Focused Minds Program by Blackbird Institute

Organisation / Service

Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders

Cost

Free of Charge

Audience

Suitable for those 18 years and older with an eating disorder.

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This evidence based program is intended to help those at risk of developing an eating disorder by looking at ways to aim for high standards without reaching perfection, improve self-worth, and addressing self-criticism.

The Focused Minds Program is a free, online program. Content from the program is based on the self-help book Overcoming Perfectionism by Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan, and Tracey Wade. The program is intended to help those at risk of developing an eating disorder by looking at ways to aim for high standards without feeling the need to reach perfection, to improve self-worth by focusing on areas of life which are not linked with achievement, and by tackling self-criticism. The idea behind the program is that focusing a person’s mindset on healthy achievement rather than perfectionism can reduce some of the factors which may contribute to mental health problems