Holiday Reflections from an Eating Disorder Carer
“I made a choice – to let go of the past, where celebrating these special times was done with food and eating. Instead, I directed my energy toward what I could do.”
Home » Lived Experience » Lived Experience - Stories
“I made a choice – to let go of the past, where celebrating these special times was done with food and eating. Instead, I directed my energy toward what I could do.”
I could talk about all of my traumatic life experiences for days on end, from coming out of the closet and being bullied to domestic violence and sexual harassment, but I want to focus on my eating disorder recovery journey and a key influence in that. I believe being open, honest and having an accountability buddy is a way to not only commence but aid your recovery. For me, that person was my mum.
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
Tips and advice on how to manage Christmas Day with a loved one and their eating disorder
My daughter was diagnosed with anorexia a year ago when she was fifteen years old. She was diagnosed six weeks before Christmas so as Christmas approached we were still in the throes.
How We Help
Connect