Essential reading and resources
Supportive video links (available via You Tube)
Explaining family based treatment
Explaining Family Based Treatment and Its Evidence by BrainFit
This video provides an overview of Family-Based therapy, which is the NICE guideline recommended treatment for young people with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Supporting meal times
Meal support and coaching by KeltyMentalHealth- this is a playlist of videos and the Eating Disorders Meal Support: Helpful Approaches for Families is especially useful
When your child refuses to eat by Kelty mental health
Help your child eat with trust, not logic: the bungee jump (Anorexia and other eating disorders) by Eva Musby
Stuck & not eating! Anorexia/eating disorders: parents’ meal support tips. by Eva Musby
Understanding the biology of eating disorders
Eating Disorders from the Inside Out: Laura Hill at TEDxColumbus by TEDx Talks
Distress tolerance skills
FEAST of Knowledge 2020 - 02 Distress Tolerance by F.E.A.S.T. Videos (Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
Recovered voice
"What if" I Actually Recovered? | Rebecca Leung | TEDxYouth@AISHK by TEDx Talks
After anorexia: Life’s Too Short to Weigh your Cornflakes | Catherine Pawley | TEDxLeamingtonSpa by TEDx Talks
Anxiety
Rethinking anxiety: Learning to face fear | Dawn Huebner TEDxAmoskeagMillyardWomen by TEDx talks
Recommended books
Surviving FBT by Maria Ganci: a short, easy read skills manual for parents undertaking Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Child and Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa. (Please be mindful that we do not recommend the meal plan section, and for meal planning and advice, please refer to the nutritional information section within this website).
Help your teenager Beat an Eating Disorder (2nd Edition) by James Lock and Daniel Le Grange
For more general advice and skills
Skills Based Caring for a Loved one with an Eating Disorder by Janet Treasure, Grainne Smith and Anna Crane.
Supportive websites and online support groups
BEAT is a UK charity supporting you and your young person who is suffering from an eating disorder. services they offer include helplines, online support groups, information resources and training.
FEAST: Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment for Eating Disorders
FEAST is a global network community of and for parents. It provides support and education on a wide range of topics to support eating disorder recovery.
http://feast-ed.org offer a free ‘First 30 days’ course, which follows the FBT approach and aims to “Transform parents into empowered caregivers in 30 days.”
Carers receive daily email contact to support them with caring for their loved one with an eating disorder and it links them into a support network.
Apps
Virtual Hopebox
- NHS app for mental health and wellbeing uses principles of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
- distraction techniques, inspirational quotes, relaxation techniques and coping tools.
Headspace:
- mindfulness/meditation
- monthly fee - but free trial and free with Spotify Premium for students.
Calm:
- meditation, improve sleep and reduce anxiety
- free to download, however costs associated with a subscription service for some elements.
Smiling Minds:
- mindfulness and meditation app
- free of charge.