Eating Disorders and Surgery: A Guide for Carers
Practical guide for eating disorder carers during their loved one’s hospital admission for surgery.
13/01/2026
Navigating The Transition Home From Hospital
The Fil The Gap team puts together some strategies and suggestions as your loved one transitions from hospital to home.
18/09/2025
Supporting Eating Disorder Recovery Through Role Modelling
Fill The Gap Program Manager Elise Wales shares her clinical expert and lived experience on leveraging role modelling to support recovery from eating disorder.
30/04/2025
Life With ARFID And Neurodivergence: Navigating The Waves In The Dark
Navigating life with both ARFID and neurodivergence is challenging – and acknowledging that is important. Fill The Gap counsellor Mark Hill offers some advice and lived experience insights.
21/03/2025
EDFA’s Top 10 Tips for Eating Disorder Carers at Easter
EDFA’s Top 10 Tips for Eating Disorder Carers at Easter Holidays, such as Easter, can be a stressful time for any family, but they can
27/03/2024
Carer Tips For The Holiday Season
The holiday season can be a challenging time for carers and families supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. Our free counselling service and support forum will be open during the holidays to assist in managing the challenges of the holiday season.
06/12/2023
Eating Disorders and Managing Meltdowns
Eating Disorders and Managing Meltdowns Many people who have a child with an eating disorder (ED) feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the constant meltdowns or
05/12/2023
Let’s talk about Purging
Purging is defined broadly as a series of actions taken with the intention of ridding the body of any food or liquid. The underlying factors that contribute to purging are complex and related to emotional distress, stress, anxiety and other negative emotions. As a carer and the most ideal methods of treatment, the most valuable role that you can play is one of support, non judgement and acceptance of where your loved one is at, whilst educating yourself about the illness and seeking to gain skills and strategies for you and your loved one.
22/11/2023
Celebrating the first month of EDFA’s Fill The Gap counselling service
We’re about to celebrate the first month of EDFA’s Fill The Gap counselling service. In our first month of operations, more than 60 carers have attended appointments with our lived experience counsellors. The feedback has been overwhelming positive.
31/10/2023
International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility (also referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility). The day is dedicated to celebrating transgender
29/03/2023