The price of perfection: dance, body and mental health
An honest conversation about eating disorders, depression and mental health. Catarina Aires talks about the pressures of dance, hitting rock bottom, therapy and how motherhood transformed her body, her dreams and her life.
The country's only day hospital for eating disorders has stopped admitting patients
Portugal is left without the only day hospital for individuals with eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia. Despite positive results, the RIPA project, run by the Hospitaller Sisters, depended on the number of users to ensure financial sustainability, which did not materialise.