SPEAKS

Our @SPEAKSstudy animation: m.youtube.com/watch?v=gia_2y…

We’re delighted that the first SPEAKS training dates have been released. @AnnaOldershaw and Helen Startup would love you join them next March!

More research is needed into the underlying mechanisms of #anorexia that can make treatment more effective. This was one of the goals of the @SPEAKSstudy

Calling all researchers who work with individuals with eating disorders! We'd love to hear about the work you're doing at one of our meetings! Presenting is also a great opportunity to share ideas & get feedback. Projects can be in progress or preparation! Email: m.pugh@ucl.ac.uk

People affected by eating disorders are facing huge injustices when accessing treatment! Please help change this by signing the #dumpthescales petition change.org/p/eating-disor…

Thankyou @AnnabelleDurr4d for attending the @SPEAKSstudy conference & for writing such a great summary. Huge thanks to @NELFTResearch for fantastic support as study sponsors and @NIHRresearch @NIHR_RDSSE @ClaireRosten for support in accessing funding. We’re excited for next steps

Wow, I so enjoyed the @SPEAKSstudy conference today! Been such a joy to develop and run this research programme for the past 6 years. Hugely grateful to everyone who has been involved. I am leaving with so much, personally and professionally. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gia_2y…

Super pleased one of our early @SPEAKSstudy projects which informed the development of the #SPEAKStherapy is finally out - Seeing Through the Façade of Anorexia: A Grounded Theory of Emotional Change Processes Associated With Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

@AnorexiaMyths Yes, this. In @SPEAKSstudy we started from trying to understand lived experience of others to develop our thoughts on anorexia first, building therapy from there upwards. Nothing is for everyone, so SPEAKS is not for all, but we believe in this approach for developing therapies.

And Tony Lavender just wrapping up - thanking everyone for coming along. From the origin it was people spotting the gaps in knowledge. As Leonard Cohen said "It's the gaps that let the light in".

Q: When do you think it will be rolled out? Anna: start by offering a training package and seeing where it goes from there. We feel very passionate about SPEAKS, and that it does maybe bridge a gap. We don't have a time-line or particular plan, still very much digesting.

Q&A for #SPEAKS2022 Do you think this approach would be equally useful for other ED presentations? Helen: My sense would be that yes, it would be applicable to other eating disorders, and other presentations. Anna: I'd want to not assume that the process of change would be the >