Can we be real for a sec and talk about how taboo bringing lived experience to clinical practice still is in mental health?
Let’s make some space for lived experience realism to face that stigma!
Normalise therapists and healthcare professionals being imperfect people. It’s our responsibility! 📢

Hi Bluesky! I’m Emma 👋 bisexual, brainy & boundary-breaking 🌈
🧠 Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor & educator specialising in eating disorders + neurodiversity
📢 Lived experience voice + advocate for trans, non-binary & bi inclusion
☀️ I yap (sometimes yell) about meaningful recovery
Let’s chat 💬

1 in 3 (or more) people with an eating disorder are neurodivergent, yet sensory sensitivities and social pressures of “normality” are rarely considered in treatment.
No wonder sustained ED recovery rates are barely 50%. It’s time to rethink how we work with EDs. I’m advocating for us to do better.