Will let you off - you're doing a great job!!

Thank you! ☺️

Time to relax! 15 minute presentation for #PiBI2025 done ✅️

Thank you @persbodyimage.bsky.social for the opportunity!

Erin's talk was one of the ones I was most excited about and it didn't disappoint!
Refreshing to hear a move away from negative lenses and how individuals were empowered by their disabilities. Really looking forward to more on appearance-functionality and reading this theme in more detail!

I hope you've been successful in doing so! I know its so hard to keep the habit up, life happens and before I know it the weekends have gone 😅

Mainly because its so easy to get caught up in work and daily life, and staying in the little bubble of York (although it is a lovely and gorgeous bubble, its still a city!)

Paolo Mancin's talk just now in #PiBI2025 on the benefits of nature on body positivity and appreciation of the self has reminded me I need to organise my monthly outdoor time for September 🌳

I've found that these walks or visiting fancy houses and their grounds has done WONDERS for my mental health

Yesterday's (and today's) #PiBI2025 had some great talks looking at broadening the research on groups that have previously had less focus - be that culturally, sexual orientation, gender, neurotype, age etc.

Really important work going on! I learnt a lot, very enlightening to hear

The picture below is the poster session! Really fun and creative way to see them, and to network and chat in Gathertown - love it!❤️

No rest for the PhD student - this week is Perspectives in Body Image online conference! #PiBI2025 @persbodyimage.bsky.social

First day was full on, including hearing the journey positive body image has been on with Tracy Tylka (very heart-warming)

@persbodyimage.bsky.social

A gorgeous venue, friendly people, a sense of hope and empowerment for the future of autism and neurodiversity research and real life impact

I will be thinking of #AEC2025 for a long time to come

It was an honour to hear from key academics in the field e.g. Damien Milton, Wenn Lawson, Liz Pellicano.

Highlights include the framing of 'energy accounting' by Maja Toudal, emphasising more links between brain and body with Jessica Eccles, and the sheer volume and voice of lived experiences

Highlighting truly the accessibility for some, is accessibility for all
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The environment (as a non-autistic person with my own struggles) was extremely welcoming & affirming, things I wouldn't have the confidence to do elsewhere

Fidget loads when presenting my poster as I was ~anxious~; putting loops in during lunch as it was LOUD and crowded; colouring to switch off

I had the privilege last week to present my poster at the International Autism Congress Conference in Dublin - what a wonderful experience!

Thoughts in a thread, because I have a LOT

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This is maybe the worst part about being an educator in the AI era.

AI companies are *stealing your time* by making you work around it/find it/adjudicate it. Time that, 4 years ago, you would have used to improve your materials, or stay up-to-date on some area of research.

I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

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Add in a Bayesian computational modelling workshop, super talks and posters, good company, and gorgeous scenery and it was a couple of days well spent!

Looking forward to what BRNet does next year!

Now heading home from Utrecht, Netherlands after presenting with @ruthknight.bsky.social and @ercaldwell.bsky.social at #BRNet2025!

A proud moment showcasing our inclusive methods, hopefully encouraging others to reflect. It's bad science if the computational models are based off inaccurate data!

Look at you go!!!

Thank you😁 looking forward to yours next year!

Trying to wrap these up before September- so close now! 😮‍💨Looking for people based in York to take part in an interoceptive lab experiment and/or an MEG experiment. Reimbursement for both. See details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... @cejpreston.bsky.social @alexandrapike.bsky.social

Thank you!😁

Busy week for the lab! It was an interesting experience hearing from clinicians and other researchers about the problems surrounding eating disorder research.
I ended the day feeling hopeful and full of energy of the potential that we could achieve together💪