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Unpacking Adolescence (Netflix): A Therapist’s Reflection on Masculinity, Power Dynamics and Shame

Contains Adolescence spoilers and discussion of violence/abuse. I also have a video covering this on YouTube if you prefer to watch/listen…

6h ago

Unpacking Adolescence (Netflix): A Therapist’s Reflection on Masculinity, Power Dynamics and Shame

6h ago

How to Heal Your Relationship with Food

People struggle with eating in many different ways so there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recovery and healing. I’d like to offer some…

Mar 4

How to Heal Your Relationship with Food

Mar 4

When Eating Feels Like an Addiction

As an eating disorder therapist, I hear a lot of people say they feel like they can’t stop eating. They say they’re out of control, that…

Feb 8

When Eating Feels Like an Addiction

Feb 8

What is binge eating and how to break the binge cycle

Binge eating disorder (BED) is one of the most prevalent eating disorders, with many people caught in a difficult cycle of negative…

Oct 12, 2024

What is binge eating and how to break the binge cycle

Oct 12, 2024

Domestic abuse and disordered eating

What do domestic abuse and disordered eating have in common? How do they intersect and interplay? In this blog post, both my working worlds…

Aug 3, 2024

Domestic abuse and disordered eating

Aug 3, 2024

What’s the deal with weight loss injections?

Skinny jabs. Weight loss injections. The new miracle drugs to “tackle the ob*sity crisis” once and for all. Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy…

Jul 4, 2024

What’s the deal with weight loss injections?

Jul 4, 2024

ARFID: what is normal eating anyway?

For Eating Disorders Awareness Week this year, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) was the theme, which was much-needed as…

Jun 4, 2024

ARFID: what is normal eating anyway?

Jun 4, 2024

Reflections on working with perpetrators of domestic abuse

A couple of years ago I wrote an initial reflection on working with perpetrators of domestic abuse when I was relatively new to the work…

May 6, 2024

Reflections on working with perpetrators of domestic abuse

May 6, 2024

A Big Picture Approach to Body Image

Body image problems affect lots of different people. We live in an appearance-centred society, but it’s not just about vanity or being…

Apr 18, 2024

A Big Picture Approach to Body Image

Apr 18, 2024

How can we make therapy safer for fat people with eating disorders?

I recently saw “Your Fat Friend”, a documentary about Aubrey Gordon made by Jeanie Finlay. I’m a big fan of Aubrey’s work, her books, blogs…

Mar 9, 2024

How can we make therapy safer for fat people with eating disorders?

Mar 9, 2024

Therapeutic and reflective writing exercises

I’ve had the pleasure of facilitating writing workshops in conjunction with Arkbound, at a drop-in café in Bristol called The Wild…

Feb 18, 2024

Therapeutic and reflective writing exercises

Feb 18, 2024

Depp vs Heard: Holding a mirror up to how we view domestic abuse

Content warning: domestic violence and abuse I work in domestic violence services and I’ve been horrified to see the public display of…

Jun 8, 2022

A picture of Johnny Depp

Jun 8, 2022

Calories on Menus; the harm caused in the name of the “Ob*sity Crisis”

You may have noticed an addition to menus in restaurants and cafes… calorie listings. No doubt some people will just zone these out like…

Apr 15, 2022

Calories on Menus; the harm caused in the name of the “Ob*sity Crisis”

Apr 15, 2022

Celebrities, Diets and Detoxes: The Danger of Selling Disordered Eating

Detox teas, appetite suppressant lollipops, juice cleanses — you’ve probably seen celebrities endorsing these so-called detoxes, diets and…

Dec 31, 2020

Celebrities, Diets and Detoxes: The Danger of Selling Disordered Eating

Dec 31, 2020

Body Positive TV Shows to Feed your Soul

We’re finally starting to see different bodies on screen, hurrah! Here’s a list of shows I’ve watched and loved over the last few years…

Sep 8, 2020

Body Positive TV Shows to Feed your Soul

Sep 8, 2020

Poverty and ob*sity: let’s blame working-class people and their multi-pack crisps

At primary school in the late ’80s, I had free school dinners. There’s no way to avoid feeling exposed when you’re one of the few kids…

Aug 16, 2020

Poverty and ob*sity: let’s blame working-class people and their multi-pack crisps

Aug 16, 2020

Please stop declaring war on fat people

The government recently announced that they’ll be pushing an anti-obesity campaign under the guise of helping people “slim down” in case…

Jul 26, 2020

Please stop declaring war on fat people

Jul 26, 2020

Elitism in counselling and psychotherapy

A trainee counsellor’s perspective

Jul 19, 2020

Elitism in counselling and psychotherapy

Jul 19, 2020

Naked Beach — the body image show we all needed

If you haven’t seen the beautifully painted bodies of the Naked Beach hosts, get yourself on All 4 and catch up now. The show follows…

Apr 22, 2019

Naked Beach — the body image show we all needed

Apr 22, 2019

Toronto attack 2018: What are incels and what can we do about them?

On Monday 23 April 2018, a man drove a van into a group of pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 13 more. It later arose…

Apr 26, 2018

Toronto attack 2018: What are incels and what can we do about them?

Apr 26, 2018

Mel Ciavucco

Mel Ciavucco

Integrative counsellor, trainer and writer. Interests in eating disorders, body image, weight stigma, and domestic abuse. https://melciavucco.com

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