A gentle interactive activity to help you explore what recovery and support could look like for you. Your needs matter, whatever your body size.
SPACE TO BREATHE THERAPY
My Recipe for Life
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Understanding · Nourishment · Compassion · Rest · Support
A gentle interactive activity to help you explore
what recovery and support could look like for you.
Your needs matter, whatever your body size.
Understanding Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa can involve the same
restrictive eating patterns, fears and distress
seen in anorexia nervosa, without the person
meeting the low-weight criterion for anorexia.
It can cause serious physical and emotional
harm at any body weight. Appearance does not
determine how unwell someone is or whether
they deserve treatment.
Step 1 — Choose Your Ingredients
Select the ingredients you would like to add
to your personal recovery bowl. You can choose
one, several or all five.
Your Recovery Bowl
0 of 5 ingredients added
Step 2 — Make It Your Own
These reflections are about your experience,
not numbers, body size or appearance.
You can leave any question blank.
Step 3 — My Personal Recipe
Add your own ingredients and create a recovery
reminder you can return to when things feel hard.
My Recovery Recipe
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa — A Personal Recovery Reflection
My health matters at every size.
I do not need to prove how unwell I am
to deserve appropriate care and support.
Important health information
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa can involve serious
malnutrition, cardiovascular complications
and other medical risks even when someone
is not underweight.
If you are restricting food, feeling faint,
experiencing significant weakness or
struggling with eating, contact your GP
or eating disorder treatment team.
Urgent symptoms such as fainting with chest
pain or an irregular heartbeat need urgent
medical assessment. Call 999 for emergencies.
Changes to eating during recovery may require
medical monitoring. This activity is not a
substitute for specialist treatment.
Your reflections are saved locally in this browser
on this device. They are not sent to Space to Breathe
Therapy. Browser data can be cleared, so download
a copy you wish to keep. Avoid shared devices
for sensitive personal information.
