WEBSITES
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) and National Association for Males
with Eating Disorders (NAMED) recently merged with NEDA
Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa (EDCI)
Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations (FEDUP)
National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Project HEAL (treatment grants)
The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)
Eating Disorder Family Support Network (EDFSN)
Amy’s Gift (Quad Cities Eating Disorder Consortium)
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp)
International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD)
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
Non-Diet Approaches
Body Image/Size Inclusivity
Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH)
BOOKS
Please note: some books, especially on eating disorders, may be triggering for some individuals. Please contact me or a clinician you are working with if you are worried about triggers from self-help books.
Eating Disorders
Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
Goodbye Ed, Hello Me by Jenni Schaefer
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb (both book and workbook available)
Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery & Beyond by Amy Pershing and Chevese Turner
Man Up to Eating Disorders by Andrew Walen
Andrea's Voice by Doris Smeltzer
Your Dieting Daughter by Carolyn Costin
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating by Michelle May and Kari Anderson
Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors & Storytelling by Dr. Anita Johnston
Health Food Junkies: Orthorexia Nervosa: Overcoming the Obsession with Healthful Eating by Steven Bratman
Conquer Picky Eating for Teens and Adults (workbook) by Jenny McGlothlin and Dr. Katja Rowell
Body Image
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and Quiet that Critical Voice!) by Connie Sobczak
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor (both book and workbook available)
More Than a Body by Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite
Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive our Obsession with Weight - and What we Can Do About It by Harriet Brown
You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar
Fat! So? Because You Don’t Have to Apologize for Your Size by Marilyn Wann
Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Brian Cuban
Body Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy Aphramor
The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image in an Image-Obsessed World by Julia Taylor
Body Positive Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe
The Religion of Thinness: Satisfying the Spiritual Hungers Behind Women's Obsession with Food and Weight by Michelle Lelwica
The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks by Thomas Cash
Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Fugen Neziroglu, Sony Khemlani-Patel and Melanie Santos
Non-Diet Approaches
Intuitive Eating, 4th edition, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to rediscover the Pleasures of Eating by Evelyn Tribole
Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating by Rachael Hartley
Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield
Health at Every Size by Lindo Bacon
The Food & Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional Health by Karen Koenig
Feeding Children
Secrets to Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter
How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder by Casey Crosbie and Wendy Sterling
Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense by Ellyn Satter
Your Child's Weight: Helping without Harming by Ellyn Satter
Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating by Dr. Katja Rowell and Jenny McGlothlin
For Teenagers
No Weigh! A Teen’s Guide to Positive Body Image, Food and Emotional Wisdom by Signe Darpinian, Wendy Sterling and Shelley Aggarwal
The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens by Elyse Resch
The Body Image Workbook for Teens (for girls) by Julia Taylor
Conquer Picky Eating for Teens and Adults (workbook) by Jenny McGlothlin and Dr. Katja Rowell
For Professionals
Most books above are beneficial for professionals as well; the following may only be useful for clinicians
Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness by Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD, and Laura Curtis, MS, RD
Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders by Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED
Beyond a Shadow of a Diet by Judith Matz, LCSW and Ellen Frankel, LCSW
Healthy Bodies: A Comprehensive Curriculum to Address Body Image, Eating, Fitness and Weight Concerns in Today's Challenging Environment by Kathy Kater, LICSW
Wellness, Not Weight: Health at Every Size and Motivational Interviewing edited by Ellyn Glovsky, PhD, RD, LDN
Eating Disorders Clinical Pocket Guide: Quick Reference for Healthcare Providers, 2nd edition, by Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders, 2nd edition, by Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD
Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications by Philip Mehler, MD and Arnold Anderson, MD
Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders by Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD and Maria Larkin, MEd, RD, LD
PODCASTS
The Beautifull Project (local to Southeast Iowa)
Find Your Food Voice (formerly Love, Food)
The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast with Dr. Janean Anderson
The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast with Tabitha Farrar
✤ Resources shared from Michelle Russell.