Eating Disorders | Support Hub
Eating disorders are complex conditions that affect both physical and emotional wellbeing. They often involve difficult relationships with food, body image, control, and self-perception. While eating disorders are sometimes misunderstood as being only about food, they are often connected to deeper emotional experiences such as anxiety, trauma, stress, or struggles with identity and self-worth.
Understanding Eating Disorders - This page explores what eating disorders are, the different forms they may take, and how they can affect both physical and emotional wellbeing.
Explore our collection of books at your own pace, choosing resources that encourage understanding, reflection and personal wellbeing. Each offers information, guidance and opportunities for learning. Our library complements professional care and does not provide diagnoses, prescribe treatment or replace clinical advice.
A compassionate, interactive book exploring what people often wish they had known about eating disorders. Discover insights into shame, sensory difficulties, emotions and recovery, with gentle opportunities for reflection, understanding and self-compassion. Encourages personal exploration without pressure, judgement or expectations
An interactive guide exploring why ARFID is much more than picky eating. Understand sensory sensitivities, safe foods, food-related fears, emotional wellbeing and everyday challenges. Includes practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage greater awareness, compassion and understanding without pressure or judgement.
A compassionate exploration of ARFID through lived experience, looking beyond food refusal to understand sensory distress, food-related fears and hunger signals. Discover the emotional challenges of eating difficulties, highlighting the importance of feeling heard, understood and supported with patience, empathy and compassion.
An interactive guide exploring why hunger does not always overcome ARFID. Understand sensory distress, food-related anxiety, appetite differences and hunger signals. Discover how eating difficulties affect the body and mind, with compassionate explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections without pressure or judgement.
An interactive guide exploring Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED), including symptoms, emotional and physical effects, and everyday challenges. Understand diagnosis, treatment options and recovery through compassionate explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections, encouraging awareness, understanding and support without judgement or stigma.
An interactive myth-busting activity challenging common misconceptions about eating disorders. Explore educational facts, question harmful stereotypes and discover how eating disorders affect people differently. Encourages greater awareness, compassion and understanding through engaging activities, gentle reflections and opportunities to challenge assumptions without judgement.
An interactive myth-busting guide exploring why eating disorders cannot be identified by appearance alone. Discover educational facts, challenge common misconceptions and understand how eating disorders affect people of all body shapes and sizes. Encourages awareness, compassion and understanding without assumptions or judgement
An interactive myth-busting activity challenging misconceptions about eating disorders and body image. Explore 15 revealing fact cards, test your understanding through a knowledge challenge and reflect on what you discover. Encourages greater awareness, compassion and understanding of diverse eating disorder experiences.
An interactive myth-busting guide exploring why hunger cannot always overcome food-related fears, sensory difficulties or ARFID. Discover what makes eating challenging through practical activities, gentle reflections and compassionate explanations, encouraging greater understanding, patience and supportive approaches without pressure or judgement.
An interactive guide exploring how eating disorders affect heart health, including malnutrition, heart rhythm changes, electrolyte imbalances and purging. Understand medical warning signs, treatment and recovery through practical activities, compassionate explanations and personal reflections, encouraging awareness and appropriate professional support.
A compassionate, interactive guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with an eating disorder. Explore communication, mealtime challenges, treatment, recovery and carers' wellbeing. Includes practical scenarios, personal reflections and supportive strategies to build understanding, confidence and compassionate care.
An interactive guide exploring the emotional, behavioural and physical warning signs of bulimia nervosa. Understand potential health risks, recognise changes in eating behaviours and emotional wellbeing, and discover compassionate ways to support someone struggling, including guidance on seeking appropriate professional help.
An interactive guide to recognising the emotional, behavioural and physical warning signs of anorexia nervosa. Explore real-life scenarios, understand changes in eating habits and wellbeing, and discover compassionate ways to support someone struggling, with practical advice and guidance on seeking professional help.
An interactive guide challenging stereotypes about eating disorders and body size. Explore 16 informative chapters, myth-busting activities, practical scenarios and a knowledge check. Includes personal reflections to encourage greater awareness, challenge assumptions and promote compassion, understanding and support without judgement or stigma.
An interactive guide exploring why eating disorders can remain hidden behind shame, fear and stigma. Discover compassionate support strategies, practical scenarios, a knowledge check and gentle personal reflections to encourage greater understanding, reduce judgement and help people feel heard, supported and understood.
An interactive guide exploring when healthy eating becomes restrictive, stressful or overwhelming. Understand rigid food rules, anxiety and emotional pressures through gentle reflections and practical activities. Discover compassionate strategies to reduce pressure, build confidence and develop a more flexible relationship with food.
An interactive guide exploring how eating disorders can affect heart health, including rhythm changes, malnutrition, electrolyte imbalances and purging. Learn to recognise cardiovascular warning signs through accessible explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections, encouraging awareness, understanding and appropriate medical support
An interactive guide exploring Type 1 diabetes and disordered eating (T1DE/diabulimia), including physical risks, diabetes distress and body image challenges. Discover specialist treatment options, compassionate recovery support, practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage understanding, awareness and access to appropriate professional care.
An interactive guide exploring purging disorder, its emotional and physical health risks, and how it differs from bulimia nervosa. Includes myth-busting activities, real-life scenarios and personal reflections, offering compassionate insights into treatment, recovery and finding appropriate professional support without judgement.
An interactive guide exploring orthorexia, rigid food rules, ingredient-related anxiety and perfectionism. Discover how restrictive eating patterns affect emotional wellbeing, challenge common misconceptions through myth-busting activities and explore practical situations, gentle reflections and compassionate strategies for developing a more flexible relationship with food.
