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Tools for Dealing with Disordered Eating
The following resources can be helpful to those struggling with disordered eating.
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Groups & Events
Celebrate Recovery - A Christian 12-step program for all hurts, habits, and hang-ups, including disordered eating. NCC's Celebrate Recovery meets at the Capital Turnaround at 6:30pm Thursdays. Other CR programs meet in the DC area, as well around the country and the world. Use the CR Locator to find one near you.
Faith-Based Support Groups from Rock Recovery - Nationwide faith support services and support groups for deep healing and restoration because mental health and spiritual health can go hand-in-hand. All of their faith-based support groups are offered virtually regardless of where you live to individuals 14+.
Free Eating Disorder and Mental Health Support Groups by Center for Discovery - Free online support groups for anyone who has been impacted by an eating disorder or mental health.
Online Support Groups by ANAD - ANAD’s longest serving program is its eating disorder, self-help support groups. Groups are free, confidential and open to anyone 18 or older struggling with an eating disorder.
Set Free: Faith-based Eating Disorder Support Group by Rock Recovery - This is a 60-minute virtual support group is designed to provide a space for individuals seeking recovery from an eating disorder to process their faith and how it relates to the recovery process. The group meets virtually each week via Zoom from 7:30 – 8:30 AM.
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Care & Counseling
For prayer ministry appointments, pastoral care appointments, and counseling recommendations, visit ncc.re/support.
DC Services Guide Provider List (from Rock Recovery) – Counselors and therapists in the DMV area (not all of whom are Christian).
Local Christian Counseling Networks:
- CentrePointe Counseling
- Life Christian Counseling Network
- Safe Harbor Christian Counseling
- New Life Christian Counseling Network (Nationwide)
For individually vetted counselors, use ncc.re/support.Questions? Check out our Therapy FAQs.
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Videos
A Tale of Two Eating Disorders and Three “C’s” That Changed the Story (5 min) – Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
Audio Workshop: Food and the Body: 3 Steps to Healing Eating Disorders Through Community (1 hour) - Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church, March 28, 2014)
Building Your Support Network in Recovery (10 mins) - Rock Recovery
Don’t Be a Slave to Food or Body Issues (3 min) - Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
Eating and Body Issues – For Leaders (3 min) - Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
Finding Freedom From Eating Disorders and Body Issues (2 min) - Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
FINDINGBalance (1 min) - Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
Overcoming Shame – A Message to Leaders (4 min) – Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
Redefining Healthy: Break Free from Diet Culture and Learn to Live in Freedom (17 min) - Kristyn Y. Soto, Rock Recovery
3 Steps to Healing Eating Disorders Through Community (4 min) – Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health)
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Articles & Books
Articles
Biblical Truths About Eating - Gratefully Nourished
Food and Body Image Issue Pamphlet - Celebrate Recovery
How the Fear of Scarcity Affects Your Eating - Body BLoved
Interruption or Intervention? - Rock Recovery
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating - The Original Intuitive Eating Pros
Books
Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest Allies by Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
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Organizations
FINDINGbalance – FINDINGbalance is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people find freedom from eating issues. They are based in Tennessee but offer online support programs, devotionals, digital libraries, and small group tools.
National Eating Disorders Association
Rock Recovery - Rock Recovery is a nonprofit organization that exists to bridge gaps in treatment for those suffering from disordered eating. They currently offer a robust individual recovery program in the Washington, D.C,. metropolitan area and community empowerment programs nationwide.