we want to make a difference.

Meet the faces behind base

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Amelia and Lily collaborate to lead BASE. Together, they create and guide safe and supportive educational sessions from the latest evidence-BASED research “pun intended”!


  • SOCIAL WORKER
    Accredited Practicing Social Worker - Bachelor, and Masters in Social Work

    Hello, I'm Lily, a registered Social Worker specialising in Mental Health. With a background in developing and implementing evidence-based programs within hospitals and schools, I am deeply committed to spreading the message of healthy self-esteem, self-love and compassion to students, communities and organisations. My approach is grounded in the latest academic practices, ensuring a deliberate and impactful journey towards encouraging healthy self-image and development. I specialise in applying a strengths-based, person-centred, and trauma-informed perspective throughout my practice to create a supportive, educational and safe environment for people to learn and grow.

    Hey Lily, what's the best compliment you would like to receive? "Oh gosh, I'd love people to say I'm funny! I love to have a good laugh (even at myself sometimes), and I hope to make others laugh too" - Lily, 2024.


  • DIETITIAN
    Accredited Practicing Dietitian - Bachelor of Applied Science, and Masters in Dietetic Practice

    I’m Amelia, I’m an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician. I work to deliver individuals and groups evidenced based medical nutrition therapy and specialise in gut health and mental health conditions, including eating disorders. I work to empower my clients with evidenced based nutrition principles and evoke motivation and behaviour change to support wellbeing. I have a strong weight-neutral approach to dietetics, whereby I believe that health can be achieved at any weight or body shape. This position facilitates my clients to improve their relationship with food and feel comfortable in their own skin.

    Hey Amelia, how would you like others to describe you? "I'd like to think that people would see me as a good, non-judgmental listener. I love hearing people's perspectives and stories and empowering them to live their best lives" - Amelia, 2024.

OUR VALUES

Our mission is to advocate for body acceptance and healthy self-esteem and education to be facilitated across school, medical and social communities.

Every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive and flourish authentically.

It’s our commitment to ensure they have access to nurturing and real educational content, valuable clinical insights, and practical tools.

Why the community needs

Body image concerns are common and distressing.

  • Young people of today are faced with more and more mental health challenges than ever before. These include but are not limited to; anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, and disordered eating/eating disorders.

  • Young people of all genders, aged 13-17, are most at risk of developing an eating disorder, with more than 90% of young people in Australia have some concern about body image.

  • In 2023, nearly 70% of young people report appearance related teasing, with the 73% of these comments occurring at school or with peers.

    (Butterfly Foundation, 2023)

Dieting is not normal.

Most people predict that dieting or changing their body weight or shape will improve their body image and/or mental and physical health. What most people don’t know, is that “going on a diet” is the single biggest risk factor for developing an eating disorder.

Research shows that Australian adolescents who “go on a diet” are six times more likely to develop an eating disorder, compared to those who don’t diet and have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.

In today’s world of technology, information is readily available to young people at the touch of a button. Unfortunately, with information, comes misinformation. The National Eating Disorders Collaboration recognises that improved media literacy is beneficial for young people to critically analyse the messages they receive to respond in a healthy way. Education on media literacy can not only improve adolescents' own self-esteem, but it can also facilitate a more accepting community.

Figure designed by Amelia Weddell

Young people are asking for base education in schools.

Butterfly Foundation Body Kind Youth Survey 2023 - 2942 respondents (aged 12-18 years)

Almost two thirds (62%) said social media made them feel dissatisfied with their body –12% higher than the 2022 results.

Learn more about the Butterfly Foundation’s survey here here

Re-directors are the terms we use at BASE for an intervention that helps improve your Body Acceptance and Self Esteem