21 Feb 2019

Āhei: Bringing order back to eating

From Nine To Noon, 9:33 am on 21 February 2019
Katie Babbott and Michaela Latimer co-founded Āhei to target people with signs of unhealthy relationships with food before they develop serious eating disorders.

Katie Babbott and Michaela Latimer co-founded Āhei to target people with signs of unhealthy relationships with food before they develop serious eating disorders. Photo: supplied

Hamilton based social-enterprise Āhei was set up late last year by Katie Babbott and Michaela Latimer to curtail the number of people waiting for support for eating disorders.

The duo look to provide pre-clinical support to people who show signs of unhealthy relationships with food which are often a precursor to debilitating eating disorders like anorexia.

By incorporating new forms of behaviour therapy into their workshops,  Āhei hopes to be the fence at the edge of the cliff. Co-founder Katie Babbott is with us to tell us more.