An interactive guide exploring Night Eating Syndrome, including night-time eating, disrupted sleep, hunger patterns and emotional wellbeing. Understand the relationship between eating, sleep and emotions, recognise everyday challenges and discover compassionate strategies, practical activities and gentle reflections to support recovery without judgement.
An interactive guide exploring the connection between eating disorders and neurodivergence. Beginning with Maggie Learoyd’s personal experiences of autism, ADHD and an eating disorder, it offers compassionate insights into sensory challenges, emotional wellbeing and the importance of understanding individual needs without judgement.
An interactive guide exploring the connection between food and emotions, including disordered eating, stress, guilt and self-compassion. Discover practical scenarios, a knowledge check and gentle personal reflections to build awareness, challenge unhelpful patterns and develop a more compassionate relationship with food.
A compassionate guide exploring rumination-regurgitation disorder, including possible causes, emotional challenges, physical health risks and treatment options. Includes reflection diaries, a gentle after-eating support plan and practical recovery strategies to encourage understanding, confidence, self-awareness and access to appropriate professional support.
A compassionate, interactive guide to atypical anorexia nervosa, exploring hidden medical risks, warning signs and body image distress. Understand how eating disorders can affect people at any weight, with supportive information about treatment, recovery and opportunities for gentle reflection without judgement.
An interactive guide exploring Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED), including symptoms, emotional and physical effects, and everyday challenges. Understand diagnosis, treatment options and recovery through compassionate explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections, encouraging awareness, understanding and support without judgement or stigma.
A compassionate guide exploring rumination-regurgitation disorder, including possible causes, emotional challenges, physical health risks and treatment options. Includes practical reflection diaries, a gentle after-eating support plan and supportive recovery strategies to build understanding, confidence and awareness of individual needs and wellbeing.
An interactive guide exploring Pica, including its possible causes, symptoms, sensory needs and health risks. Understand the challenges of eating non-food substances, recognise warning signs and discover treatment options. Includes compassionate information, practical activities and reflections to encourage awareness and appropriate support.
An interactive guide exploring OSFED and its different eating disorder presentations. Understand warning signs, physical and emotional effects, diagnosis and treatment options. Includes compassionate explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage awareness, reduce stigma and support recovery without judgement.
An interactive guide exploring bulimia nervosa, including possible causes, symptoms and emotional and physical effects. Understand the challenges of living with an eating disorder, discover treatment options and compassionate recovery strategies, with practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage understanding and support.
An interactive guide exploring binge eating disorder, including emotional and behavioural warning signs, eating patterns and everyday challenges. Discover compassionate explanations, treatment options, practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage understanding, reduce shame and support a healthier relationship with food and recovery.
An interactive guide exploring ARFID, including sensory sensitivities, food avoidance, anxiety and connections with autism and ADHD. Understand nutritional challenges, emotional wellbeing and everyday difficulties, with compassionate explanations, practical activities and supportive guidance on treatment, recovery and building confidence around food.
An interactive guide exploring anorexia nervosa, including possible causes, symptoms and physical and emotional effects. Understand the challenges of living with an eating disorder, discover treatment options and recovery strategies, with compassionate explanations, practical activities and gentle reflections to encourage understanding and support.
Eating disorders are not always visible. Explore the physical, emotional and behavioural warning signs through beautiful illustrations, interactive activities and real-life scenarios. Learn to recognise concerns, start compassionate conversations and support someone in accessing appropriate help with understanding, care and sensitivity.
A compassionate, interactive guide exploring different eating disorders, their emotional and physical effects, and common warning signs. Discover practical activities, gentle reflections and supportive strategies to encourage understanding, reduce stigma and help individuals and families navigate treatment and recovery with confidence and compassion.
Types of Eating Disorders - This section explores the different types of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID and OSFED. It explains how each can affect thoughts, feelings and behaviours around food, and why eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that can affect anyone, whatever their age, gender, background or body size.
ARFID - This section explores Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), an eating disorder where food is avoided or restricted for reasons not linked to body image or weight. It covers common causes such as sensory sensitivities, fear of choking or being sick, and low interest in eating, along with its links to neurodiversity and the support available.
A gentle, interactive meal planner for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Choose familiar foods, explore new options and create meals that suit you. Adjust your choices, change your mind or leave your plate empty while planning, without pressure, expectations or judgement, at your own pace.
A gentle, interactive meal planner for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Choose familiar foods, explore new options and create meals that suit you. Adjust your choices, change your mind or leave your plate empty while planning, without pressure, expectations or judgement, at your own pace.
An interactive storybook exploring ARFID through understanding, choice and compassion. Follow the story, explore feelings, make optional choices and reflect at your own pace. Includes saved bookmarks and gentle activities, encouraging safe exploration without pressure to touch, taste or try unfamiliar foods.
A gentle, supportive space to explore what helps you feel safe, calm and comfortable. Notice your feelings, discover what makes things easier and find simple ways to share your needs with a trusted adult, at your own pace and without pressure or judgement.
A compassionate, practical pocket guide for parents and carers supporting children with ARFID. Explore sensory needs, safe foods, mealtime anxiety, school adjustments and professional support. Offers gentle guidance, practical strategies and reassurance to help families build understanding, confidence and supportive mealtime experiences.
Discover the hidden experiences behind ARFID and why eating can feel so different for a child. A compassionate resource helping parents understand sensory difficulties, food-related fears and emotional distress, with practical ways to support their child and build a more positive relationship around food.
A compassionate, practical guide for parents and carers supporting a child with ARFID. Explore sensory difficulties, food-related fears, calmer mealtimes and school support, with helpful strategies to build confidence, understanding and trust without pressure or judgement.
