Resources/ CPD list: Eating Disorders, Body Image and Weight Stigma
Body image and eating disorder resources for counsellors and clients,
including CPD learning, books, helplines, podcasts and practical support tools.
including CPD learning, books, helplines, podcasts and practical support tools.
Eating Disorder Services UK
- First Steps ED - Derbyshire-based ED charity (online services available)
- BEAT - for helplines, information, support groups etc
- SEED charity
- SWEDA - South West based ED charity
- NEDA Resource Centre (US-based but useful for info)
- Bodywhys (Ireland)
- For NHS services visit your GP
Recommended Reading
- Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate by Dr Chuks and Bailey Spinn
- Beyond the Shadow of a Diet by Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel
- 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
- 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
Body Image Resources
Free online body image resources
A comprehensive three-part body image
resource covering:
The Basics
Causes and Consequences
Support and Self-Care
Check it out here
Free online body image resources
A comprehensive three-part body image
resource covering:
The Basics
Causes and Consequences
Support and Self-Care
Check it out here
Documentaries, Talks and Podcasts
- Your Fat Friend - iPlayer (documentary about Aubrey Gordon - I wrote a blog about this HERE)
- TED Talk - Healthy Weight, Unhealthy Mind: Embracing Your Set Point by Zoe Burnett
- Full of Beans Podcast - Hannah Hickinbotham (I've been a guest on this podcast! Listen here)
- Maintenance Phase - Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes
- Food Psych - Christie Harrison
- Life After Diets - Sarah Dosanjh and Stefanie Michele
- I Weigh - Jameela Jamil
- Appearance Matters - UWE
- Counselling Tutor Podcast episodes (I was a guest on this too - more info here)
Blogs and Articles
- How to Start Healing your Relationship with Food
- What is binge eating and how to break the binge cycle
- Atypical Anorexia
- Weight loss injections and food noise
- Therapeutic writing exercises for body image
- First Steps ED - Race, Culture and Body Image
- NEDA – eating disorder statistics
- Eating disorders and transgender people
- NEDA - Decentering the Narrative: Trans Folks, Body Image, and ED’s
Workshops and Training
CPD training for counsellors, therapists and professionals on eating disorders, disordered eating, body image and weight stigma.
Online Events - Various short CPD recorded trainings, including:
CLICK HERE to find out more.
NEDDE - Neurodiversity, Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
Live and on-demand self-paced trainings/CPD on various aspects of eating disorders, body image, weight stigma, autism, ADHD and more. NEDDE also offer a longer, fully comprehensive Advanced Diploma, as well as shorter trainings.
CLICK HERE to find out more.
Online Events - Various short CPD recorded trainings, including:
- Introduction to Body Image and Disordered Eating
- Working with Body Image
- Domestic Abuse and Disordered Eating
- Understanding Diet Culture and Weight Loss Injections
CLICK HERE to find out more.
NEDDE - Neurodiversity, Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
Live and on-demand self-paced trainings/CPD on various aspects of eating disorders, body image, weight stigma, autism, ADHD and more. NEDDE also offer a longer, fully comprehensive Advanced Diploma, as well as shorter trainings.
CLICK HERE to find out more.
Consultation
Are you a counsellor, psychotherapist, or another professional seeking guidance or support in working with clients who have body image concerns or disordered eating?
I offer consultation sessions adapted to your specific requirements. These sessions provide a space to discuss challenges, gain understanding and clarity, and build confidence for supporting individuals struggling with body image or eating-related issues. This is not clinical supervision, but can be used as an extension of CPD as specific learning around eating disorders, disordered eating, body image and weight stigma.
Find out more about my consultation service here.
