General FAQ’s

What is The Body Happy Org?

a charity? A company? A campaign? How are you set up and how do you run? 

We are a Community Interest Company. This means we operate like a business but we are regulated by the CIC Regulator to make sure profits are reinvested back into the community we serve: those wishing to create positive body image environments for children. Because we are a Community Interest Company this means we don’t have large dividends or big bonuses.

I want to be part of the Body Happy Org - do you have any opportunities or vacancies?  

We don’t currently have any vacancies, but it’s always great to drop us an email and say hello in case that changes in the future. Get in touch and introduce yourself, letting us know a bit more about your background, passions and skills at hello@bodyhappyorg.com

What books can I buy to help promote positive body image at home / school? 

Check out the Body Happy Bookshop for a range of books we endorse, buy them directly from us and get a free lesson plan or activity sheet to go with that book (just tick whether you’re a parent or teacher at checkout and will send you the relevant sheet with your book order!). 

What books can I read to find out more on this subject for myself?

Body Happy Kids, How To Raise Children Who Love The Skin They’re In by our founder Molly Forbes. Buy it here. For a full reading list of other books and podcasts, we recommend signing up to a teacher workshop or purchasing our Masterclass download pack.

I’m on a low income - do you offer any free resources? 

Yes! We work hard to make our social media channels a resource in their own right, so you can use the posts as a tool on their own to discover more about the subject of body image and children. We also have a free monthly newsletter (more on that below) which you get when you sign up to our mailing list. Plus, we have a whole heap of free downloadable resources here and if you’re a teacher you’ll also find some free teaching resources in our Teacher Resource Hub too.

Do you have a mailing list?

We have a mailing list which we send our monthly Body Happy Mail newsletter out to. Each monthly newsletter comes with a bespoke article written by our founder and Exec Director Molly Forbes, along with free resources and tips on things to read, watch and listen to as you continue your journey of raising children who are friends with their bodies. If you’re signed up to our mailing list you’ll also be the first to hear about new campaigns, resources and products that we’ve been working on. You can sign up here.

What’s the #FreeFromDiets campaign? 

The #FreeFromDiets campaign is where The Body Happy Organisation all began! It started as a petition calling for tighter regulations for the way diet and weight loss products are marketed around children, and developed into teacher workshops (we figured while we work on creating change at the top and getting the restrictions put in place, let’s create change from the bottom and get the teachers on board to ensure fewer marketing posters for diet clubs go up at schools in the first place!). That led to the book and to where we are today, with the existence of The Body Happy Organisation CIC. We are still campaigning for tighter restrictions around the way these products are marketed around children, continue to hold round table events and speak with politicians and changemakers, and hold the diet and weight loss brands to account. Advocacy is still at the core of what The Body Happy Organisation CIC is all about. Find out about the campaign and how you can support it here.