Resources
Free tools, reading I keep coming back to, and a kit for the worst body image days. Take what helps.
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A guide to soothe negative body image thoughts and reconnect with your body with kindness, not control.
What's inside
5 gentle, proven tools to support your nervous system
Grounding practices to bring you back to the present
Inner Critic softening strategies
Somatic and sensory-based activities
A calm, compassionate voice when you need it most
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Recommended reading
None are explicitly about eating disorders, but they all go directly to what's underneath. These are the ones I return to most.
Schemas & needs
Jeffrey Young & Janet Klosko
The foundational book on schemas: the deep patterns formed in childhood that quietly run our lives. Warm, accessible, and essential for anyone in schema-informed therapy.
Schema modes
Gitta Jacob, Hannie van Genderen & Laura Seebauer
The clearest self-help guide to the mode approach, how different parts of us take over in moments of distress, and how to work with them gently.
Parts work
Richard Schwartz
An introduction to parts work: the idea that our coping behaviours, even the destructive ones, are parts of us trying to protect us. Sits alongside the modes model and makes it easier to stop fighting yourself.
Emotional needs
Jonice Webb & Christine Musello
On Childhood Emotional Neglect: the invisible wound of unmet emotional needs, and how it shapes the way you relate to yourself and food in adulthood.
Food & eating
Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
The book that reframes eating as something your body already knows how to do, if you can learn to listen again. A practical antidote to diet culture and food rules.
Body image
Alex Light
Honest, warm, and sharply observed, about what it means to live in a body in a culture obsessed with changing it. Readable and kind.
If you're in crisis
113 Zelfmoordpreventie (NL)
Crisis & suicide prevention · 113.nl
Bel: 113 of 0800 0113 · 24/7 gratis
Your GP
Contact your doctor for an assessment or referral
In immediate danger
Call your local emergency services
or go to your nearest A&E / ER
Support communities
Beat (UK)
Eating disorder support · beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 801 0677 · Free & confidential
Proud2Bme (NL)
Recovery community · proud2bme.nl
Online peer support for eating disorders & body image
These are a starting point, not a substitute for professional care. If you're struggling, please reach out to a qualified professional.
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These tools help in the moment, but real, lasting change happens in the space between two people. If you're ready to begin, we can start gently.