Books Recommendations for Parents with Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are serious mental health concerns that are incredibly challenging to recover from, especially alone. At Stillar Psychological, we offer support to family members, including skills, tools, and resources so that families can learn to confidently support their loved one’s recovery. This page is dedicated to providing helpful information in the form of book recommendations, videos, and internet resources that highlight various ways in which families can be supportive allies in their loved one’s eating disorder recovery.
Books
My Kid is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa
Eating with your Anorexic
A Parent's Guide to Defeating Eating Disorders
Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder
What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers
Brave Girl Eating: The inspirational true story of one family's battle with anorexia
When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover
Anorexia and Other Eating Disorders: How to Help your Child Eat Well and Be Well
Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method
When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover
A Cognitive-Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Model
Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers
Eating with Your Anorexic: How My Child Recovered Through Family-Based Treatment and Yours Can Too
Will You Love Me When I'm Fat?: A Mother and Daughter Story
Biting Anorexia: A First Hand Account of an Internal War
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
Skinny Boy: A Young Man's Battle and Triumph Over Anorexia
Eating Disorders Meal Support: Helpful Approaches for Families
Supporting Youth with Bulimia Nervosa: Helpful Approaches for Families
Supporting a loved one with an eating disorder using skills from Emotion-Focused Family Therapy
Feeding the Demon: One Family’s Struggle with Anorexia Nervosa 10 years ago
The Healing Power of Anger
EFFT for Eating Disorders – Emotion Coaching
Useful Web Pages
F.E.A.S.T
F.E.A.S.T is a renown organization dedicated towards parents and caregivers to help them better support their loved ones with eating disorder. F.E.A.S.T stands for Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment for Eating Disorders.
Beat Eating Disorders
Beat is a charity organization based in UK that is dedicated to providing for those with eating disorder. Visit Beat to access useful information on all aspects of eating disorders.
Maudsley Parents
The Maudley Approach is a Family-Based Treatment for eating disorders. Visit Maudsley Parents to learn how families can play an important role in the recovery of their loved ones with eating disorders.
F.E.A.S.T's Around The Dinner Table Forum
Around The Dinner Table is a moderated online discussion forum that connects parents of those with eating disorder around the world since 2004.
