What is Bulimia?
Bulimia nervosa is a serious mental illness and is defined by repeated episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours.
Families and carers of people with bulimia often feel alone and unsupported in their journey.
Bulimia Carer Support Group
strive Carer Support Groups:
- provide a safe, supportive place for carers to meet in a semi-structured environment which allows for both knowledge sharing and peer support
- provide information and resources to assist parents and carers to understand eating disorders and their integral role in recovery
- encourage empowerment of carers in their role in the recovery of the person with the eating disorder
- are run by trained volunteer carers, for carers.
2023 Dates
The strive Bulimia Carer Support Group will run at 8:00pm AEDT on the following dates:
19th April | 19th July | 18th October
The Zoom link is available to EDFA members logged into the website here.
| Features | Non-Member $0 | Member $25p/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Daily Support Forum | ||
| National Carer Support Groups for carers of loved ones with any eating disorder | ||
| Special Carer Support Groups' (ARFID - run monthly, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder - run quarterly) | ||
| Support Groups (run quarterly) | ||
| strive4Men - A group for male carers, and those who identify as male (run quarterly) | ||
| Siblings Support Group | ||
| Twice Monthly Education Sessions with experts from the eating disorder field and those with lived experience | ||
| Access to Member Only Content | ||
| Access to Digital Library - Webinar recordings (over 120 hours) | ||
| Member Recommendations - GP's, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Dietitians, Peer Mentors, Recovery Coaches and More. Updated monthly. | ||
| Information Packs | ||
| strive Monthly topic sheets and talking points | ||
| Downloadable EDucational Resources | ||
| Discounts to events and conferences | ||
| A voice of change in the ED space |