Warning Signs & When to Seek Help - This section explores the early signs that someone may be developing an eating disorder, including changes in behaviour, mood and relationship with food. It covers why getting help early matters, how to start a conversation with a GP or trusted person, and what support is available for yourself or someone you’re worried about.
Food, Emotions & Sensory Experiences - Food can sometimes become connected to emotional experiences such as comfort, control, stress, or coping. This page explores the emotional factors that can influence eating behaviours.
An interactive guide to understanding the fear of vomiting (emetophobia). Explore anxiety triggers, physical sensations, the fear cycle and safety behaviours through engaging activities, a quiz and personal reflections. Develop greater self-awareness, explore coping strategies and gradually build confidence.
An interactive ARFID guide helping parents understand how sensory experiences can make eating overwhelming. Explore sensitivities to sights, smells, tastes, textures and sounds, recognise signs of distress and discover practical mealtime strategies. Create a personalised sensory support plan to help your child feel safer.
A compassionate, reflective guide exploring food rules, guilt, restriction and the fear of losing control around eating. Through an everyday doughnut scenario, discover how all-or-nothing thinking and scarcity can affect food choices, with practical exercises to encourage greater flexibility, understanding and self-compassion.
An interactive, compassionate exploration of food rules, scarcity thinking, automatic eating and the anxiety that can arise when a packet of biscuits is open. Includes guided reflections, a gentle food check-in, practical explanations and a downloadable journal, with no judgement about how much someone eats.
A gentle, practical fact sheet exploring why choosing food can feel difficult. Discover sensory-based choices, simple decision-making steps and supportive strategies to help find a manageable next step without pressure or judgement.
A compassionate, interactive guide exploring fear of fullness, physical discomfort, sensory experiences and eating-disorder thoughts, with practical exercises and gentle strategies to manage anxiety without restriction or judgement.
A compassionate, interactive guide exploring social eating anxiety, ARFID, sensory difficulties and the fear of being watched or judged. Includes practical exercises, supportive strategies and a personal social eating plan to help make shared meals feel safer and more manageable, without pressure or judgement.
Explore how comparing yourself with others can affect body image, self-worth and eating-disorder recovery. This interactive guide offers gentle reflections, practical exercises and body-neutral strategies to help reduce comparison and develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
compassionate, interactive guide exploring the fear of losing control around food, restrictive eating and anxiety. Includes practical exercises, a control-cycle map and a personal support plan to help reduce fear, challenge rigid food rules and build greater flexibility without shame or judgement.
A compassionate, interactive guide for people experiencing eating disorders, ARFID, perfectionism or rigid food rules. Explore how all-or-nothing thinking affects eating and recovery, with practical exercises, flexible thinking strategies and a personalised reflection plan to help move beyond guilt, setbacks and self-judgement.
A compassionate, interactive guide exploring body checking, reassurance-seeking and body image anxiety in eating disorders. Includes practical exercises, a checking-cycle map and a personal support plan to reduce repetitive checking and develop a more balanced, body-neutral approach without judgement.
Explore why guilt and shame can arise after eating, how food rules and restriction reinforce distress, and ways to respond with greater compassion. Includes guidance for eating disorders, ARFID, neurodivergence and supporters
A compassionate, interactive guide exploring food rules, eating rituals, sensory needs and neurodivergence. Includes practical exercises and a personalised support plan to help recognise unhelpful patterns, reduce anxiety and develop greater flexibility around food without judgement or pressure.
Explore why food can trigger fear, anxiety and avoidance, including choking fears, sensory sensitivities and ARFID. This article explains the emotional impact, patterns of avoidance and compassionate ways to support safer eating.
Eating-disorder thoughts can become repetitive, rigid and incredibly convincing. Some people describe this as an “eating disorder voice” rules, fears, threats or criticism that can begin to feel louder than their own preferences and values.
Explore how dieting can lead to restrictive eating, rigid food rules and emotional distress. This article examines the warning signs, effects on wellbeing, links to eating disorders, and considerations for ARFID and neurodivergence, with compassionate guidance on seeking support.
A compassionate interactive guide to navigating restaurants, family meals and social occasions when food feels difficult. Explore sensory needs, food anxiety, social pressure, communication and practical support through personalised activities and reflections
An interactive, supportive guide for people who find hunger and fullness signals difficult to recognise or trust. Explore body cues, understand the impact of ARFID, eating disorders and neurodivergence, discover practical strategies, and create a personalised support plan with saved reflections.
Explore how eating disorders can affect memory, concentration, decision-making and mental clarity. This compassionate interactive guide explains possible causes of brain fog and offers practical strategies, gentle reflections and personalised support to make everyday life more manageable.
An illustrated interactive guide for young people, adults experiencing eating disorders, parents, carers and loved ones. Explores different forms of purging and compensatory behaviours, their emotional and physical impact, and ways to seek support. Includes 16 chapters, personal reflections and practical support tools.
A compassionate interactive guide exploring eating disorders during pregnancy and after birth, with practical support, gentle reflections, emotional wellbeing tools and personalised plans to help navigate challenges and seek support.
Explore how midlife and menopause can affect eating disorders, body image, sensory experiences and emotional wellbeing. This interactive guide includes practical information, personal reflection activities and a downloadable support plan to help you understand your experiences and identify appropriate support.
Explore how fear, difficult experiences and sensory sensitivities can lead to food avoidance. This compassionate interactive guide helps you understand learned food fears, recognise your individual needs and discover supportive steps towards recovery without pressure or judgement.
A compassionate, practical workbook exploring food rules, emotional eating, sensory needs, neurodivergence and body image. Includes reflective exercises, worksheets and personal support plans to help build a safer, more flexible relationship with food, without guilt, judgement or pressure to eat perfectly.
