{"id":2350,"date":"2021-12-16T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2350"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:33:09","slug":"from-the-college-counsellor-9","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-college-counsellor-9\/","title":{"rendered":"From the College Counsellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1270 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/05\/Louise-Scuderi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/05\/Louise-Scuderi.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/05\/Louise-Scuderi-125x150.jpeg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Butterfly releases new research findings to break down the stigma of eating disorders<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2383\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-14-at-12.25.02-pm-e1639445220440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Butterfly\u2019s Christmas Appeal \u2013 An Eating Disorder Looks Like Me \u2013 challenges prevailing stereotypes to show eating disorders don\u2019t have a specific \u2018look\u2019, whether it be body shape, age, cultural background, gender, socio-economic status or even eating disorder presentation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>A quarter (25%) of\u00a0Australians<\/strong><b> believe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>eating disorders are a choice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and that people could stop their behaviour if they really wanted to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Over half (57%)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of Aussies incorrectly <strong>believe<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><b>only young women are affected by eating disorders<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>More than one million Australians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 including males, females, LGBTIQA+, matured-aged, youth and people from all cultural backgrounds \u2013 <strong>live with an eating disorder<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>75% of Aussies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<strong>living with an eating disorder\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><b>do not seek professional help <\/b>due to stigma<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, stereotyping and a belief that they do not fit the mould of how an eating disorder \u2018should\u2019 look<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a common misconception that eating disorders (EDs) have a specific \u2018look\u2019, however, 90% of Australians are not confident they could recognise the signs or symptoms of an ED, according to new research released by the Butterfly Foundation as part of its Christmas fundraising and awareness campaign, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butterfly.org.au\/get-involved\/campaigns\/anedlookslikeme\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Eating Disorder Looks Like Me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People living with eating disorders or disordered eating, or who are concerned about themselves or their loved ones, are encouraged to speak to their GP to access professional psychological treatment, or to contact the Butterfly Foundation Helpline on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Christmas Wishes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2369 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Xmas-tree-2021-e1639444920593.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/>As the year draws to a close, I would like to wish you, our MSCW family and community, a very happy and safe Christmas. May we each cherish and be comforted by time spent with family and loved ones over the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>If you are in need of urgent help and <\/b><b>mental health support over the holiday period<\/b><b>, please access the following services:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lifeline: 13 11 14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mental Health Access Line: 1800 011 511<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parent Line: 1300 1300 52<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dial 000 in a life-threatening emergency<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Ms Louise Scuderi, College Counsellor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">\n<p>This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #6 &amp; #8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butterfly\u2019s Christmas Appeal \u2013 An Eating Disorder Looks Like Me \u2013 challenges prevailing stereotypes to show eating disorders don\u2019t have a specific \u2018look\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2350","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_category-around-the-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=2350"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=2350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}