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Eating Disorders
The Role of a Support Person in Eating Disorder Treatment
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The most important thing you can do when assisting someone with an eating disorder is to prepare by educating yourself as much as possible about eating disorders. You will need to constantly remind yourself that behind this illness is the person you are trying to reach and care for. The...
Eating Disorders
Writing connects caregivers and creates a channel for healing
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A guided workbook for parents and caregivers of loved ones suffering from an eating disorder offers a way to cope through the pandemic and beyond. For the past 10 weeks I have been working from home. I know, through my own experiences, that writing is a way for me...
How caring for a sick child inspired a mother to write her first book
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By June Alexander If your life balance is out of kilter due to the time you are spending caring for a loved one, Bharati’s workbook is for you. This heartfelt book provides practical and welcome guidance to help you reclaim your balance by staying in the now. When Bharati Lall...
Why self-care must come first when caring for a person with an eating disorder – and how writing can help
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by Bharati Lall “You are depleted,” my therapist said “and you are no use to anyone in the condition you are in.” I did not know whether to walk out of the therapy session right then or surrender to the realization that the therapist was speaking the truth and I...
Writing as therapy for eating disorders: A self-help tool for your child and yourself
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Reflection: “Your daughter may die.” When my daughter’s eating disorder specialist said these words, a sense of hopelessness engulfed me. I felt dizzy. I didn’t want to hear those words, no matter how much compassion was behind them. I wanted to remain in denial about how serious my daughter’s eating...
When a parent accepts that their child has an eating disorder
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By Bharati Lall One of the most challenging times in my life was when I had to accept the fact that my daughter had an eating disorder. Despite my instinct telling me something was wrong for weeks before the diagnosis and confirmation by the medical team that she was indeed...
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