Student Wellbeing Centre

It’s common for people of all genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, body sizes and shapes to have negative thoughts and feelings about their appearance or be dissatisfied with the way their bodies look. It’s estimated about 28% of males and 35% of females ages 11-24 years are dissatisfied with their appearance.

 People experiencing poor body image are more vulnerable to developing unhealthy behaviours associated with food and exercise. People with a positive body image are more likely to think about what their body can do and do things they enjoy. They concentrate on their personal strengths and qualities that are not appearance-based. This way of thinking supports healthy self-esteem and healthy lifestyle behaviours.

Butterfly offers phone and online counselling 

Inside Out- about eating disorders 

Headspace understanding body image