List of Resources to help you through the Eating Disorders Recovery Journey over Christmas
For many people recovering from eating disorders, the festive season is more challenging and anxiety-provoking than fun.
Recovering from an eating disorder is challenging enough. Facing festive foods and socialing with others add extra challenges.
That doesn’t mean you should hide away from others.
Many of our clients find it’s also a good time to practice their other coping skills - these skills don’t develop automatically so they need to be practiced if you want to have a more sustainable and healthful way to cope with stress instead of eating disorder behaviours.
Our clients also find that this time of the year is when they realise how much annoyance and inconvenience the eating disorder brings, which helps them to motivate themselves to recover.
So here are some resources that can help you navigate this festive season.
Your Holiday Reading List to Support Your Eating Disorders Recovery
For Adults recovering from eating disorders
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Untrapped podcast by Louise Adams
Unpacking Weight Science podcast by Dr Fiona Willer
Butterfly Foundation has a recent blog post titled "Tips for the holiday season from Butterfly experts and lived experience voices"
Eating Disorders Victoria has a list of resources to help navigate the festive season, including a free, 4-parts webinar "Coping through the Holiday Season with an Eating Disorder".
For Teens recovering from eating disorders
Celebrate Your body by Sonya Renee Taylor
Kids Helpline (call 1800 551 800)
Instagram accounts: @thebutterflyfoundation and @theplatebyplateapproach.
No Weigh!! by Shelley Aggarwal, Signe Darpinian, and Wendy Sterling
Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield
For family and friends who are caring their loved ones recovering from eating disorders
F.E.A.S.T is full of supportive resources for parents.
Eating Diosrders Queensland has a Carers Help Kit, which is full of readings and videos.
Eva Musby has a series of Youtube videos for parents of teens struggling with eating disorders.
Helplines and Support Services:
Emergency – 000
Lifeline 13 11 14
Kids Helpline 1800 551 80
Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Headspace 1800 650 890
QLife 1800 184 527
Recovery is hard. It’s challenging.
But it’s worth it.
Every meal, every snack, and every bite will take you closer to a life free of eating disorders. And you deserve that.
