Father’s Day: a day to celebrate the men we love.
September 3 is the day to acknowledge the special men and those who identify as men, in our lives. Those men who care for, support, protect and provide empathy to a loved one with an eating disorder. Whether they be a father, stepfather, grandfather, older brother, or beautiful friend; men experience helplessness, fear, grief and worry while they watch their loved one battle an eating disorder.
Five Reasons Carers Need Mindfulness.
Supporting someone who is experiencing an eating disorder can be stressful, isolating and take a heavy toll on our wellbeing.
Here’s 5 ways the practice of mindfulness can help support you and, in turn help improve the wellbeing of those in your care.
New research shows families and carers of those with eating disorders are desperate for support, understanding and connection
Families and carers of those living with an eating disorder are desperate for non-judgmental connection with new research finding this is the main reason for joining an eating disorder carer support group.
International Youth Day
On International Youth Day 2023, EDFA encourages greater awareness of the difficulties our youth are facing in this ever-changing world, particularly the prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders amongst our youth.
Anon ARFID Carer Story
Anon ARFID Carer Story Seeing my daughter eat a full meal is my source of joy, along with my other children and my furbaby. My
Mum’s ‘terrifying’ experience of learning her daughter had anorexia nervosa
As a mental health nurse, Sarah Lovell has cared for patients with eating disorders.
But little could prepare the single parent for when her own teenager daughter developed anorexia nervosa.
How To Help Your Child Understand Their Changing Body
Worldwide, an overwhelming amount of the population, children and adults alike, report struggling with body image concerns. In Australia alone, some staggering statistics are: Body
Eating disorder carers unable to seek help for themselves despite need
MEDIA RELEASE June 22, 2023 Nearly 90% of eating disorder carers say their own physical and psychological well-being has declined as a result of their
June is International Pride Month
June is a significant month for both the LGBTQIA+ ((lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual +) community and those living with eating disorders. It’s
