'Body' Charity

After researching subjects around body image and appearances, I found a charity online called 'Body'. It is based in Derbyshire and its goals are to help aide people suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder and eating disorders, hopefully overcoming it and providing them with a positive attitude towards their body and physical appearance.

I have been in contact with the Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Lauren Benton, who has kindly offered to give me more of an insight into the charity, and provide me with some statistics that they have gathered over the years in support of their work. This will be extremely helpful for me, so that I can make sure my final project is a true representation of what I am trying to raise awareness about.

I have also been reading the book 'Body Image' by Sarah Grogen which has given me a lot of interesting information about the more aesthetic side of body image within society. It delves into the history of women and the changing attitudes concerning body weight and shape.

I have finished my survey regarding the questions I personally would like to know more about. I plan to give this out by the end of the week and finalise the results by next week.