A compassionate, reflective workbook exploring the emotional, sensory and psychological roles food can play beyond hunger. Through practical exercises, personal reflections and gentle guidance, discover how to better understand your relationship with food without judgement, pressure or expectations of perfection.
A compassionate, reflective workbook exploring emotional eating, food rules, sensory safety, neurodivergence and the deeper meanings food can hold. Includes practical worksheets, personal reflections and gentle guidance to build a safer, more flexible relationship with food through understanding rather than judgement.
Body Image & Self-Perception - Body image can strongly influence how people feel about themselves and their relationship with food. This page explores how body image develops and how it can affect self-esteem and wellbeing.
A gentle, recovery-focused word search encouraging kindness, hope, safety and self-compassion. Includes meaningful hidden words, reflective prompts and a personal check-in to help people experiencing eating disorders explore their feelings and identify supportive steps, without scores, pressure or judgement.
An illustrated interactive guide exploring the emotional pressures, invisible rules and fears that can make exercise feel compulsory during an eating disorder. Includes gentle self-reflection, real-life situations, compassionate coping ideas and a downloadable personal support plan to encourage understanding, balance and recovery.
Explore how weight and body shape can become linked to self-esteem, identity and personal value. This interactive guide examines body checking, comparison, appearance-related beliefs and body neutrality, with reflective activities and a personalised Self-Worth Beyond Appearance Plan to save, download or print.
Explore an interactive Body Image Studio to understand how thoughts, emotions, memories and outside influences shape self-perception. Discover different layers of body image, create a personal influence map, complete gentle journal activities and develop a downloadable Body Image Support Plan.
A compassionate guide to managing difficult body-image thoughts, reducing self-criticism and practising body neutrality during eating disorder recovery. Includes gentle reflections and practical ways to respond to difficult moments.
A compassionate, interactive guide to rediscovering who you are beyond an eating disorder. Explore identity, body image, self-perception, personal values and recovery through gentle reflections, practical activities and opportunities to reconnect with the parts of yourself that matter.
A compassionate, interactive guide for anyone struggling with body image or body dysmorphia. Explore practical tools for managing mirrors, photographs, appearance-related anxiety and difficult days, with gentle exercises, personal reflections and supportive strategies to build self-acceptance and confidence.
A compassionate guide to developing a healthier relationship with movement and exercise during eating disorder recovery. Explore the pressures surrounding physical activity, recognise unhelpful patterns, embrace rest and discover gentle, practical ways to respect your body without guilt or judgement.
Explore how food, fullness and body sensations can affect thoughts, emotions and self-image during an eating disorder. This compassionate, interactive resource offers practical guidance, gentle reflections and supportive strategies to help build a more understanding and comfortable relationship with your body.
Explore how social media, unrealistic beauty standards and constant comparison can affect body image, self-esteem and eating behaviours. This compassionate, interactive resource offers practical activities, gentle reflections and supportive guidance to help challenge harmful messages and develop a healthier relationship with your body.
A compassionate, practical guide to navigating clothing sizes, body changes and difficult feelings during eating disorder recovery. Explore ways to feel more comfortable in your clothes, reduce body checking and rebuild confidence without pressure to look a certain way.
An interactive guide to understanding body checking, mirror checking and reassurance seeking. Explore how checking cycles develop, practise gentler responses to body-image concerns, reflect on your experiences and create a personalised support plan to help reduce distress and build confidence.
Explore how body image and self-perception influence thoughts, emotions, eating behaviours and self-esteem. This compassionate resource offers practical guidance and gentle reflections to help challenge negative body beliefs, reduce comparison and develop a more accepting relationship with your body.
Physical Effects & Health - This section explores how eating disorders can affect the body, including the heart, bones, digestion, hormones, energy and sleep. It covers why these effects can be serious even when they aren’t visible, the importance of medical monitoring, and how the body can begin to heal with the right care and support.
Recovery & Support - Recovery from eating disorders often involves support, understanding, and compassionate care. This page explores different pathways to recovery and the importance of professional and community support.
An interactive fear thermometer designed to help you recognise anxiety levels, identify physical sensations and discover helpful coping strategies. Explore your feelings, build confidence through practical tools, reflect on personal experiences and track your progress in a supportive, accessible way.
A gentle, supportive check-in to help you recognise your feelings, understand your needs and explore small, manageable steps forward. Reflect at your own pace, create a personal wellbeing plan and discover helpful strategies without pressure, judgement or expectations to change.
A compassionate, interactive guide to supporting adults with ARFID. Explore sensory needs, food-related fears, everyday challenges, communication and healthy boundaries. Includes practical activities, a personalised support plan and reflection journal, encouraging greater understanding, confidence and compassionate support throughout the recovery journey.
An interactive ARFID resource helping parents identify, organise and protect their child's safe foods. Build a personalised food library, explore sensory preferences, manage food availability, prepare for unexpected changes and create a practical home support plan that can be saved, downloaded or printed.
An interactive guide exploring how ARFID affects emotions, family life, school and social situations. Understand your child’s experiences, recognise everyday challenges and discover compassionate ways to reduce pressure. Includes practical strategies and a personalised family support plan to encourage understanding, confidence and connection.
An informative fact sheet exploring how eating disorders can affect digestion, causing bloating, constipation, reflux, nausea and discomfort. Learn how restriction, dehydration and purging behaviours affect gut health, what to expect during recovery and when to seek medical support.
An informative fact sheet exploring how eating disorders can affect concentration, memory, mood, decision-making and emotional wellbeing. Discover why brain fog and rigid thinking can develop, and how adequate nutrition, psychological treatment and professional support can help the brain recover.
