Eating Disorders Resources

There are many websites, books, podcasts, support groups, and organizations that can help you understand eating disorders, find inspiration, and find treatment. Here are a few.

Books

Eating Disorders in General

The Eating Disorder Sourcebook (2006)

Costin

8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience (2011)

Costin and Schubert Grabb

Life Without ED (2003)

Schaefer

Body Image

Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) (2014)

Sobczak

The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (2018)

Taylor

Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight (2014)

Bacon and Aphramor

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook to Unapologetic Living (2015)

Baker

You Have the Right to Remain Fat (2018)

Tovar

Binge Eating/Bulimia

Breaking Free from Emotional Eating (2003)

Roth

Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders (2015)

Schmidt, Treasure, and Alexander

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (2018)

Gay

Eating Disorders in Boys and Men

Man Up to Eating Disorders (2014)

Wallen

Anorexia: A Son’s Battle, A Mother’s War (2016)

Roche

Understanding Anorexia Nervosa in Males: An Integrative Approach (2014)

Woolridge

Destroying the Monster: Lessons Learned on the Path to Recovery (2013)

Avon

Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder (2013)

Cuban

For Parents

Anorexia and other Eating Disorders: how to help your child eat well and be well: Practical solutions, compassionate communication tools and emotional support for parents of children and teenagers (2014)

Musby

Help your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder (2015)

Lock and LeGrange

Websites

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

This website for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders provides information about eating disorders and body image and nationwide referrals to therapists and facilities who specialize in eating disorders. There is a helpline to call if you are in immediate need. It also offers connection to Recovery Mentors, Grocery Buddies, and a community of people in recovery.

The Association for Size Diversity and Health

The Association for Size Diversity and Health is a nonprofit organization that “envisions a world that celebrates bodies of all shapes and sizes, in which body weight is no longer a source of discrimination and where oppressed communities have equal access to the resources and practices that support health and well being.” This website provides information about the Health At Every Size (HAES®) approach as well as educational opportunities, referrals, and a network of like-minded experts and professionals.

Boy Anorexia

This website offers information about anorexia in boys and young adult males as well as information about research projects, conferences, events, and books and blogs relevant for those with eating disorders and many oriented specifically to males.

Bulimia.com

This website provides information about eating disorders and body image. It offers provides nationwide referrals to therapists and facilities that specialize in the treatment of people with eating disorders.

Bulima Guide

This website is a comprehensive resource guide for people with bulimia and their families. It provides in-depth information about navigating the health insurance maze and how to maximize insurance benefits as well as information on mental health laws pertaining to bulimia.

Columbia River Eating Disorder Network

This website for the Columbia River Eating Disorder Network offers referrals to dietitians, groups, medical providers, therapists, and treatment centers in the greater Portland, OR area.

ED Catalogue

This website has information about eating disorders, body image, recovery, and healthy eating in the form of articles and podcasts. It also offers national treatment referrals as well as a catalogue of useful books and other resources.

National Eating Disorders Association

This website offers information, support, and resources for people with eating disorders, including a toll-free helpline.

Project Heal

Project Heal is devoted to equitable access to eating disorder treatment. They provide help navigating insurance, connecting you with residential treatment centers and outpatient providers who provide treatment at no cost or on a sliding scale, and they also offer direct cash assistance.

Podcasts

(mostly compiled by Suzanne Sanchez, LPC)

Title

Author

Belly Love

Rachel Cole

Body Positive Yogacast

Amber Karnes

Decolonizing Fitness

Ilya Parker

Deep Dive

Dana Falsetti

Dietitian Seasonings & Therapist Reasonings

Jill Sechi and Meredith Riddick

Dietitians Unplugged

Aaron Flores & Gleyns Oyston

Do No Harm

DeAun Nelson

Don’t Salt My Game

Laura Thomas

Eating Disorder Recovery

Dr. Jeanean Anderson

Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Tabitha Farrar

Every Body

Daria Matza

F Your Diet

Kimberly Weiss

Fat Club Podcast

Fat Face Feelings

Fearless Rebelle Radio

Summer Innanen

Food Psych

Christy Harrison

Fresh out the Cocoon

Joy Cox

Intuitive Bites

Podcast Kirsten Ackerman

Life. Unrestricted.

Meret Boxler

Love Food

Julie Duffy Dillon

Maintenance Phase

Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

My Black Body

Jessica Wilson

Nutrition Matters

Paige Smathers

PCOS and Food Peace

Plus Mommy Podcast

The Appetite Opal: Food + Body Wisdom

She’s All Fat

April K. Quioh and Sophie Carter-Kahn

The Bodylove Project

Jessi Haggerty

The One Beautiful Yes! Podcast

Tiana Dodson

The Racist Sandwich Podcast

Soleil Ho & Zahir Janmohamed

Eating Disorder Support Groups

Online support groups, including groups for BIPOC, queer, and bodies of size, as well as general ED groups and groups for loved ones, are held by the Eating Disorder Foundation and Liberating Jasper.

Eating Disorder Groups in Portland (in person and online)

Please click on the facility name to confirm group times and check with them to see if any in-person meetings are happening.

Center for Discovery
13221 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 440

In person support groups:
For those with eating disorders: Thursdays, 7 pm

Online support groups:
For loved ones: Wednesdays, 5-6 pm
For those with eating disorders: Mondays, 5-6 pm
For those with Binge Eating Disorder: Wednesdays, 7-8 pm

Eating Disorder Center of Portland
5550 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 100

For those in the LGBTQ community who have an eating disorder, are on the path to recovery, or are recovered: Thursdays, 7:15-8:30 pm.

Meghan’s Place: Outpatient+Eating Disorders Therapy
10700 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 696, Beaverton

Meghan Smith, LPC runs various groups every day of the week except Sunday. Some are meal support groups, some are process groups, some are skills-based groups. Please click on her clinic name above to see the current schedule. Meeting in person.

Providence Eating Disorders Treatment Program
9450 SW Barnes Road, Suite 200

Free informational meeting about eating disorders: Wednesdays, 4:30-5:15 pm

Suzanne Sanchez Counseling
8555 SW Apple way, Suite 32o

Eating Disorder Recovery Group: For adults struggling with an eating disorder who want to connect with others who are recovery-focused.

Eating Disorders 101 Workshop: For family and friends or anyone who wants to understand eating disorders. Meets once per month for 90 minutes, days/times may vary.

Parent Support Group: For parents of teens with an eating disorder.

Suzanne Manser, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

Eating Disorders Resources