Flourish Kirribilli In The Media
Media Enquiries
Flourish Founder and Clinical Psychologist Louise Adams is an experienced media spokesperson on topics relevant to weight science, why diets don’t work, eating disorders, body positivity, weight stigma, critical perspectives on the “obesity epidemic”, and weight-inclusive health care.
For all media enquiries, contact Louise directly via email or call (02) 9000 1212.
Louise Adams Clinical Psychologist:
Past Media Articles, Interviews and Comments
SBS:
news.com.au:
“Cruel”. Major hospitals roll out trials of fasting diets for teens”
“Disturbing winter body trend women are falling victim to”
Sydney Morning Herald:
“I want my daughters to know what I didn’t: Your weight is not your worth”
“Fitspo is co-opting wellness – but new players are rewriting the rules”
ABC – Triple J’s The Hook-Up:
“How to love your body for better sex”
Mamamia:
“The ‘king of boobs’ and ‘the breastmaster: Sydney surgeons and their “sexist” Instagrams”
“Adelaide gym refuses to apologise for promoting to women for feeling “worthless” and “unattractive”
“Can you really be healthy at any size?”
Original Articles:
The Diary Healer: “Protecting our kids from diet culture”
Video
Rejecting Diet Culture
Click on the video below to watch Louise Adams speak about the importance of rejecting diet culture for The Butterfly Foundation’s Body Image & Eating Disorders Awareness Week (BIEDAW, 2021).
Health At Every Size – The Bigger Picture
Click on the video below to watch a webinar for BIEDAW 2021.
Topics include the history of the HAES movement, (Dr Fiona Willer), weight stigma & diet culture (Louise Adams), and trauma-informed eating disorder care (Fiona Sutherland). The wonderful Elissa Jenkins, who has been on the receiving end of HAES-informed care, shares the power of HAES approaches.
