Sometimes a positive way to support, understand and heal yourself or those around you is to do some of your own research. Below is a list of publications, websites and organisations we deem as A-OK.
WEBSITES:
www.eden.org.nz
www.ed.org.nz/ (ED Ass. NZ website – support for parents and carers)
www.eda.org.au (Australian ED Ass. website)
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ (US ED Ass. website)
www.selfesteem4women.com
www.lifeafterdiets.com.au/
htpp://recoveryispossible.com.au/
www.eatingwithyouranorexic.com
http://maudsleyparents.org/
www.somethingfishy.org
www.feast-ed.org (US website supporting parents and families)
www.bulimiahelp.org
www.bulimia.com
READING:
Biting the Hand that Starves you. By Richard Maisel, David Epston and Ali Borden
Good Girls Do Swallow. By Rachel Oakes-Ash
Overcoming Binge Eating. By Christoper Fairburn
Overcoming Overeating. By Jane Hirschman and Carol Munter.
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder. By James Lock and Daniel Le Grange
Breaking Free From Emotional Eating. By Geneen Roth
Intuitive Eating. By Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch.
Susie Orbach On Eating. By Susie Orbach
Feeding Anorexia: Gender and Power at a Treatment Center. By Helen Gremillion
Breaking Free From Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, friends and Sufferers. By Janet Treasure.Making Weight: Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance. By Arnold Andersen, Leigh Cohn, Tom Holbrook, and Arnold E. Andersen.
Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A family based approach. By James Lock, Daniel Le Grange, W. Stewart Agras, and Christopher Dare.
Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder. By Janet Treasure, Grainne Smith and Anna Crane.
The Obesity Myth. By Paul Campos.
If not dieting, then what? By Dr Rick Kausman