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Tara regularly writes for the mainstream media and is interviewed on podcasts, IG Lives and radio, as well as writing for academic texts.  Here is a selection of recent or favourite articles that Tara has written, and a couple of podcasts and radio interviews.  (Unfortunately some of these articles and podcasts are behind a paywall)

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Tara was interviewed by The Times on 5th April 2025 about Good Enough Parenting.

 https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/how-not-to-be-an-overachieving-parent-z7gjhp9cw

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Tara was thrilled to go on Gabby Logan's Midpoint podcast to talk all things parenting 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fiZoZrczO9HxSCxfNHRJC

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A Wednesday wisdom essay for Tooled Up Education 

https://www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wisdom/good-enough

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Tara was proud to contribute a chapter on child and adolescent eating disorders to this seminal text on Child Psychology.  

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Porter, T. (2024) Eating Difficulties and Disorders in Pote, H.; Picciotto, A. and Norris, C. Child Psychology: Pathways to Good Practice. Wiley Blackwell.  

Tara was asked to write an article in the Psychologist magazine - the professional journal for the British Psychological Society - on books that shaped her.  Available here https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/books-shaped-me-dr-tara-porter#

10th May 2023
In this article Tara reviews the evidence on the connection between academic pressure and mental health.
 

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Monday 30th May 

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https://bbc.in/3z2JZBz 

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Tara reflects on how the messages we give to children about eating contribute to disordered eating

In this podcast with TES Tara thinks about the best ways for schools to support young people with eating disorders 
https://www.tes.com/news/how-support-pupils-eating-disorders

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In a very popular article about mental health in schools, Tara explores what would change in schools if we put wellbeing first.

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https://www.tes.com/news/what-if-schools-valued-wellbeing-more-results

Tara is also frequently asked to contribute her views to articles by other writers. 

And some of the international press.

From the Greek Newspaper Ταλκ 24/4/23 

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And from Greek Marie Claire 12/6/23

From the Belgian press DeMorgan 24/9/22

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