underlying mental health issues of disordered eating

Mental Health Self Help Resources

Mental health issues such as trauma, anxiety and depression often co-exist with disordered eating and negative body image

Healing from body shaming, eating disorders, and a lifetime of dieting can take a toll on our mental health.

It’s also highly likely that you’ll uncover past trauma such as childhood memories, or bring recent issues to the forefront of your mind, such as grief, stress, anxiety and relationship issues.

Doing ‘the work’ around eating disorder recovery is not complete without tackling these underlying issues. You may do this in formal therapy, such as counselling or CBT, or you may take a self-help approach (my therapy workbooks are designed to help you with this).

If at any point, doing this work becomes too challenging for you, practice self-care and reach out to the charities on my list of emergency support resources.

Emergency support

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Health Bundle: 5 Coaching Workbooks for Stress, Body Image, Emotional Eating, Intuitive Eating & HAES | Digitally Fillable and Printable

£65.00

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Mental Health Printable Pack | Digitally Fillable | Appointment log, Reflect on Therapy Sessions, Worry Journal, Planner & Mood Tracker

£9.99

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The Grief Workbook | Your companion throughout the grieving process | CBT-Based Self-Help Workbook | Printable and Digitally Fillable

£15.99

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Stress & Anxiety: The Printable Workbook - 64 pages of CBT-based coaching to reduce worry and overwhelm and improve your mental health

£19.99

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