For HER Sake - Recognising and Responding to Eating Disorders

Eating disorders rarely start with food. They often begin quietly — a need for control, a reaction to stress, a distorted sense of self — and can manifest in ways that are easy to overlook or dismiss. Yet behind the statistics are real women and girls whose struggles often go unseen until they’ve taken deep root.

Join us at HerSpace London for an open and deeply honest conversation about recognising the early warning signs of eating disorders in children, friends, and loved ones — and how to respond with understanding rather than fear or judgement.

This afternoon panel brings together a blend of professional expertise and lived experience:

• A survivor and wonderful member of our community who will share her ongoing journey of recovery — because “getting better” rarely means the story ends.

• A mental health specialist offering insight into how these conditions develop, what to look out for, and how to…