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
March 27, 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.
December 6, 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
December 5, 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.
November 22, 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.
October 31, 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
March 29, 2023
Strengthen your understanding of eating disorders by reading
10 Books to Get You Started An Alex Articulates Article It is second nature for many carers to explore the internet for resources in an
January 29, 2023
Travelling Tips during Recovery
An eating disorder is a journey in itself – then you decide to actually to get on a plane. A year after diagnosis, repeated hospitalisations,
December 13, 2022
Sensitive Gift Giving during the Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time that people come together to celebrate love and practice gratitude. It is a golden opportunity to spend time with
December 12, 2022
Be there for them. Be there for you.
I want to explore something often neglected. Carer self-care.
An eating disorder is mentally and physically draining, and it often takes away from caring for your own needs.
I am a person in recovery from an eating disorder and self-care is something I’ve been trying to implement more in my daily routine. In preparing this article, I wondered how my own circle of support practised self-care when they had to work so hard to prioritise my care?
October 17, 2022
