This year I have decided to organise an empowering event to raise money to support people experiencing body image issues and eating disorders via Been There.

To join the event, send find me on Insta (@intimateportraits_bylu) for additional info :)

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Been There is a remote charity providing 1:1 peer support from a lived experience Mentor. Mentors walk alongside their Mentees with a deep empathy and understanding of the challenges that they are facing because they have Been There too. It costs £260 to support one Mentor through a complete Mentoring programme.

61% of adults in Britain feel negative or extremely negative about their body image, which can have hugely detrimental effects on mental and physical health. 1/8 people have experienced suicidal thoughts because of poor body image. Anorexia nervosa is the deadliest mental illness in the UK and most of its victims claim their own lives.

By donating to this page, you can help me to improve the health and happiness of so many more people who urgently need compassionate support. You can be part of smashing the stigma that keeps so many suffering in silence.

61% is too many. Let's stop the silence and smash the stigma together.