Resources for Individuals with an Eating Disorder

Educating yourself about eating disorders can help you understand the illness and help take care of yourself as well as learn about other people’s experiences. 

Here are some resources that you may find useful: 

Websites: 

National Eating Disorders Collaboration: www.nedc.com.au  

The Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au/ 

Eating Disorders Info (for young people) www.eatingdisordersinfo.org.au 

Health at Every Size: https://www.sizeinclusivehealth.org.au/ 

ROAR: www.reachoutandrecover.com.au 

F.E.A.S.T: www.feast-ed.org 

Academy for Eating Disorders: www.aedweb.org 

New Moves: www.newmovesonline.com 

Dietitians Australia – DA: https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/ 

Mental Health First Aid – MHFA: https://mhfa.com.au 

National Eating Disorders Collaboration – NEDC: www.NEDC.com.au 

How Far is Too Far? https://eatingdisorders.org.au/how-far-is-too-far/ 

Recovery Resources: http://recoveryresources.com.au 

Head Space: www.headspace.org.au 

Centre for Clinical Interventions: www.cci.health.wa.gov.au

Treating Eating Disorders: www.treatingeatingdisorders.com 

Eating Disorder Hope: www.eatingdisorderhope.com 

Eating Disorders Victoria: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/ 

Beating Eating Disorders (UK): https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ 

Reaching Out (Australia): https://au.reachout.com/ 

Bodywhys – The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland: https://www.bodywhys.ie/ 

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 

Books: 

The Body Image Workbook 

Author: Thomas F. Cash 

Change Your Mind, Change Your Body: Feeling Good About Your Body and Self after 40 

Authors: Ann Kearney-Cooke and Florence Isaacs 

Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight 

Author: Linda Bacon 

If Not Dieting, Then What? 

Author: Rick Kausman 

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works 

Authors: Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch 

Overcoming Overeating: How to Break the Diet/Binge Cycle and Live a Healthier, More Satisfying Life

Authors: Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter 

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle 

Author: Michelle May 

Diet No More! 

Author: Judith McFadden 

Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating: A Guide to Recovery 

Author: Peter J. Cooper 

Overcoming Binge Eating 

Author: Christopher G. Fairburn 

Find Your Happetite: Eat What You Want and Be Happy With Your (Perfect) Weight 

Author: Sue Zbornik 

It Will Get Better; Finding Your Way Through Teen Issues 

Author: Melinda Hutchings 

Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders 

Author: Aimee Liu 

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too

Author: Jenni Schaefer 

Beating Your Eating Disorder 

Authors: Glenn Waller, Victoria Mountford, Rachel Lawson, Emma Gray, Helen Cordery and Hendrik Hinrichsen 

8 Ways to Recovery From an Eating Disorder 

Authors: Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb 

Overcoming Bulimia and Binge-Eating: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

Author: Peter Cooper 

The Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to Listen to Your Body & Overcome Bingeing, Overeating & Obsession with Food 

Author: Linda Craighead. 

The Body Image Workbook: An Eight Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks 

Author: Thomas Cash. 

Within, Part One 

Author: Karen McGratten 

Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers, 2nd Edition

Author: Janet Treasure 

Biting Anorexia 

Author: Lucy Howard-Taylor 

My Recovery: Inspiring Stories, Recovery Tips and Messages of Hope from Eating Disorder Survivors

Author: Julie Parker 

Goodbye Ed, Hello Me 

Author: Jenni Schaefer 

Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling 

Author: Anita Johnston 

Ditch the Diet, Beat the Binge – How to Break Free from Food Fear, Ban Binges and Just Eat Normally 

Author: Lily Kay

Workbooks: 

Getting Better BitE by BitE: Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders 

Authors: Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure and June Alexander 

8 Ways to Recovery From an Eating Disorder: Workbook 

Authors: Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb 

What’s Eating You: A Workbook for Teens with Anorexia, Bulimia and Other Eating Disorders 

Author: Tammy Nelson 

Overcoming Your Eating Disorder. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder. Guided Self- Help Workbook 

Authors: W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple 

The Anorexia Workbook: How to Accept Yourself, Heal Your Suffering and Reclaim Your Life 

Author: Michelle Heffner and Georg H. Eifert 

The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook: Your Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide to Recovery 

Authors: Randle McCabe, Traci L. McFarlane, Marion P. Olmsted 

The Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to Listen to your Body and Overcome Bingeing, Overeating and Obsession with Food 

Author: Linda W. Craighead 

Hunger for Understanding: A Workbook for Helping Young People Understand Anorexia Nervosa

Authors: Alison Eivors and Sophie Nesbitt 

Podcasts: 

Life Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness – Meret Boxler

Food Psych – Christie Harrison