Eating Disorder-Impacted
Couples, Families, & Individuals
Eating Disorders impact folks over the entire lifespan. And they take a village to heal them. Here are some resources to help you and the ones you love.
Eating Disorder Resources, Helps, and Supports for you and the ones you love:
Is it an Eating Disorder? Check this out for signs and symptoms:
If you suspect that you or your loved one might have an Eating Disorder, here are some initial assessments (screening tools) you/they can do:
Eating Disorder Types and Symptoms:
*Eating Disorder Symptoms, Causes, Etiology, Types, Side Effects, Consequences, Treatment, etc.: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/conditions/eating-disorders
Find a Treatment Center:
There is a network of Eating Disorder treatment centers called the “Eating Recovery Center” (ERC) which has an attachment lens woven throughout their Eating Disorder Treatment process, and they have LOTS of resources and supports for families, seeing that families are a key part of the ED patient’s recovery. They also have the gold stamp of being Joint Commission accredited. There are multiple locations of the Eating Recovery Center around the country and you can find them at: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/recovery-centers.
Here are some directories where you can search for other treatment centers:
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-treatment/
More resources to get help: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/
Nutrition in Recovery:
In Eating Disorder recovery, Food is Medicine! A nutritionist is an essential member of your loved one’s recovery team. Read more here, see tips, etc.:
https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources/nutrition-program
Check out this app to help with recovery: https://www.recoveryrecord.com/
Family Tips and Resources:
Family tips - what to say and what NOT to say: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources/support-child-eating-disorder-treatment
Caregiver Skills Videos: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/families-overview, (with the lens of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, not Sue Johnson’s version, but that of Adele Lafrance… still helpful since it is attachment based) along with articles and blogs
Articles and other helpful resources: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources?audience=3776
More Caregiver Education: https://www.mentalhealthfoundations.ca/ed-parent-webinar
F.E.A.S.T. is specifically for parents of those with Eating Disorders (and for families, siblings, etc.): https://www.feast-ed.org/
Resources for families on helping your loved one eat: https://www.feast-ed.org/food-is-medicine/
Information for Parents: https://www.feast-ed.org/info-for-parents/
Eating Disorder Relapse - Understanding, Recognizing, Catching, Preventing…
**Super helpful!: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources/eating-disorder-relapse-common
Create an Eating Disorder Relapse Prevention Plan: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources/eating-disorder-relapse-how-cope-recovery
Recovery:
Support Groups:
For Families and for Patients walking out of Eating Disorders: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/support-groups
Peer-led Support Groups for those in Recovery and for Caregivers and Siblings: https://anad.org/get-help/about-our-support-groups/
Peer mentorship for those in recovery and for caregivers: https://anad.org/mentorship/
Family and Friends Education - free, virtual:
Education for Providers:
Resources - Articles, Blogs, Guides, Stories:
Helpful Guides, Blog posts, Articles - including on ED’s and Holidays, pregnancy, and more: https://anad.org/get-informed/anad-approach-guides/
ANAD Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@ANADvideos
Athletes, ED’s, and Coaches: https://anad.org/get-informed/athletes-and-eating-disorders/
Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders: https://anad.org/neurodiversity-eating-disorders/ and https://www.feast-ed.org/neurodivergence-and-eating-disorders/
Stories of Healing and Support: https://anad.org/anad-stories/
Eating Disorder Hope - with information about ED’s, treatment, etc.: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/about
More Stories: https://equip.health/patient-stories
Resource Hub: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/resource-center/
Books!
Here are some great books and resources for the person with the Eating Disorder and the loved ones and friends who want to come alongside them: