Warning Signs 

• Dramatic weight gain or loss

• Frequently talking about food, weight, and shape

• Rapid or persistent decline or increase in food intake

• Excessive or compulsive exercise patterns

• Purging, restricting, binge eating, or compulsive eating

• Abuse of diet pills, laxatives, diuretics, or emetics

• Denial of food and eating problems, despite the concerns of others

• Eating in secret, hiding food, disrupting meals, feeling out of control with food

• Medical complications, such as menstrual irregularity, dizziness, fainting, bruising, dry skin, leg cramps, hair loss, brittle hair, osteoporosis, diarrhea, constipation, dental problems, diabetes, chest pain, heart disease, heartburn, shortness of breath, organ failure, and other serious symptoms

Types of Disordered Eating 

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are not the only eating disorders. Compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder (BED), combined with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED) are actually more prevalent than anorexia or bulimia.

Still unsure? You can take a quiz here.

(Source: The Emily Program)

VIRTUAL EATING DISORDER HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES  

Nalgona Positivity Pride (community circles, webinars etc.) 

SUPPORT GROUPS

National Eating Disorder Alliance (Search tool)

Contemplating Recovery Free Support Group (Virtual)

Virtual Eating Disorder Harm Reduction Community Circle (18+)

Sage & Spoon Support Groups for BIPOC struggling with Disordered Eating & Body Image (18+)

Liberating Jasper Support Groups (18+)

Sunrise Nutrition Support Groups (Virtual & In-person, 18+)

Renfrew BIPOC Support Group for Eating Disorders (Virtual)

National Alliance for Eating Disorders (Virtual, 18+)

NUTRITIONISTS 

Attune Nutrition

We are a team of Health at Every Size® dietitians who provide judgment-free nutrition therapy for people like you. 

We want you to have a positive and trusting relationship with food and your body.  Together we can help you take steps to get there.

Sunrise Nutrition

Here at Sunrise Nutrition, we believe food and body work requires a whole-person, nonjudgemental approach that celebrates the diversity of each individual. Who we are - our identities and experiences inform us of our current relationship with food and body image. That's why we take into account your mental health, lifestyle and experience with trauma and oppressive systems as part of our work. We approach care from a social justice, anti-oppression lens and believe all humans deserve healthcare that starts with compassion, dignity and respect. 

MEDICAL MODEL TREATMENT

The Emily Program  

(National, WA locations) 

The Emily Program care teams bring decades of experience managing the unique medical and psychiatric complications of eating disorders. We provide a multidisciplinary, integrative approach for people of all ages and genders who struggle with food issues, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive eating, Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED), Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorders (ARFID), and related mental health and body image issues.

Offerings include: therapy, nutrition education, group therapy, recovery skills, yoga, arts-based programming at different levels of care - Residential Treatment, Day Treatment, Outpatient Treatment, Virtual Treatment

Liberating Jasper 

(Tacoma, WA)

We provide a compassionate healing community for those searching to heal their relationship with food and body. Our offerings include outpatient services, support groups, class series, and retreats for the spectrum of disordered eating and body distress. We seek to inspire, liberate, uplift, and hold space for the voices of those that have been silenced for too long. Some providers who support adolescents.

More programs can be found on this map