Next week in Australia from Monday August 31st – Sunday September 6th is National Body Image & Eating Disorders Awareness Week, or BIEDAW as it is collectively known. BIEDAW is always held in the first week of September & in the past few years has started to gain considerable momentum & community awareness. Hooray! I for one am hoping that very soon it will be a week that is very widely known & reported on in the media, as continuing to raise awareness about eating disorders & positive body image is obviously a passion of mine. 
There are many wonderful events & opportunities happening throughout the country in celebration of BIEDAW & here are just a few I think are fantastic & well worth attending.
“Give Fashion, Give Love, Give Hope” - National fashion retailer Sportsgirl will be celebrating BIEDAW & raising funds for The Butterfly Foundation via a capsule collection of designer accessories available in stores nationally & at their online shop. Having personally had a ‘sneak peek’ at the products (some of which are pictured here) I can tell you that they are beautiful & will make a great buy for yourself or gift for a friend. This is your chance to own a designer piece by someone such as Cohen et Sabine or Elke Kramer for a fraction of the cost! All proceeds from sales go to eating disorder sufferers who are on low incomes, access treatment of their choice.
The Eating Disorders Network of Queensland is hosting a Body Image & Eating Disorders Awareness Workshop in Brisbane. It costs only $20 & includes lunch & afternoon tea. A bargain.
Western Australian based eating disorder organisation “Bridges” are hosting an event with guest speaker Chris Harris. A measely $5 will get you in & a cup of coffee & nibbles too.
There are many more wonderful events happening throughout Australia & for the full calendar of happenings please go to The Butterfly Foundation & download. Calendars are also available in store in Sportsgirl stores.
