Disordered Eating Resources
Groups & Events
- Celebrate Recovery
A Christian 12-step program for all hurts, habits, and hang-ups, including disordered eating. NCC’s Celebrate Recovery meets at the Capital Turnaround at 6:30pm Thursdays. Other CR programs meet in the DC area, as well around the country and the world. Use the CR Locator to find one near you. - Faith-Based Support Groups from Rock Recovery
Nationwide faith support services and support groups for deep healing and restoration because mental health and spiritual health can go hand-in-hand. All of their faith-based support groups are offered virtually regardless of where you live to individuals 14+. - Free Eating Disorder and Mental Health Support Groups by Center for Discovery
Free online support groups for anyone who has been impacted by an eating disorder or mental health. - Online Support Groups by ANAD
ANAD’s longest serving program is its eating disorder, self-help support groups. Groups are free, confidential and open to anyone 18 or older struggling with an eating disorder. - Set Free: Faith-based Eating Disorder Support Group by Rock Recovery
This is a 60-minute virtual support group is designed to provide a space for individuals seeking recovery from an eating disorder to process their faith and how it relates to the recovery process. The group meets virtually each week via Zoom from 7:30 – 8:30 AM.
Care & Counseling
To register for prayer ministry appointments, pastoral care appointments, and counseling recommendations, visit ncc.re/support.
Local Christian Counseling Networks
- CentrePointe Counseling
- Life Christian Counseling Network
- Safe Harbor Christian Counseling
- New Life Christian Counseling Network (Nationwide)
For individually vetted counselors, use ncc.re/support.
Questions? Check out our Therapy FAQs.
Videos
- Building Your Support Network in Recovery (10 mins)
Rock Recovery - Creating a Schedule to Help Manage Anxiety During the Quarantine (2 mins)
Rock Recovery - A Tale of Two Eating Disorders and Three “C’s” That Changed the Story (5 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - Audio Workshop: Food and the Body: 3 Steps to Healing Eating Disorders Through Community (1 hour)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church, March 28, 2014) - Don’t Be a Slave to Food or Body Issues (3 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - Eating and Body Issues (3 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - Finding Freedom From Eating Disorders and Body Issues (2 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - FINDINGBalance (1 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - Overcoming Shame – A Message to Leaders (4 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - 3 Steps to Healing Eating Disorders Through Community (4 min)
Constance Rhodes – Founding and CEO, FINDINGbalance (Hope for Mental Health) - Redefining Healthy: Break Free from Diet Culture and Learn to Live in Freedom (17 min)
Kristyn Y. Soto, Rock Recovery
Articles, Books & More
Articles
- Advice for Those Struggling with and Eating Disorder During COVID-19
The Emily Program - Anyone in Eating Disorder Recovery Should Read This Coronavirus Advice
The Huffington Post - Biblical Truths About Eating
Gratefully Nourished - The Coronavirus Pandemic is “Like a Nightmare” For People With Eating Disorders
Buzzfeed News (Quotes from Rock Recovery) - Eating Disorder Recovery is Possible, Even During a Crisis: Activities and Affirmations
Nursing License Map - Food and Body Image Issue Pamphlet
Celebrate Recovery - How the Fear of Scarcity Affects Your Eating
Body BLoved - How to Manage Eating Disorders During the Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. News & World Report - Interruption or Intervention?
Rock Recovery - Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery During COVID-19
Veritas Collaborative - Q&A: Houston-area dietician talks about coping with eating disorders during COVID-19 pandemic
Community Impact Newspaper - Supporting Recovery During a Time of Social Distancing
Pinnacle Treatment Centers - 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating
The Original Intuitive Eating Pros - Why COVID-19 is Fueling Disordered Eating
Verily
Books
- Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest Allies
by Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller - Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Organizations
- Addiction Policy Forum
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Eating Disorders Association
- FINDINGbalance
A Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people find freedom from eating issues. They are based in Tennessee but offer online support programs, devotionals, digital libraries, and small group tools. - Rock Recovery
A nonprofit organization that exists to bridge gaps in treatment for those suffering from disordered eating. They currently offer a robust individual recovery program in the Washington, D.C,. metropolitan area and community empowerment programs nationwide.