School Nurse -

Carla Lang 

Hi, 

I’m Carla and you will see me around the school each Monday.  I work as a Secondary School Nurse and in my role, I will be supporting the DISS program at Wedderburn. You will see me coming in and out of classrooms usually wearing colourful “scrubs” and maybe looking a bit lost for the first few weeks.  I am happy to catch up with students who have health related matters they want to discuss and am always happy to chat about cats.  

I am really excited to have this opportunity to work with the staff, students, and the whole school community.

Please say hi if you see me around. 

Kindest Regards,

Carla Lang

Secondary School Nurse

Our bodies come in all different shapes, sizes, colours and abilities—and that’s something to celebrate. Being body kind means treating your body with care and respect rather than judging it by how it looks.

Try to focus on what your body can do, not just how it appears. Eating a variety of foods, getting enough sleep, staying active in ways you enjoy and taking time to relax are all ways to look after yourself.

It’s also important to remember that social media doesn’t always show reality. Photos can be edited, filtered or carefully selected, so comparing yourself with images online can create unrealistic expectations.

This month, try speaking to yourself as kindly as you would speak to a friend. Celebrate differences, avoid commenting negatively on other people’s bodies, and remember: your worth is about so much more than your appearance.

BodyKind August is an annual awareness initiative of Butterfly Foundation, Australia’s national charity for eating disorders and body image. It encourages young people, their families and communities to:

 • Be kind to their own body; in how they speak about, nourish, nurture and move their body 

• Be kind to other people’s bodies, online and face to face; and 

• Celebrate and respect the differences and diversity in bodies BodyKind understands it’s not always easy to like, love, feel comfortable or appreciate our bodies, so instead encourages everyone to be kinder to their own and all bodies. 

Butterfly provides resources for schools, families and sporting clubs that are strength-based and evidence informed. Studies continue to report that the way young people feel about their bodies is affecting their physical health and mental wellbeing. BodyKind August not only supports us to raise awareness about body image but is also helping families and sporting clubs to do the same. For further information and to access resources for parents of teens, visit: www.butterfly.org.au/ bodykindaugust

Be body kind. Be kind to yourself and to others.