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Unpack Your Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery for Adolescents in Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
An invaluable resource for adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa
There are few things more difficult for an adolescent than battling Anorexia Nervosa (AN). While family, caregivers, and friends can support them to eat and recover, psychological recovery is a solitary journey clouded by fear and uncertainty where they are overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, shame, and disgust about who they are and how they look.
This book has been written specifically for the adolescents who are on this terrible journey. The authors promote the view that adolescents deserve to be fully involved in their treatment, to be heard, and to be given a voice to tell their story. It is through being understood by others that they can then understand themselves and make progress on their journey to recovery. This book emphasizes the crucial need for adolescents to develop a deep sense of who they are and an awareness of the many valuable resources which they can draw upon despite their internal conviction that they have none.
Every aspect of AN is addressed with a focus on helping adolescents understand that they do not need the illness to function. It helps them explore ways to stand up to AN instead of being captive to the illness and provides multiple methods for overcoming significant obstacles that AN puts in their way. Most importantly, it outlines a framework of psychological support for adolescents during the recovery process.
The information in the book is based on the latest evidence and the authors' combined clinical expertise over many years of working with adolescents and listening to their needs. This book is also a valuable resource for parents to help them understand and support their child as well as an indispensable guide for clinicians working in the field as it provides several effective treatment strategies focusing on adolescents.
Praise for Unpack Your Eating Disorder
"Unpack Your Eating Disorder is a brilliant resource for parents, caregivers, clinicians, and most importantly, the adolescents themselves who are experiencing the anorexia. It is the missing link in anorexia treatment today. It gives the adolescent a voice, understanding, and validation while providing critical and practical information about what is going on in the brain and why reactions and perceptions are not always as they seem. Reading this book in conjunction with the journal will no doubt help guide many struggling teenagers to have a better understanding of what is going on and help teach them to develop a healthier view of self as they work toward their recovery--Highly recommended." Christine Naismith, Parent. Eating Disorders Families Australia, EDFA (edfa.org.au)
There are few things more difficult for an adolescent than battling Anorexia Nervosa (AN). While family, caregivers, and friends can support them to eat and recover, psychological recovery is a solitary journey clouded by fear and uncertainty where they are overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, shame, and disgust about who they are and how they look.
This book has been written specifically for the adolescents who are on this terrible journey. The authors promote the view that adolescents deserve to be fully involved in their treatment, to be heard, and to be given a voice to tell their story. It is through being understood by others that they can then understand themselves and make progress on their journey to recovery. This book emphasizes the crucial need for adolescents to develop a deep sense of who they are and an awareness of the many valuable resources which they can draw upon despite their internal conviction that they have none.
Every aspect of AN is addressed with a focus on helping adolescents understand that they do not need the illness to function. It helps them explore ways to stand up to AN instead of being captive to the illness and provides multiple methods for overcoming significant obstacles that AN puts in their way. Most importantly, it outlines a framework of psychological support for adolescents during the recovery process.
The information in the book is based on the latest evidence and the authors' combined clinical expertise over many years of working with adolescents and listening to their needs. This book is also a valuable resource for parents to help them understand and support their child as well as an indispensable guide for clinicians working in the field as it provides several effective treatment strategies focusing on adolescents.
Praise for Unpack Your Eating Disorder
"Unpack Your Eating Disorder is a brilliant resource for parents, caregivers, clinicians, and most importantly, the adolescents themselves who are experiencing the anorexia. It is the missing link in anorexia treatment today. It gives the adolescent a voice, understanding, and validation while providing critical and practical information about what is going on in the brain and why reactions and perceptions are not always as they seem. Reading this book in conjunction with the journal will no doubt help guide many struggling teenagers to have a better understanding of what is going on and help teach them to develop a healthier view of self as they work toward their recovery--Highly recommended." Christine Naismith, Parent. Eating Disorders Families Australia, EDFA (edfa.org.au)
180 pages, Paperback
Published July 17, 2019
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November 19, 2023
Up to date, practical guide to psychological strategies for recovery from Anorexia and Atypical Anorexia. It's directed towards adolescents and their families with evidence-based clear and simple explanations from two leading practitioners in Family-Based Therapy (FBT).
Great resource for practitioners to complement evidence based eating disorder treatments. The ways of explaining building distress tolerance and overcoming fear and anxiety are easy to understand, and very accessible. They are also really transferrable to non-ED presentations.
Still fairly focused on cisgender female teens in its illustrations, but way ahead of the curve than other resources in terms of language and approach.
Great resource for practitioners to complement evidence based eating disorder treatments. The ways of explaining building distress tolerance and overcoming fear and anxiety are easy to understand, and very accessible. They are also really transferrable to non-ED presentations.
Still fairly focused on cisgender female teens in its illustrations, but way ahead of the curve than other resources in terms of language and approach.
November 16, 2021
Excellent resource. Very useful as a psychotherapist to help clients understand their illness and gives some helpful ideas for helping clients to explore the issues surrounding their eating disorder. Great for helping clients understand the neurobiological processes of eating disorders in easy to understand language.
November 3, 2019
This is a really important contribution to the field of eating disorders explaining the neurobiology and psychological factors involved with the illness - this illness is not just about refeeding your child - kids need to recover psychologically as well!
November 4, 2019
Easy to read, excellent resource for parents as well as adolescents suffering with an eating disorder.
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