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SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

Interview with Nerissa Shaw, Clinical Lead at SWEDA about the charity and their importance to the #DeInfluencingDietCulture campaign.

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Mar 106 min read

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ABOUT #DEINFLUENCINGDIETCULTURE

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#DeInfluencingDietCulture is a campaign to help Gen Z women and students alike who are negatively impacted by toxic diet culture on social media in B&NES and beyond. Campaign materials raise awareness for these issues and explore insights from stakeholders such as SWEDA UK- an eating disorder charity in Bath- and the Bath Spa University wellbeing team. The campaign uses creativity, workshopping and activities to engage audiences and educate critical thinking when online with the intention to decrease the impact of harmful messages in relation to body image.

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Coming soon! 👀🧡

The De-Influencing Diet Culture Workbook available for the next academic year from September 2026 🎉

What’s inside?
- Supporting yourself
- Journaling Activities
- Colouring and dot to dot activities
- Self care recipes
- Supporting others
- Resources

I encourage you to get creative and reflect on your body image journey through art (I post prompts every Saturday! 🥰)

Similar to our #deinfluencingdietculture community poetry series, I’m starting a community art series!

Submit your art work and creative explorations of diet culture on social media and its impact on audiences so we can share and support one another 💞

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#workbook #resource #mentalhealth #creativity

With summer just around the corner, it’s important to remember that every body is a summer body ☀️🧡

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#bodyimage #deinfluencingdietculture #mentalhealth #community #community

It’s Affirmations & Journaling Saturday!

Have a go at these, I hope you’ve had a lovely week 💞

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#journal #journalinspiration #mentalhealth #affirmations #bodyimage

Take a look at what the #deinfluencingdietculture campaign has achieved so far! 🌻🧡

I’m so proud of this little community that we have built and I hope that you feel comfortable and safe here too 💞

I hope that by encouraging creative reflection, community and critical thinking on social media has benefitted your body image & wellbeing in some way 🌸

But the campaign is not over!

Keep an eye out in this space for more content and look out for the campaign workbook available in September 🥰

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#campaign #mentalhealth #bodyimage #resources

In order to begin de-influencing our algorithms from toxic diet culture we need to start thinking more critically on social media 🧡

The #deinfluencingdietculture Critical Thinking Checklist is out now and available at the link in bio ‼️

Detox your algorithm one click at a time 📱🌻

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#criticalthinking #bodyimage #riotnotdiets #dumpthescales

Take action this Mental Health Awareness Week by:

🧡 Taking care of yourself

🧡 Checking in on your loved ones

🧡 Access resources available to you such as @sweda_uk_org @bathspastudentwellbeing @bath.mind

🧡 Do something for yourself today

🧡 Sign the Dump the Scales petition!

🧡 Take a look at the Critical Thinking Checklist ✅

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#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #takeaction #support #bodyimage

This mental health awareness week is all about taking action 🧡

That may be in the form of seeking help from a friend or reaching out for help to further resources for support such as:
@sweda_uk_org
@beatedsupport
@bath.mind
@bathspastudentwellbeing

It’s okay to ask for help and there is always someone available to help you grow 🌻

NEED HELP NOW?
Text ‘SHOUT’ 85258

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#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #support #resources #bodyimage

It’s that day of the week again!

I hope you all had a lovely week and that these journal prompts and affirmations help you 💞

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#affirmations #journal #journalinspiration #mentalhealth #bodyimage

Mental Health Awareness Month 💞

May is mental health awareness month and this year the Mental Health Foundation are focussing on taking action. We are stepping up to encourage recognition of mental health concerns and helping those currently struggling. Mental health is just as important as physical health <3

#deinfluencingdietculture is here to build a community and take action to help those struggling with their body image and wellbeing 🧡

Resources for you if you need them:
@sweda_uk_org
@bath.mind
@bathspastudentwellbeing

NEED HELP NOW?
Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258

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#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #bodyimage #resources

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With supportive online communities like #deinfluencingdietculture around you- you’ll never be alone in your body image journey 💞

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#reel #fyp #community #mentalhealth

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ARTICLES

SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

Interview with Nerissa Shaw, Clinical Lead at SWEDA about the charity and their importance to the #DeInfluencingDietCulture campaign.

Mar 106 min read

diet culture, #deinfluencingdietculture, body image, social media, campaign, research, mental health, self-love, body image

De-Influencing Diet Culture One Click at a Time to Detox your Algorithm

An introduction to the #DeInfluencingDietCulture campaign and its importance in our current social media climate with promotions of diet culture and its impact on body image and wellbeing for young female users.

Feb 248 min read

Diet culture needs to go- how to improve your experience on social media and your relationship with food and your body

An insight into the harms of social media on body image and self love and how to combat its impact.

Feb 66 min read

To continue the campaign's critical thinking education- we will be sharing a workbook with you in collaboration with SWEDA and the Bath Spa University wellbeing. This book will be available to students at Bath Spa university who are struggling with their body image and who want further support to help them have a more positive experience when scrolling online.

What is inside?

Find out here

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SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

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SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

De-Influencing Diet Culture One Click at a Time to Detox your Algorithm

Diet culture needs to go- how to improve your experience on social media and your relationship with food and your body

THE #DEINFLUENCINGDIETCULTURE WORKBOOK

SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

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SWEDA: “We are here to support anyone affected by eating disorders in the South and West of the UK, that is our mission”

De-Influencing Diet Culture One Click at a Time to Detox your Algorithm

Diet culture needs to go- how to improve your experience on social media and your relationship with food and your body

THE #DEINFLUENCINGDIETCULTURE WORKBOOK