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Speakers, Writers and Artists Bank - sharing your story

Lived experience – REAL people sharing REAL experiences – is one of the most powerful aids towards recovery, understanding and restoration of hope.

EDV welcomes anyone who is fully recovered from an eating disorder, and anyone who has experience of caring for someone who has recovered from an eating disorder, to share their experience through the Speakers, Writers and Artists Bank.

As the peak body for eating disorders in Victoria, EDV receives many requests from the press, media and community groups to access people who have had an eating disorder, or their carers, to speak about their experience.

Your shared experience can be in the form of:
  • Speaking about your  experience on radio, TV or to journalists; 
  • Presenting your story at an EDV community awareness evening or other community event;
  • Publishing a written recovery story on the EDV website or for our newsletter, Inside Out (option to remain anonymous);  
  • Writing a few sentences about what inspired you or assisted you on your journey;
  • Telling us of a quotation or saying that helped you on the way;
  • A poem, picture or other creative artwork.
If you have recovered from an eating disorder, or have cared for someone with an eating disorder, and would like to share your story and promote the message of recovery, then the Speakers, Writers and Artists Bank is for you. Your story may provide inspiration to others experiencing similar experiences and struggles in re-iterating the fact recovery is possible.

For speakers, training is provided.  A minimum 12-month commitment is preferred.  


Last Updated: April 2010