An informative fact sheet exploring how eating disorders and inadequate nutrition can affect bone strength, hormones and fracture risk. Learn about osteopenia, osteoporosis, medical monitoring and the importance of consistent nourishment in protecting bone health and supporting recovery.
A playful, practical activity for letting go of unhelpful thoughts, worries, criticism and unrealistic expectations. Includes printable Trash Slips, interactive reflections and a Keep & Care exercise to help you release what no longer serves you while recognising what needs attention, compassion or support
A practical, reflective resource for managing racing thoughts, worries and overwhelming emotions. Includes interactive thought-dumping exercises, gentle prompts and tools to organise feelings, recognise what needs attention and find manageable next steps without pressure or judgement.
A private, reflective space for exploring unspoken thoughts, difficult emotions and the fear of being misunderstood or rejected. Includes gentle writing prompts, interactive reflections and practical ways to explore communication, boundaries and personal choices without pressure to share what you're not ready to say.
A gentle, reflective resource for exploring complicated, overwhelming or conflicting emotions without judgement. Includes practical exercises to recognise feelings, understand triggers, explore emotional needs and find supportive ways forward, with grounding techniques and space for personal reflection.
A comprehensive directory of UK mental-health support groups, peer networks and online communities. Explore organisations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with guidance on finding local groups, choosing accessible support and connecting with others who understand your experiences.
A compassionate, practical toolbox for families supporting someone with an eating disorder. Includes helpful communication strategies, shared support plans, healthy boundaries and guidance for difficult moments, helping families work together with greater understanding, consistency and less pressure around food and recovery.
A compassionate, practical guide for partners supporting someone with an eating disorder. Explore communication, healthy boundaries, intimacy and emotional wellbeing, with practical coping strategies, relationship check-ins and support plans to help you stay connected without becoming responsible for your partner’s recovery.
A colourful, interactive toolbox helping children explore food worries, recognise feelings, find calming strategies and communicate their needs. Includes printable support cards, activities for ARFID and eating-related anxiety, and a personalised support plan for children and their trusted adults.
compassionate, practical toolbox for managing difficult eating-disorder thoughts, emotions and food-related situations. Includes gentle check-ins, coping strategies, communication tools and personalised support plans to help you navigate challenging moments, recognise your needs and support recovery without pressure or perfection.
Discover why bloating can happen during eating-disorder recovery. This interactive guide explores digestive changes across different eating disorders, offers gentle comfort strategies and helps you understand when to seek additional support.
Discover what eating-disorder recovery can really look like beyond visible milestones and expectations of perfection. This compassionate interactive guide explores different recovery experiences, everyday challenges and meaningful progress, helping individuals, families and carers understand that every recovery journey is unique.
A compassionate interactive guide to recognising the early warning signs of eating-disorder relapse. Explore changes in thoughts, emotions and behaviours, identify personal warning signs and create a supportive recovery plan to help you seek help early, without judgement or shame.
A gentle, interactive guide to finding your way back to work, college, university or education while protecting your eating disorder recovery. You can move at your own pace, skip questions, save your reflections and create a personal return-to-work or study support plan.
An informative article explaining why blood tests can appear normal even when an eating disorder is present. Explore what blood results can and cannot reveal, why medical risks may go undetected, and the importance of appropriate assessment and ongoing support.
An interactive guide to understanding different levels of eating-disorder treatment, from early support and outpatient care to intensive programmes and specialist inpatient services. Explore six large double-sided flip cards, learn when different levels of support may be appropriate, and create a personalised treatment discussion plan.
Asking for help can feel difficult. This interactive guide will help you prepare for your GP appointment, explain your experiences and understand what support you can ask for.
Explore ARFID recovery through eight interactive doorways covering food fears, sensory needs, safe foods and personal progress. Includes supportive activities, a recovery plan and a personal message from Maggie.
An interactive UFED recovery flip-book featuring eight gentle recipe cards, each offering practical understanding, compassionate reminders and personal reflections. Includes a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, saved notes, bookmarks and downloadable reflections
A gentle interactive workbook for rumination-regurgitation disorder, with 12 recipes for life exploring physical comfort, emotional wellbeing, self-compassion, confidence and professional support, alongside saved reflections and a personalised recipe builder.
A compassionate interactive workbook exploring pica, sensory needs, emotional wellbeing, safety and supportive communication, with 12 recipes for life, saved reflections and a personalised support recipe.
A flip-book style set of interactive OSFED recipe cards using a gentle recovery metaphor. Each card explores an aspect of OSFED, with a front-and-back flip, space for reflections, a bookmark feature, downloadable notes and a warm visual theme featuring a mixing bowl and wooden spoon.
A gentle, interactive recovery workbook for people experiencing bulimia nervosa, using personal recipes for life to explore self-compassion, emotional awareness, body respect, supportive relationships and hope, with saved reflections and a personal recipe builder.
A gentle interactive recovery workbook for binge eating disorder, with 12 recipes for life exploring emotional awareness, self-compassion, food-related distress, body respect and hope, alongside saved reflections and a personalised recipe builder.
Create your own personalised ARFID recovery recipe using ingredients such as understanding, safety, nourishment, compassion and support. Explore your sensory and emotional needs, recognise what helps you feel safe around food, and create a personal recipe card to save, download or print.
A compassionate interactive recovery workbook for anorexia nervosa, featuring 12 recipes for life exploring self-compassion, identity, body respect, emotional safety, supportive relationships and hope, with saved reflections and a personalised recipe builder.
A gentle, interactive recovery workbook for people experiencing T1DE/diabulimia, using the idea of a personal recipe for life to explore self-compassion, emotional safety, body respect, trusted support and hope, with a recipe builder and downloadable reflections.
A gentle blue interactive recovery workbook for purging disorder, featuring 12 recipes for life exploring self-compassion, emotional safety, body respect, supportive relationships and hope, with saved reflections and a personalised recipe builder.
