“I feel very lucky to have found a support group"
26/02/2020
My daughter was 15 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia by a paediatri...
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Read the latest blogs on eating disorders. Written by our supporters, they cover real life experiences including recovery. Use the drop-down filter above to search the categories.
Be there for them when they need you
26/02/2020
I struggle to understand exactly what it is like to have an eating disorder and...
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The right support and information helps family understand
26/02/2020
In September 2018, our 11-year-old son was diagnosed with anorexia, depression a...
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"We struggled for 18 months to get help for my daughter"
26/02/2020
My daughter became unwell in her teens with what we now know was OSFED: Other Sp...
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"Great fun and filled with positivity!"
20/12/2019
To raise money for Beat, Jade organised a Dog Jog, a relaxed run for people of a...
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"It was so wonderful to work towards a goal bigger than myself"
20/12/2019
Siblings Izzie and Alex took on a Tough Mudder challenge in 2019 in aid of Beat...
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"I'd like to show people eating disorders come in all shapes an...
20/12/2019
Adam is running a Movie Quiz for Beat next year! We asked him some questions ab...
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"Raising awareness to encourage students to seek help sooner"
20/12/2019
The University of East Anglia’s Headucate have an exciting gala event planned in...
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Coping with dating (read 'rejection') in recovery
07/10/2019
Being rejected is awful. We all know that being broken up after a serious rel...
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"I love myself more than I ever did"
02/09/2019
I thought my story started eight years ago at the age of 36, when after rapidly...
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Travelling Overseas with an Eating Disorder
26/08/2019
I’ve been thinking for a while about writing a post about my experiences travell...
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Trapped in a cage wanting to be free
19/08/2019
This Is a message for Anorexia. When I was around 17 I felt you grew stronger a...
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