Find supportive resources for eating disorder recovery, including an hotlines, information and support, support groups, podcasts, TED Talks, and books.
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Hotlines
National Eating Disorders Association hotline: 1–800–931–2237
Crisis Text Line: 24/7 text line for anyone to anonymously speak to a trained professional about mental health concerns. Text HOME to 741741.
Finding Professional Help
EDReferral.com: The website allows you to search specifically for providers with eating disorders experience near you.
Information and Support
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ANAD includes information about eating disorders, how to seek treatment and support groups for people suffering from eating disorders and their families.
National Eating Disorders Association has stories of recovery from eating disorders, information about seeking treatment and additional resources for school professionals and caregivers.
FEAST (Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders): An organization that provides education and support for family members of loved ones with eating disorders.
Project Heal: A not-for-profit organization that offers scholarships for treatment as well as a peer-based mentor network.
Support Groups
NEDA Network of Virtual Support Groups, NEDA: list of virtual support groups for different time zones offered by multiple organizations dedicated to eating disorder recovery across the United States.
The Sanctuary, Beat Eating Disorders: information about an online chat room for U.K. residents recovering from an eating disorder.
The Alliance Support Groups, The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness: list of virtual support groups and answers to frequently asked questions about what to expect from attending.
Around the Dinner Table Forum, FEAST: online community of parents of eating disorder patients around the world.
Free Eating Disorder and Mental Health Support Groups, Center for Discovery Eating Disorder Treatment: free platform for peer-based support groups for anyone who has been affected by an eating disorder or seeking mental health support.
Chat Rooms, Beat Eating Disorders: list of chat rooms for people in the U.K. to connect with each other and find support.
Podcasts
- Recovery Talk — Amalie Lee
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Focuses on the psychology and science of eating-disorder recovery. Episodes cover anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia, restriction, body image, food fears, recovery motivation, and common thoughts that keep eating disorders going. - Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
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Hosted by eating-disorder therapist Dr. Marianne Miller. Topics include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, neurodivergence, body image, anti-fat bias, food anxiety, and recovery from long-term eating disorders. - BITE BY BITE — Honest Conversations About Eating Disorder Recovery
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Combines lived experience with conversations about recovery, body image, difficult eating-disorder thoughts, stigma, and the less-discussed parts of rebuilding a normal relationship with food. - The Recovery Feed
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A recovery podcast led by people with lived experience. It discusses treatment, body image, diet culture, recovery struggles, and why eating-disorder recovery can look very different from one person to another. - Recovering With Danie
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Covers food fears, recovery anxiety, body changes, the inner critic, relationships, self-reflection, and everyday life after an eating disorder. The host is an eating-disorder recovery coach with lived experience.
- The “Silent Epidemic” of Eating Disorders — Speaking of Psychology
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Eating-disorder specialist Dr. Cheri Levinson discusses who develops eating disorders, common myths, genetic and environmental risk factors, diet culture, available treatments, and barriers that keep people from getting help. - Social Media, Looksmaxxing, and Why Men Struggle With Body Image — Speaking of Psychology
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Dr. Roberto Olivardia discusses eating disorders and body dissatisfaction in boys and men, muscle dysmorphia, social-media pressure, and why eating disorders in males are often missed. - ARFID Explained: What It Feels Like, Why It’s Misunderstood, & What Helps — Dr. Marianne-Land
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Explains ARFID beyond ordinary “picky eating,” including sensory sensitivities, fear of choking or vomiting, food anxiety, shame, neurodivergence, and barriers to appropriate treatment. - How Perfectionism Fuels Eating Disorders — Take What You Need
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Discusses perfectionism, achievement, identity, control, body expectations, and the fear that choosing recovery might interfere with success or important goals.
TED & TEDx Talks About Eating Disorders
- Life After Anorexia: You Are Not Your Disorder — Francesca Bas
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Francesca Bas shares her experience with anorexia and discusses separating personal identity from the eating disorder, dealing with triggers, body image, and choosing long-term recovery. - Unbroken: Mapping the Path to an Eating Disorder Recovery — Troy Roness
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Explores the mental, emotional, and physical effects of eating disorders through Roness’s personal recovery experience. - When Clean Eating Became an Eating Disorder — Patrick Devenny
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Describes how a drive toward supposedly “clean” and healthy eating developed into a serious eating disorder. It is particularly relevant to orthorexia, restrictive eating, and exercise-focused food rules. - Hidden Secrets: Eating Disorders — Rayo Cole
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Rayo Cole discusses personal experiences with anorexia, bulimia, and purging and the additional difficulty of dealing with eating disorders in communities where the subject may carry strong stigma or shame.
Books
