When I say eating disorders, your first thought is likely about anorexia, maybe bulimia. You likely imagine a young, white teenage girl as the sufferer. This is how eating disorders, or EDs, are represented in the media. In books, in films, in TV shows; which there’s hardly any of in the first place. Perhaps theContinueContinue reading “Exploring Representation of Eating Disorders in Media”
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How Mental Health can Influence Creative Work
I first became aware of mental health illnesses when I first started secondary school. During those years, I was suffering from social anxiety and depression, although for a long time I didn’t even realise they were real conditions. I also became aware that I was autistic while in secondary school, which helped me realise whyContinueContinue reading “How Mental Health can Influence Creative Work”
My First Blog Post
Welcome to my page! Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is my first blog post on my new official website! I used to have an old website for my writing career, however I decided it would be best to combine my writing and my photography into one page to makeContinueContinue reading “My First Blog Post”
Alexandra Killworth: Author, Photographer, Artist 