Hester Hockin-Boyers
@hesterhhb.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences @durhamuniversity & feminist researcher of all things health, gender and digital culture ✨👩‍💻 she/her
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And I’m continuing my work in this area! If you've experienced exercise in ED recovery, please consider sharing your insights in my survey: durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Excited to be quoted in this BBC article on eating disorder recovery & weightlifting! 🏋️‍♀️
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My PhD explored how women use weightlifting as a tool in eating disorder recovery, so Tia's story really resonated.
@dusportexsci.bsky.social #edrecovery #exercise
Anorexia: Woman who battled eating disorder is now fitness coach
Tia Ainsworth's eating disorder left her too weak to exercise - now she's helping others to weight train.
www.bbc.co.uk
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With #InternationalWomensDay coming soon, its a great time to recognise the women of @dusportexsci.bsky.social and the great work that they do.

🧵⬇️ will build up through the week until 8th March ...
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Great to join the BlueSky community

We're the Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences @ Durham University

Our work across sport, physical activity & exercise challenges inequalities, promotes social justice, and improves health and wellbeing

Posts will highlight contributions across these areas
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✨CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS✨Have you navigated exercise during your eating disorder recovery? Please consider filling out our survey exploring the relationship between exercise & ED recovery. Your perspectives are important! t.co/FNrwAQIGq5 #edrecovery #exercise #eatingdisorders
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Hi Bluesky! Excited to have finally taken the leap from X/Twitter. A little about me- I’m a medical sociologist and Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Sciences @durhamuniversity.bsky.social. My interests revolve around all things health, gender, and digital culture 🏋️‍♀️♀️🤳 #hellobluesky
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📢Call for participants 📢 We want to improve access to #eatingdisorder care!
If you identify as an underrepresented group in ED research, we would really like to hear about your experience of ED help seeking!

Contact [email protected] to find out more and take part.
Recruitment poster for a study looking at experience of help seeking for eating disorder care. text read: Are you aged 16 years or over? Do you have a current or past eating disorder? Do you identify as being part of any of the following groups? ethnic minority, men, LGBTQ+? We want to speak with people who are not well represented in services about their experience seeking help for an eating disorder. we want to improve access to eating disorder care and the treatments people are offered. you would need to complete a short survey about yourself and take part in an interview lasting up to an hour. If you would like to be involved contact jessica.wilkins@kcl.ac.uk