CARERS PACK NEEDS ADDING HERE
Caring for a loved one with an eating disorder can be overwhelming, confusing, and difficult. No matter how well you know your loved one, an eating disorder can make them present as though they are a different person.
The Derbyshire eating disorder service has created a booklet that aims to equip you and those around you with a wide variety of resources to help you gain a better understanding and deal with both the disorder, as well as the personal, emotional, and relational struggles that often sit alongside this. This can be found here: (insert carers pack).
Local groups available:
- First steps skills for carers group
- First steps family and carers drop-in session
- FREED Beaches Empowering families workshops
- Rethink mental illness carer/family support groups
- Read more about these and other Rethink groups: Groups In Your Area (rethink.org)
For more details surrounding local groups available, please access our booklet.
Books, podcasts, blogs and vlogs:
- Supported families: https:// supportedfamilies.ie Sign up to their Newsletter and get the free eBook 'What to do when someone is "stuck"?'
- Jenny Langley: http://www.newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/
- Skills for Carers course on Maudsley website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk
- FEAST website https://www.feast-ed.org. Sign up to the website to access ‘First 30 Days – It’s all for Parents!’ where you will be sent tips and practical advice every day for 30 days to help with caring for someone with an ED.
- Eva Musby: multiple books including, 'Anorexia and Other Eating disorders' and 'Help Your Teenage Beat an Eating Disorder': https://anorexiafamily.com/
- Janet Treasure, 'Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder’
- Dr Pamela Macdonald “How to help someone with an eating disorder – a practical handbook”.
- BEAT website have blogs, articles, podcasts, etc: Downloads and Resources - Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Your Wellbeing – one-to-one support
Derbyshire/ Nottinghamshire Mental Health Services:
- Talking Mental Health Derbyshire: Offers individual work such as counselling, or group work such as their anxiety and stress management course
- Everyturn Mental Health: Free talking therapies in Derby and Derbyshire (Webinars, counselling, IPT, CBT)
- Trent PTS: Psychological therapies including counselling, CBT
- Mind offer practical tips and links to support for carers.
·Find them at: Where to find support for carers - Mind