An interactive recovery workbook exploring orthorexia-related food anxiety, rigid rules, perfectionism, guilt and self-compassion, with 12 personal recipes for life, saved reflections and a downloadable recipe builder.
An interactive recovery activity for Night Eating Syndrome. Explore five ingredients—understanding, nourishment, rest, compassion and support
A gentle, interactive activity for exploring recovery, self-understanding and personal wellbeing. Choose meaningful ingredients such as patience, compassion and hope, then create your own recipe for life through personal reflections, at your own pace and without judgement.
reate your own personalised recipe for a healthier relationship with food. Choose ingredients such as understanding, balance, coping, compassion and support, explore the emotions behind eating patterns, and create a recovery recipe card to save, download or print.
Create your own personalised recovery recipe for compulsive exercise. Choose ingredients such as understanding, balance, rest, compassion and freedom, explore your relationship with exercise, and develop a gentle recipe for recovery that you can save, download or print.
A gentle interactive activity to help you explore what recovery and support could look like for you. Your needs matter, whatever your body size.
A private, interactive reflection diary for people experiencing T1DE/diabulimia, offering daily emotional check-ins, diabetes-related reflections, a saved journal, calendar and personal support plan, without calorie, weight or insulin-dose tracking.
Use this page to notice feelings, difficult moments, sources of support and small steps forward. There are no right or wrong answers. This is a place for curiosity, compassion and kindness. You do not have to complete every box.
This is your space to explore thoughts, feelings, eating rules, worries and experiences around food. There are no right or wrong answers. You can write as much or as little as you wish. This is a place for understanding, self-compassion and small steps towards a more flexible relationship with food.
This is your space to explore feelings, eating experiences, sleep, routines and sources of support. Eating during the evening or night is not automatically a problem. What matters is how you are feeling and whether your experiences are causing distress. There are no right or wrong answers.
This is your space to explore how eating, sensory experiences, routines, emotions and everyday demands affect you. There are no right or wrong answers. You can write as much or as little as you wish. Your needs and experiences matter.
Use this diary to explore your feelings about exercise, movement and rest. Notice pressures, difficult moments, helpful support and small steps towards balance. There are no right or wrong answers. You deserve kindness and rest without having to earn them.
This is your space to explore feelings, food-related worries, difficult moments and sources of support. Your experiences matter at every body size. There are no right or wrong answers and no pressure to complete every box. You deserve kindness, understanding and appropriate care.
This is your space to explore feelings, eating experiences, difficult moments and sources of support. Your experiences matter, even when they do not fit neatly into a particular diagnosis. There are no right or wrong answers. You can write as much or as little as you wish.
Use this page to notice patterns, difficult moments and small wins. There are no right or wrong answers - this is a place for curiosity and kindness.
This is your space to explore feelings, sensory needs, urges and experiences without judgement. There are no right or wrong answers. You can write as much or as little as you wish. Your experiences matter, and you deserve understanding, kindness and support.
A gentle, interactive diary for people living with Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED). Explore emotions, eating-related challenges and recovery experiences through personal reflections, supportive exercises and a safe space to record progress at your own pace, without pressure or judgement.
Use this page to notice your feelings, difficult moments, sources of support and small steps forward. There are no right or wrong answers. This is a place for curiosity, compassion and kindness. You do not need to complete every box.
This is your space to explore feelings, experiences around food, difficult moments and small steps forward. There are no right or wrong answers. You do not have to complete every box. Your experiences deserve understanding, not judgement.
This is your space to explore feelings, sensory experiences, comfortable foods and difficult moments around eating. There are no right or wrong answers, and no pressure to try anything new. Every experience matters. Take your time and be kind to yourself.
This is your space to explore feelings, worries, difficult moments and sources of support. You do not need to have all the answers. There is no pressure to complete every box. Your experiences deserve kindness, understanding and care.
Explore books about recovery, body image, ARFID, understanding eating disorders and finding support. Choose what feels helpful to you and read at your own pace.
Explore interactive activities to help manage difficult eating-disorder urges, including restriction, purging, binge eating, compulsive exercise, body checking and food-related anxiety. Includes grounding exercises, creative distractions, printable support cards and a personalised recovery support plan.
A gentle, beautifully illustrated booklet for individuals recovering from any type of eating disorder, as well as families, carers and professionals supporting them. Explore compassionate guidance, practical strategies and personal reflections to help navigate recovery with understanding, encouragement and hope.
For Parents & Carers - This section is for parents and carers supporting a child, young person or adult with an eating disorder. It covers recognising the signs, getting the right professional help, supporting recovery at home and around mealtimes, and looking after your own wellbeing through what can be an exhausting and emotional time.
An interactive support toolbox for parents and carers navigating a wide range of childhood eating disorders. Explore warning signs, communication strategies, mealtime support, difficult situations and professional guidance, with practical activities and a personalised, printable family support plan.
For Partners, Family & Friends - This section is for partners, relatives and friends who want to support someone they care about with an eating disorder. It covers how to talk about your concerns sensitively, what to say and avoid around food and appearance, how to offer steady support without taking on the role of carer, and how to look after yourself too.
An interactive guide supporting children with ARFID, sensory sensitivities and eating difficulties at school. Explore practical lunchtime adjustments, create a personalised Food at School Passport and develop a school support plan. Includes guidance and further support through Space to Breathe Therapy.
Explore how ARFID affects more than eating, including school, friendships, emotions and family life. Drawing on lived experience and professional practice, this compassionate guide helps parents recognise hidden struggles, understand their child's needs and discover practical ways to offer meaningful support.
