News & Blog

Changes to the CFIH Model of Care for Eating Disorders
December 15, 2020In our commitment to reducing the prevalence and mortality rates of eating disorders, CFIH identified the need to improve our model of service delivery model

Weight Stigma Awareness Week, 2020
September 30, 2020I met Kiera in 2018 on a trip with ‘The Hunger Project’. On a bus in rural Uganda, we spoke about her work as a psychologist empowering people of all body shapes and sizes.

Coronavirus: Our Practice Policy
March 9, 2020Until we receive clearer directions, CFIH is adopting a “better to be safe than sorry approach”. Please support us in our efforts to reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

International Women’s Day: Our Message
March 8, 2020On International Women’s Day, we passionately strike the #EachforEqual pose. To us, this pose symbolises equality, compassionate boundaries, allyship, and the disruption of destructive gender-based cycles.

Exercise and eating disorders
February 20, 2020In an interview with Hack on Triple J, CFIH Psychologist, Ashleigh Olive, proposed a number of red flags that can help to identify someone with or at risk of an eating disorder.

New ED Specific Medicare Benefits Schedule: What if my patient isn’t eligible?
November 6, 2019The much-awaited changes to the Medicare scheme have finally been announced. However, not everybody will see themselves represented in the eligibility criteria for the scheme.

UPDATE: Medicare MBS item numbers for individuals with an eating disorder
October 20, 2019Medicare has released an overview of the new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items numbers that will be included in the scheme aimed at the treatment of eating disorders.

31 fantastic tips – one for every day in January!
January 2, 2019Get ready for 2019 with 31 great tips for your recovery journey; one for every day of January!

Struggle to get your 5 Veggies in a day?
October 17, 2018Check out Dietitian Kate Pollard’s top tips to include veg anytime in your day.

CFIH Dietitians’ top 5 diet myths BUSTED!
October 17, 2018Dietitians Kate & Kate have rounded up the top 5 that get in the way of a healthy relationship with food.

How accurate are nutrition information panels?
October 2, 2018Diet-culture loves numbers – we’re sold the idea that we can achieve tight and calculated control over food and our bodies through counting, tracking, weighing and measuring.

5 ways to shut down diet-talk in the office
August 15, 2018Office diet-talk can be relentless, triggering and difficult to avoid. If 8 hours of carb, keto and cleanse commentary is making you want to ride your wheelie chair down the fire escape, here’s a few ideas for you: Excuse yourself and walk away. After a few smoke-bomb moments they’ll start to get the picture you’re … Read More