Keep helping individuals to find their own version of food and body ease; helping more people know and understand body acceptance, weight neutrality and compassion generally, so that we are better able to self nurture.

Let's all acknowledge that the 'war on obesity' isn't working. And that fresh thinking is needed to create a self-nurturing and connected culture that includes every-body.

Testimonials

“Having experienced Helen’s love and support, she is very passionate and committed to everything she does. Nutriri is a shining example of this, empowering people to think differently about themselves.”

Mr CM

“Helen genuinely cares about women. She is committed to supporting and empowering women to change the way we see, care for and nurture ourselves, and Nutriri is an expression of this commitment. Nutriri is taking on profit-driven organisations whose income depends on women feeling ‘less than’, and it has never been more important to fight this battle – which Helen is doing with passion, integrity and intelligence.”

Kate L

“I can’t believe the difference your programme is making to me, to my feelings about myself, how I eat, what I eat. I feel so at ease, no guilt, no shame – even when my colleague showed me a photo she took of her abdominal muscles she took at the gym. I thought “she’s amazing, she’s worked so hard to be happy with her body and I’m amazing because so have I.”

KR