ARFID is more than fussy eating. Explore sensory sensitivities, food fears, low appetite and neurodivergence. Drawing on lived experience and professional knowledge, this compassionate guide helps families understand eating difficulties, recognise individual needs and offer meaningful support. From my table to yours.
A compassionate guide helping parents and carers understand the hidden struggles behind ARFID and food refusal. Explore sensory difficulties, anxiety and emotional overwhelm, recognise what children may communicate through eating behaviours and discover supportive ways to respond with understanding, patience and compassion.
An interactive guide exploring why hunger does not always overcome ARFID. Understand sensory distress, food-related anxiety, appetite differences and hunger signals. Discover how eating difficulties affect the body and mind, with compassionate explanations, practical insights and opportunities for reflection without pressure or judgement.
Why can a familiar safe food suddenly feel impossible to eat? This interactive ARFID book explores sensory changes, food fears and hidden triggers, helping families understand, reduce pressure and rebuild trust with compassion.
What looks like food refusal can feel very different from the other side of the table. Drawing on my lifelong experience of ARFID and my work as a therapist, this compassionate guide helps parents understand their child's difficulties, reduce mealtime pressure and build trust, connection and understanding. From my table to yours.
difficulties, including eating disorders, ARFID and neurodivergence. Explore how to offer practical meal support, communicate without judgement and recognise when professional help is needed, without monitoring, pressure or food policing.
A compassionate guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED). Explore warning signs, emotional difficulties, practical meal support, communication and treatment, with guidance on medical risks, healthy boundaries and supporting recovery without judgement.
A compassionate interactive guide for families, partners and carers supporting someone with T1DE/diabulimia, covering communication, medical safety, diabetes distress, specialist treatment and practical support, with activities and a personal support plan.
This Support Hub guide is for parents, partners, families, friends and carers who want to understand what is happening and offer support without blame or embarrassment.
A compassionate guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with purging disorder. Explore warning signs, emotional distress, physical and medical risks, and treatment options, with practical advice on communication, after-meal support and encouraging recovery without shame, judgement or food policing.
A compassionate, practical guide for families, parents and carers supporting children or adults with pica. Explore possible causes, sensory needs, nutritional deficiencies and medical risks, with guidance on creating safer environments, recognising warning signs and accessing professional support without shame or judgement.
A compassionate guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED). Explore warning signs, emotional difficulties, medical risks and treatment options, with practical advice on communication, meal support and encouraging recovery without judgement, shame or food policing.
A compassionate guide for families, partners and carers supporting someone experiencing rigid healthy-eating rules and food-related anxiety. Explore perfectionism, restriction, neurodivergence and the influence of wellness culture, with practical strategies for supporting flexibility, nourishment and recovery without judgement or food policing.
A compassionate, practical guide for families, partners and carers supporting someone with Night Eating Syndrome. Explore nighttime eating, sleep patterns, emotional wellbeing and treatment options, with practical tracking tools and supportive strategies to encourage understanding and recovery without shame or judgement.
A compassionate guide for families and carers supporting someone with an eating disorder and neurodivergence, offering practical ways to understand their needs, reduce pressure and provide support without judgement.
A compassionate guide for families, partners and carers supporting someone experiencing emotional eating, food anxiety or disordered eating. Explore emotional triggers, restrictive patterns, neurodivergence and food-related guilt, with practical strategies to reduce shame, encourage healthier coping and offer support without judgement or food policing.
A practical, compassionate guide to recognising compulsive exercise in eating disorders, offering supportive communication strategies, healthy boundaries, medical safety information and guidance for families and carers.
A compassionate guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with bulimia nervosa. Explore warning signs, communication, emotional support, healthy boundaries and practical ways to encourage recovery.
A compassionate illustrated interactive guide for anyone supporting someone with binge eating disorder. Explore how to understand their experiences, communicate without judgement, build trust and encourage recovery, with practical tools, reflections and guidance for loved ones.
A compassionate and practical guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with atypical anorexia nervosa. Explore warning signs, emotional difficulties, communication, medical risks, healthy boundaries and ways to encourage recovery.
A compassionate, practical guide for parents and carers supporting a child with ARFID. Explore sensory difficulties, food-related fears, safe foods, neurodivergence and nutritional needs, with practical advice on calmer mealtimes, school support, professional assessment and advocating for your child without pressure or judgement.
A compassionate guide for families, partners and carers supporting someone with anorexia nervosa. Explore warning signs, emotional difficulties, medical risks and treatment, with practical guidance on communication, meal support, boundaries and recovery without shame or judgement.
A compassionate interactive guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with an eating disorder. Explore different eating disorders, understand difficult behaviours, practise supportive conversations and create your own reflections and family support plan. Includes 14 chapters, bookmarks and downloadable resources.
A compassionate illustrated interactive guide for anyone supporting someone with binge eating disorder. Explore how to understand their experiences, communicate without judgement, build trust and encourage recovery, with practical tools, reflections and guidance for loved ones.
A gentle, illustrated interactive book for young people experiencing eating disorders, with dedicated guidance for parents and carers. Includes 36 supportive chapters, reflections, a journal and practical tools to help young people feel understood, find their voice and access support.
An interactive, compassionate guide for families, friends and carers supporting someone with an eating disorder. Explore understanding, communication, healthy boundaries and practical ways to offer support without judgement, pressure or blame, while caring for your own wellbeing.
Games, Distractions & Interactive Activities - This section offers games, puzzles and interactive activities to help you shift your focus when difficult thoughts or urges feel loud, including during and after mealtimes. They provide a gentle, absorbing distraction that has nothing to do with food or appearance, helping you ride out harder moments and give your mind a well-earned break.
