The Aporia · Sarah Mashman

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2026-10-28 – 2026-10-28

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Writes for ABC News (AU).

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2026-10-28 · ABC News (AU) · Health

How Libby Trickett is talking to her kids about the ultra-thinness trend

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2026-10-28 · ABC News (AU)

How Libby Trickett is talking to her kids about the ultra-thinness trend

🔮 Experts say the rise of ultra-thinness is putting children at risk of body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and eating disorders, and that parents — who may be having their own struggles with the trend — need to address what their kids are seeing. Why is ultra-thinness back? Janet Lowndes, psychologist and director of an eating disorder clinic in Melbourne/Naarm, says "we're in a perfect storm" regarding diet culture. assertive

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