Body Image and Disordered Eating Resources
Online body image resources
A comprehensive three-part FREE body image self-help resource which I created with a team at First Steps ED: Check it out here!
Eating Disorder help
First Steps ED
Talk-ED (Formally Anorexia & Bulimia Care)
BEAT
SWEDA
General Helplines
Samaritans - 116 123
Mind - 0300 123 33 93
Full NHS list of UK helplines
Books
Eating disorders don't discriminate by Dr Chuks and Bailey Spinn
Unshrinking by Kate Manne
Body Positive Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe
Just Eat It by Laura Thomas
Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
Anti-Diet by Christie Harrison
Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
"You just need to lose weight" and 19 other myths about fat people by Aubrey Gordon
The Obesity Myth by Paul Campos
Sick Enough by Jennifer L. Gaudiani
The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
The Fat Lady Sings by Cheryl Fuller
Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun Harrison
Documentaries and Talks
Your Fat Friend (documentary about Aubrey Gordon - I wrote a blog about this HERE)
"Miss Representation" (about objectification in the media)
"Explained" by Netflix (includes a great episode about why diets fail)
TED Talk - Healthy Weight, Unhealthy Mind: Embracing Your Set Point by Zoe Burnett
Naked Beach - Channel Four
Watch out for the Big Grrrls - Amazon Prime
Podcasts
Appearance Matters Podcast - UWE
Maintenance Phase - Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes
Food Psych - Christie Harrison
Life After Diets - Sarah Dosanjh and Stefanie Michele
I Weigh - Jameela Jamil
Counselling
BACP - UK listings of accredited counsellors
Counselling directory
NHS - Bristol IAPT service (or Google "IAPT services" and your local area) - Update: now accessed through VitaMinds