Discover a beautifully detailed dot-to-dot experience featuring intricate nature-inspired artwork. Choose your difficulty, connect hundreds of numbered dots, explore hidden details and enjoy a calming creative activity with interactive controls, saved progress, printable puzzles and no pressure to finish.
Diaries, Worksheets & Downloads - This section offers printable diaries, worksheets and guides to support recovery from an eating disorder, ideally alongside professional help. They can help you notice patterns in your thoughts and feelings, prepare for appointments, build coping strategies and reflect on your progress in a compassionate, non-judgemental way.
This downloadable workbook sits within the Eating Disorders section of the Support Hub and provides a structured but flexible way to explore your own recovery needs.
A supportive guide to setting personal recovery goals, celebrating small steps and building self-belief at your own pace.
Noticing changes early can make it easier to seek support before an eating disorder becomes more difficult to manage.
Eating-disorder recovery does not have to be managed alone. My Support Network is a practical reflection workbook designed to help you identify the people, professionals and services that can support different parts of your recovery.
Practising Self-Compassion is a reflective workbook designed to help you respond to those difficult moments without adding punishment or shame.
Body Neutrality is a practical Eating Disorders workbook for people who find traditional body-positive messages difficult, unrealistic or pressuring.
This practical workbook helps you identify what makes eating difficult and create individual support for before, during and after a meal.
Food and emotions can become closely connected. This Eating Disorders workbook helps you explore that relationship without turning it into another reason for judgement or self-criticism.
Eating-disorder thoughts can feel convincing, demanding and difficult to separate from your own beliefs.
My Gentle Check-In is a calm Eating Disorders reflection workbook for noticing how you are feeling without turning recovery into another test, score or reason for self-judgement.
A practical, compassionate guide to understanding binge eating disorder and supporting someone through recovery without judgement.
A gentle guide to understanding eating disorders and offering compassionate, practical support throughout recovery.
A practical guide to taking the first steps towards eating disorder treatment, speaking to your GP and finding the right support for your recovery.
Personal Perspectives - This section shares personal stories and reflections from people who have experienced an eating disorder, as well as those who have supported a loved one through recovery. Their experiences show that recovery is possible, even when it feels out of reach, and may help you feel understood, less alone and more hopeful about the road ahead.
Coaching - This page offers coaching support for those affected by eating disorders. It looks at building healthier coping mechanisms, self-compassion, and steady, sustainable steps towards recovery.
A compassionate, practical guide for people experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating or ARFID. Explore ways to manage mealtime anxiety, sensory challenges and difficult emotions, with grounding techniques, after-meal support and a personalised meal support plan.
An interactive guide exploring how eating disorders affect heart health, including malnutrition, heart rhythm changes, electrolyte imbalances and purging. Understand medical warning signs, treatment and recovery through practical activities, compassionate explanations and personal reflections, encouraging awareness and appropriate professional support.
A compassionate, interactive guide for families, partners, friends and carers supporting someone with an eating disorder. Explore communication, mealtime challenges, treatment, recovery and carers’ wellbeing. Includes practical scenarios, gentle reflections and supportive strategies to encourage understanding, confidence and compassionate care.
Explore interactive activities to help manage difficult eating-disorder urges, including restriction, purging, binge eating, compulsive exercise, body checking and food-related anxiety. Includes grounding exercises, creative distractions, printable support cards and a personalised recovery support plan.
This practical three-page workbook is for friends, relatives, colleagues and supporters who want to respond with care
Where to Get Help - This section brings together trusted organisations, helplines and services that specialise in eating disorder support. Whether you’re worried about yourself or someone you care about, it can help you take the first step, from speaking to a GP to finding specialist charities, support groups and someone to talk to today.
This Support Hub brings together trusted mental health information, tools, inspiration, and exclusive subscriber content.Explore a curated community hub designed to support your mental wellbeing through insight, creativity, and calm.
Explore an A–Z mental health guide, practitioner profiles, videos, interactive tools, playlists, recommendations, affirmations, legal resources, and community-led content — all thoughtfully organised to support understanding, wellbeing, connection, and gentle day-to-day care.
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Explore mental health topics alphabetically, helping you understand emotions, experiences, wellbeing challenges, and personal growth.
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Find organisations, services and support networks offering guidance, help, and resources for mental health and wellbeing.
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Meet practitioners and contributors sharing expertise, perspectives, resources, and lived experiences supporting wellbeing, learning, and understanding.
Depression & Anxiety
Explore depression, anxiety, emotional distress, causes, personal experiences, and support for understanding difficult emotions and wellbeing.
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Understand substance misuse, emotional pain, addiction risks, early warning signs, and healthier ways of coping.
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Explore grief, loss, emotional responses, nervous system effects, and supportive ways people navigate grieving experiences.
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Understand neurodiversity, different ways minds work, sensory experiences, relationships, independence, and supportive community perspectives.
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Explore identity, self-acceptance, confidence, community support, and understanding LGBTQ+ experiences, perspectives, and belonging.
Physical Health & Body Awareness
Understand how physical health, hormones, fatigue, sleep, and the nervous system influence emotional wellbeing.
Food Nutrition & Mental Health
Discover how nutrition, food awareness, body signals, sensitivities, and nourishing meals support mental and physical wellbeing.
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Explore workplace wellbeing, rights, adjustments, neurodiversity, and strategies supporting careers alongside health or disability.
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Explore videos and audio stories, practices, explanations, and calming resources supporting learning, reflection, and wellbeing.
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Explore men’s mental health, emotional wellbeing, stigma, relationships, and supportive approaches encouraging openness and connection.
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Understand trauma, its impact on the mind and body, and supportive pathways toward healing and recovery.
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Explore eating disorders, body image, emotional relationships with food, recovery journeys, and supportive pathways toward wellbeing.
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