Harriet shares her experience of anorexia nervosa and how her experiences have shaped her into the woman she is today.
H shares her experience and reasons for recovery, offering a message of hope 10 years later.
Natalie shares how becoming a mum was the big event that moved her recovery forward after 25 years.
Bethany shares her experience of pregnancy and motherhood after recovering from anorexia.
Sejal explores her experiences of navigating religious fasting while in recovery from her eating disorder.
Growing up, I always heard teachers and other students talking about diets, so it was no surprise that I turned to food...
All I knew from the age of 18 months was that food was scary and anything out of my ‘norm’ would make me panic.
I cannot quite explain the feeling when I clicked on to the page titled ARFID on the Beat website.
Supporting someone with ARFID? Let Programme Manager Lucy tell you about our support service, Endeavour.
Our supporter Chloe shares her experience of living with ARFID, and her hopes for better understanding of the eating disorder
Our supporter Frankie shares their experience of discovering they have ARFID, and how far they've come in their recovery
Particularly with binge eating disorder, it’s so easy to get trapped in your own head and convince yourself that you are the problem and are unworthy, and this can be so, so dangerous.
More than one in three adults (34%) in the UK, who gave an answer, could not name any signs or symptoms of eating disorders, according to a survey conducted by YouGov.
Eating disorders do not occur in a vacuum. Nobody suddenly wakes up having ‘contracted’ anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. Although eating problems thrive on secrecy and can lead to painful isolation, they aren’t without context either.
It takes almost three years, on average, between the onset of someone’s eating disorder and the point they seek help. Difficulty recognising their symptoms are those of an eating disorder and lack of understanding & awareness in wider society means it can be hard for people to get treatment.
Olympic gold medalists GB women’s hockey team wore their brightest and boldest socks in support of Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity.
On Tuesday 27th February, Edward Argar MP for Charnwood, sponsored an adjournment debate on the importance of early intervention for eating disorders.
Three out of ten eating disorder sufferers do not receive a referral from their GP to a mental health service for treatment, despite medical guidance that stresses the need for immediate referral.