Anorexia Nervosa – A Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Families and Friends
Ed says U said – Eating Disorder Translator
A Clinician’s Guide to Binge Eating Disorder
A Girl Called Tim - Escape from an Eating Disorder Hell
A Collaborative Approach to Eating Disorders
My Kid is Back
Hope at Every Age - Developing an Appetite for Recovery
Calling all sufferers of anorexia – help researchers find a cure If you have suffered anorexia nervosa at any point in your life, researchers want to hear from you. Why? Because you are in the hot seat to help find find the cause and a cure. Researchers in the United States, Sweden, Australia, and Denmark [...]
There will be tears, for sure, at our At Home with Eating Disorders conference, but laughter, too. Lots of it. Laughter is good medicine; together with love, I firmly believe it is the best antidote to ‘Ed’. To help you make the most of this inaugural event, we have organised two evening social dates for [...]
Australian families are showing ‘Ed’ the door. Parents and carers from every state and territory will head for Brisbane next month, to attend our nation’s first eating disorder conference for carers. The conference, titled At Home with Eating Disorders, will be held in Brisbane, Queensland, on May 24th and 25th. With one month to go, [...]
As a wife and mother suffering bulimia in the 1970s, the same tussle of thoughts preceded every meal – the mere thought of eating three meals in one day triggered debilitating anxiety. I was as yet unaware of the importance of eating three meals and three snacks a day in recovering from an eating disorder [...]
Fifty-one years ago, in 1962, I developed anorexia. I was 11 years old. An eating disorder is like a bully in the brain. It sabotages thoughts and feelings, and manipulates behaviour. It draws you away from loving relationships, and discourages the sharing of fears and uncertainties. The eating disorder pretends to be your friend – [...]
As a wife and mother suffering bulimia in the 1970s, the same tussle of thoughts preceded every meal – the mere thought of eating three meals in one day triggered debilitating anxiety. I was as yet unaware of the importance of eating three meals and three snacks a day in recovering from an eating disorder [...]
I’m excited. A dream is coming true. On May 24 and 25, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, eating disorders will be put on our map for all to see. Eating disorders will be put on notice. Yep, ‘ED’, your time is up. No more hiding, pretending, manipulating or bullying your prey. We are on to you. [...]
I am sooo excited. Every day is one day closer to our first national conference on eating disorders in Australia – our first national conference, that is, for families, carers and eating disorder sufferers. A dream coming true! Be an early bird – register by February 28. Read the latest news on our conference preparations [...]
We all need to love our body but when we have an eating disorder this is not enough. We need to understand the language too. The language in our brain. An eating disorder is not a choice or something that can be switched off with a throwaway line; it is a biologically-based brain disorder that, [...]
Becky Henry is a mother on a mission. I have had the pleasure of meeting her several times – at NEDA and F.E.A.S.T. events – Becky stood out from the crowd – her spark and brilliant smile caught my eye. I mean, she was always smiling, and her eyes were twinkling. She definitely looked like ‘Fun’. We [...]
