Diana Beaudet

Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Turning letter-writing into a self-calming conversation 3 weeks, 2 days ago

by June Alexander

The unconditional love and informed support of family members can speed the pace of self-renewal when recovering from an eating disorder or traumatic experience, but if you are alone or […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Cultivating compassion for oneself through letter-writing: A welcome and helpful strategy for people with eating disorders 1 month, 1 week ago

by Allison C. Kelly, Ph.D. and Sydney Waring, M.A.

Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada

Many people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and other eating disorders do not seek formal treatment. […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Is anorexia planning its revenge? The reality of recovery 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I’m afraid of ruined teeth, bent back, and not able to have a child

by Špela Kranjec

I had anorexia nervosa. It’s no longer a secret. Even though I was ashamed and hid my condition for nine years, I can […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Feed, love and heal – the role for parents when their child develops an eating disorder 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to do When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder

by Lauren Muhlheim

(Introduction by June Alexander)

I wish my parents had access to Dr Lauren Muhlheim’s new book When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder w […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, When a food binge can be helpful 1 month, 4 weeks ago

“… bringing on, deliberately, what you fear most is an excellent way to increase self-belief”

by June Alexander

“I’ve been on a binge.” What does a binge mean to you? Is it something you carefully p […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Getting Better Bite by Bite – in English, German and now Korean 2 months, 1 week ago

Meeting the need for universal eating disorder recovery guidance

by June Alexander

My granddaughters, aged eight and six, excitedly helped to unwrap a book that arrived this week. I was already excited, […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Secrets are an eating disorder’s best friend 2 months, 2 weeks ago

There is no such thing as a good secret

by June Alexander

How do you cope with secrets in your family and within your own self? When you become aware of a secret, do you set about dismantling it, or do […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Forget the scales, gaining weight as a person is the real marker in eating disorder recovery 2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Gaining weight in my life is giving me life’

By Karyn Braveheart

Gaining weight is something l have struggled to do for a very long time. Now, after a lot of hard work and many hospital admissions, I a […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Beware of the challenges of the Internet for adults with eating disorders 3 months ago

by June Alexander

Forty years ago I told a GP that I feared something was taking over my mind. “You have a flat battery, that’s all,” declared the doctor. “We’ll pop you on medication and you will soon be a […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, The home that really matters is the one I carry within 3 months, 1 week ago

by June Alexander

Feeling at home with self is the most important thing. Feeling this way enables us to feel at home anywhere. Wherever I am these days, I feel at home. For many years, however, feeling […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Send in the SWAT team and put me in witness protection 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A mother’s plea to be Safe With Accessible Treatment for her eating disorder

By Sarah
The growing recognition of the need for support for caregivers of people with an eating disorder is welcome, but one g […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Is food the problem? How to support someone with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) 3 months, 3 weeks ago

by Chanty Weedon

Understanding how to support someone with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) when you have no experience can be challenging. This is the first hurdle that my family faced even before my diagnosis. […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, “I’m sorry you’re going through that, but you know you’re not alone?” 4 months ago

Regaining healthy relationships from an eating disorder

by June Alexander

An eating disorder is about more than our relationship with food. When food increasingly dominates our thinking, our relationship […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, “Aunt June, you are the problem in our family:” Using the journal to dispel stigma, inside and out 4 months, 1 week ago

by June Alexander

Engaging in the world beyond an eating disorder (ED) means facing up to things like stigma. The perception or inference by others that ED, or any other mental health challenge, is a […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, How diary excerpts became the voice in a book about eating disorders 4 months, 2 weeks ago

By June Alexander

Excerpts shared by 70 diarists for my book, Using Writing as a Therapy for Eating Disorders—The Diary Healer, told compelling stories of struggle and courage. Each of the diarists, like m […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Securing trust when writing a non-fiction story – feeling safe enough to share innermost thoughts and feelings 4 months, 3 weeks ago

By June Alexander

Securing of trust is essential when recovering from an eating disorder, and likewise it is essential when we are writing stories about the illness. Today I will describe the ways in which […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, Mapping the tides of our life through story-telling 4 months, 4 weeks ago

By June Alexander

Life-writing is simply telling a story from our life. Sounds simple, but depending on how deep we dare to plunge into our past, the process can spark a ripple effect that turn into tidal […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, How caring for a sick child inspired a mother to write her first book 5 months ago

By June Alexander

If your life balance is out of kilter due to the time you are spending caring for a loved one, Bharati’s workbook is for you. This heartfelt book provides practical and welcome guidance t […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, So you intend to write your life story “One day”? 5 months, 2 weeks ago

By June Alexander

Procrastination is a perennial pop-up when conversation swings to writing our life story. How hard is it to pick up a pen and paper and start writing? I’ve created a new website to help […]
Diana Beaudet wrote a new post, The innovative “Plate-by-Plate Approach” offers guidance for parents nourishing their child through an eating disorder 5 months, 2 weeks ago

By Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD and Casey Crosbie, RD, CSSD

I wish this meal-time guidance provided by Wendy and Casey had been available when I was age 11 and an eating disorder was raging and embedding in […]
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