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Inspiration, lessons, insights from the people who have lived experience of having or supporting someone with an eating disorder
Insights from Relapse to Recovery: What I’ve Learned from Falling and Getting Back up Again
By: Hannah My recovery from anorexia has not been linear, and I know I am not alone in this experience. Research indicates 31% of patients…
SET-BACKS CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE RE-SETS
By AJA We were almost 2 years into my daughter’s recovery from Anorexia. Life had regained an almost normal rhythm. Except, it wasn’t normal. Because…
A Starvation Accident
By Rachel In 2021 our 14-year-old son developed anorexia. The following is an overview of our experience and what we learned from it. We are…
I Would Uninvent the Bathroom Scale
Editor’s Note: This post was sent to us by a mother in the F.E.A.S.T. community who wrote, “I am so proud of my daughter’s friend’s…
Extra Extra! Read All About What “Extra” Can Mean in Eating Disorder Recovery
By Oona Hanson When you’re caring for someone with an eating disorder, trying to find the right words can feel like navigating a minefield. Language…
Post-Recovery Struggles: And You May Ask Yourself, How Did I Get Here?
By Josie Brown Imagine waking up in a foreign body. Every step feels disjointed, clunky. The way your clothes fall along your torso looks wrong,…
It Can Get Bad, And That’s Good To Know
By an Anonymous Mother When my daughter was first diagnosed with anorexia, a good friend put me in touch with a friend of hers from…
Knock and Talk
By Marc Black If you, a caregiver, are not fully executing the requirements of your loved ones’ meal plan (or holding firm with other boundaries) because you fear your child with an eating disorder (ED) may contact a mandated reporter with maltreatment claims, then…
Don’t Fight Alone, Find Your People!
By Karyn (KC) Tillman Helping your loved one embark on the journey towards recovery can be brutal and lonely. If I could emphasize just one…
What F.E.A.S.T. Means to Me
By Katie Maki Our daughter was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa at the age of 10.5 in the fall of 2010. She was an incredibly sick…