It is okay if you need a boulder to lean on, to help you through like I have with Harvey. I am determined to keep fighting.
Our Helpline was here for Christina when her and her family needed it the most.
Recovery is still new and still hard. I make a conscious effort to actively choose myself every day.
Juliet shares how she channelled her eating disorder recovery into a creative outlet, turning her story into an illustrated book
Sibby shares her story of how she developed anorexia after losing her sight - and while recovery can feel scary, it is worth it.
Elle shares how recovering from anorexia and Functional Neurological Disorder was possible due to her community's support.
Hanne shares her 10 year journey towards recovery, from developing anorexia, to supporting others as an eating disorder coach.
Lucy shares how her eating disorder recovery wasn't one big change, but small shifts over time.
In the midst of her eating disorder, Rachelle was diagnosed with blood cancer. She shares how she navigated recovering from both
Only when eating disorder treatment took into Amelie's need for choice & control from her PDA, did she feel she could recover.
After experiencing a traumatic event and going through COVID, Grace shares how she developed and recovered from anorexia.
All I knew from the age of 18 months was that food was scary and anything out of my ‘norm’ would make me panic.
I cannot quite explain the feeling when I clicked on to the page titled ARFID on the Beat website.
Our supporter Chloe shares her experience of living with ARFID, and her hopes for better understanding of the eating disorder
Our supporter Frankie shares their experience of discovering they have ARFID, and how far they've come in their recovery
Despite being recognised as a serious condition, research into ARFID has been limited.
Our Helpline hero talks ARFID, autism and racial inequality
Our supporter Adele shares her story
For the first time, I had a name for what I had been experiencing for over a decade. It wasn’t just in my head. I had ARFID.