Other supports
Check out the list below for more information, resources, and tools that can help.
Websites
Government of BC- Body Image and Eating Disorder Resources
National Eating Disorder Information Center (NEDIC)
Embody (previously known as Jessie’s Legacy)
Kelty Mental Health Eating Disorders Support
Free and Low Cost Food Programs in Vancouver (Updated Apr 2024)
Videos
Video- For caregivers on how to conduct meal support
Video- Help your child to eat with trust, not logic: the bungee jump by Eva Musby
Video- Poodle Science (Rationale for Health At Every Size)
Video for caregivers- Understanding Your Child with Anorexia
Books - for caregivers
A Parent’s Guide to Defeating Eating Disorders: Spotting the Stealth Bomber and Other Symbolic Approaches by Ahmed Boachie and Karin Jasper
Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown
Eating Disorders: A Parents’ Guide by Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder by Daniel Le Grange and James Lock
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
“I’m, Like, So Fat!”: Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Eating and Exercise in a Weight Obsessed World by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends by Judith Brisman, Margot Weinshel, and Michele Siegel
Your Child’s Weight – Helping Without Harming by Ellyn Satter
Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children, including those with Autism Spectrum Conditions by Gillian Harris and Elizabeth Shea
Books/Readings- for individuals
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison
Beauty Redefined (blog) by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
Be The Person You Want To Find by Cheri Huber and J. Shiver
Break Free from ED Workbook from Centre for Clinical Intervention Australia
Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers
Feeding the Soul by Caroline Adams Miller
Fearing the Black Body: The racial origins of fat phobia by Sabrina Strings
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Life Without ED by Jenni Schaefer
Marquisele Mercedes (Black/disabled/fat liberationist writer-educator) website
Nothing to Lose: A Guide to Sane Living in a Larger Body by Cheri K. Erdman
The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher K. Germer
The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary L. McBride
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin
Podcasts
Social Media
@broccoli_and_fries | @chr1styharrison | @black.nutritionist | @bodyimagewithbri | @happilyfed | @find.food.freedom | @healingcrayons
@fatmarquisele | @emmafitnessphd | @eatcakepod | @kristinabruce_coach | @nutrifoodie_rd | @changecreateschange
