<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Acts of Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acts Of Self]]></description><link>https://www.actsofself.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:05:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.actsofself.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Psychological Impact of Being Released from Football Academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog was published on the BPS website and can be found here: https://www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychological-impact-being-released-football-academies The BPS is calling  on the FA, Premier League, and EFL to join forces and provide funding for psychologists for clubs lower down the football pyramid. Here, BPS member Danny Morley takes an in-depth look at the psychological impact that being released has on young footballers. Becoming a professional footballer remains a dream for many young...]]></description><link>https://www.actsofself.co.uk/post/the-psychological-impact-of-being-released-from-football-academies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bfca6afca209ef7b9acd3e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5c281_a9d0594da2c34b6dae83ab87a5ef92fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_828,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Morley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working with anxiety and eating disorders in therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often with eating disorders many people tend to focus on the eating disorder itself, in particular the behaviours, emotions and the...]]></description><link>https://www.actsofself.co.uk/post/working-with-anxiety-and-eating-disorders-in-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bfca6afca209ef7b9acd3d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 18:17:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5c281_4bc7c120e4944d9aa214502ec9bc5123~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_999,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Morley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is 'selfie culture' driving body shame and eating disorders?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2013, the Oxford Dictionary word of the year was ‘selfie’. This was in response to the rise of social media (in particular, Instagram)...]]></description><link>https://www.actsofself.co.uk/post/is-selfie-culture-driving-body-shame-and-eating-disorders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bfca6afca209ef7b9acd3c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 14:58:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_10d9df324a41468a91b509f4a12a33cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Morley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>