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Resources for Individuals with an Eating Disorder

Resources for Individuals with an Eating Disorder

Last Reviewed: 01 May 2025

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 

www.thebutterflyfoundation.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 

 

Dieticians Association of Australia – DAA 

www.daa.asn.au 

 

Mental Health First Aid – MHFA 

hhtps://mhfa.com.au 

 

National Eating Disorders Collaboration – CEDC 

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. 


Anorexia Nervosa: a survival guide for families, friends and sufferers 

Author: Janet Treasure 

 

Within, Part One 

Author: Karen McGratten 

 

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 Relation- ship with Food Through Myths, meta- phors 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 https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/life- unrestricted-podcast-boost-your-body-image- recover/id1130713233?mt=2 

 

Food Psych – Christie Harrison 

https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/ 

 

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