Ellen Maloney (she/her)

"Perhaps the most significant omission in the clinical and academic discourse on BPD is the failure to acknowledge that the diagnosis itself generates tremendous harm.” An honour to contribute to this, read it here 👇

My brain interpreted this as being about salad dressing and it still applies

Pros of university: No one tells you what to do Cons of university: No one tells you what to do

In the Journal of Eating Disorders 👩Middle-aged women are historically underrepresented in ED research 🌱This study highlights the importance of making developmentally informed treatment plans as symptoms vary across an individual's lifespan ➡️doi.org/10.1186/s40337…

submitted my dissertation draft !

Being an adult is such BS

@RITB_ @Keirwales This happened to me too, for months they were charging for support they weren't providing!

How many people is this happening to?

they’re saying there’s 30g of protein in spending a night laughing with your friends

In the Journal of Eating Disorders 🆘Parent-led peer support groups are a potentially powerful part of ED care plans for children. 🤝Implementation of vPLPSGs in Canada reports decreased caregiver burden scores and increased confidence from parents. ➡️doi.org/10.1186/s40337…

I can’t help but see the British preoccupation with “overdiagnosis” as the flailing of a culture that has given up on the clinical mission of addressing the full spectrum of human distress and disability, because they think they can’t afford to provide the needed care (scarcity), because some people ought to suffer (stoicism), and because some people are only pretending to suffer (malingering).

The treatment-resistant depression label id one of those terms in mental health that sounds clinical, but when you peel it back, there's some wonkiness to it. Imagine you're dealing with depression that's just not improving and no matter what meds or standard therapies get thrown at it. Docs define it as when someone's tried at least two different antidepressants at the right dose for long enough, and zilch still feeling like crap. Sounds straightforward, right? But here's why it bugs me as someone who's spent a lot of time thinking about this stuff. The big issue is that slapping resistant on the depression kinda flips the script in a sneaky way. It makes it seem like the problem is with you or your brain chemistry being stubborn, when really, it might be the treatments themselves that aren't hitting the mark. Think about it like this it as if you're trying to fix a leaky roof with duct tape over and over, and it keeps leaking, is the roof tape resistant? No, maybe you need to figure out why it's leaking in the first place. For instance, It could be the foundation's cracked, or the whole structure's off. Same thing here. A lot of what we call treatment in depression land is basically meds tweaking brain chemicals, or quick fix therapies that zoom in on symptoms. But depression isn't always just a chemical glitch but it can be tangled up in your life story, old hurts, patterns in how you connect with people, or even stuff you're not fully aware of yet. If we're not digging into that deeper layer then no wonder the resistance shows up. It's relatable because, come on, we've all had those moments where the usual advice like just exercise more or "think positive" falls flat on deeper issues. Calling it resistant can make folks feel even more hopeless, like they're broken beyond repair, when actually, it might just mean we need a different toolbox. Work like really exploring your inner world, relationships, or what life's throwing at you could unlock things that pills alone miss. It's not about blaming the system or anything dramatic but about saying, hey, let's get curious about the whole picture instead of assuming the depression's the bad guy holding out. That shift can make a world of difference.

how can anyone argue, with a straight face, that they have a HEREDITORY RIGHT to a seat in the House of Lords, and our legislative process is better for it?!

From, “I want you to help me die,” to , “I am free and I am alive for the first time in my life, I am a new person who wants to enjoy life like never before.” Recovery with the right treatment is possible after 60 yrs of anorexia 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

“The spectrum is *too* broad!” Oh I’m sorry, is your lobster too buttery? Your steak too juicy? Have you been one-shotted by the prospect of a behavioral dimension ranging all the way from highly functional to severely disabled?

@pixieerose 🫶❤️

I have so many ideas for things I want to write about in my dissertation, unfortunately they are all terrible

It's honestly so simple. Just heal your family trauma, regulate your nervous system, break your addictions, process centuries of cultural trauma, repair your attachment style, reparent your inner child, and develop a spiritual practice that dissolves the boundaries between self and other... Oh, and don't forget to pay rent, stay hydrated, answer emails, and remember to seem fine when someone asks how you're doing.

Leg cramps and nosebleeds. Amazing start to the day.

@pixieerose Oh no !

@Keirwales @jsandi27 @DrAnnieHickox @Shrink_at_Large @EDNeuroAus @autisticpuffin @RITB_ 🤣

@eatsleeplaugh @jsandi27 @DrAnnieHickox @Shrink_at_Large @EDNeuroAus @autisticpuffin @RITB_ Ha! I wrote that thinking ”daft Ellen doesn’t know I was an author on it”. I can be such a tool!

"Perhaps the most significant omission in the clinical and academic discourse on BPD is the failure to acknowledge that the diagnosis itself generates tremendous harm.” An honour to contribute to this, read it here 👇

@DrAnnieHickox @Keirwales @jsandi27 @Shrink_at_Large @EDNeuroAus @autisticpuffin @RITB_ Thank you!