Resources

Downloadable Resources

Nine Truths about Eating Disorders

Treatment Myths (PDF)

When You Think Someone Has an Eating Disorder (PDF)

I Think My Loved On Has an Eating Disorder (PDF)

If Your Loved One Has an Eating Disorder – Do’s and Don’ts (PDF)

Questions to Ask When Choosing an Eating Disorder Treatment Center (PDF)

Recommended Reading

A Brain Based Approach to Eating Disorder Treatment – Laura Hill, Ph.D.

Anatomy of Anorexia – Steven Levenkron

Binge Control: A Compact Recovery Guide – Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D, FAED

Body Wars – by Margo Maine, Ph.D.

Bulimia: A Guide for Families and Friends – by Robert Trattner Sherman, Ph.D. and Ron A. Thompson, Ph.D.

Clinical Handbook of Complex and Atypical Eating Disorders – Leslie K. Anderson, Ph.D., Stuart B. Murrary, Ph.D. , Walter H. Kaye, MD

Eating Disorders, Addiction and Substance Use Disorders – Timothy Brewerton, MD, FAED and Amy Baker-Dennis, Ph.D., FAED

Eating Disorders Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatments, and Prevention of Eating Disorders – by Carolyn Costin, MA, MED, MFCC

Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships With Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling – by Anita A. Johnston, Ph.D.

Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and Food – Margo Maine, Ph.D.

Get Out of You Mind and in to Your Life – by Steven Hayes, Ph.D. and Spencer Smith

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence From Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too – by Jennie Schaefer and Thom Rutledge, LCSW

Love Warrior: A Memoir – Glennon Doyle Melton

Making Peace With Your Plate: Eating Disorder Recovery – by Robyn Cruze & Espra Andrus, LCSW

Making Weight: Healing Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance – by Arnold Andersen, MD, Leigh Cohn, MAT, Thomas Holbrook, MD

Midlife Eating Disorders: Your Journey to Recovery – Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D.

Overcoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop – Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn

Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome: A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking the Cycle

Kelly C. Allison, Ph.D., Albert J. Stunkard, MD, Sara L. Thier

Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders – Jennifer Gaudiani, MD

The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment – Kathryn J. Zerbe, MD

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bulimia – Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Ph.D. and Michael Maslar, Psy.D.

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are – Brené Brown, Ph.D, LMSW

The Rules of Normal Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between! – Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed

What Causes Eating Disorders – And What Do They Cause – Guido Frank, MD, Zoe E. Vlastos, Megan E. Shott