Books
- Anorexia and other Eating Disorders: How to Help your Child Eat Well and Be Well – Eva Musby
- Help Your Teen Overcome an Eating Disorder – Lock and Le Grange
- Unpack your Eating Disorder – Maria Ganci and Linsey Atkins (for interested adolescents as well as their parents)
Websites
- Eating Disorders Families Australia: www.edfa.org.au
- Eva Musby: www.anorexiafamily.com
Helpline:
- The Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673
RESOURCE LIST
Resources that we can recommend to clients and/or family:
EATING DISORDERS
Books:
For clients:
- 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder – Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb
- 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Workbook
Online:
- The Butterfly Foundation: https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
- Eating disorders First Aid Guidelines can be found here.
Phone Support:
The Butterfly Foundation has a national support line. They not only supply helpful information and can direct you to services, but they are staffed by qualified counselors and can offer support over the phone. If you’re not sure you want to speak on the phone you can also e-mail them or use their webchat. Call 1800 33 4673 or follow the link below for more information.
The helpline is staffed 8am – midnight AEST, seven days a week.
Phone App: Recovery Record (iPhone and Android – free download)
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Books
- The Optimistic Child, by Martin Seligman
- Flourish, by Martin Seligman
Online: www.authentichappiness.com
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Books:
- Eight Keys to Recovery from Trauma, by Babette Rothschild
- The Body Remembers, by Babette Rothschild
- The PTSD Workbook
GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH
Books:
- CBT-Based
- Change Your Thinking, by Sarah Edelman
- ACT-Based
- The Reality Slap, by Russ Harris
- The Happiness Trap, by Russ Harris
Online:
- Self-help resources: www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
- Information: www.beyondblue.org.au/
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: www.actmindfully.com.au
- More self-help resources: www.getselfhelp.co.uk/freedownloads2.htm