Tag: Peer Support Groups

The Diary Healer News When you help the family, you help the patient

When you help the family, you help the patient

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F.E.A.S.T. has been a leader in peer support for parents since 2007 when we were founded. In fact, our origins as an organization were in a peer support community online called “Around The Dinner Table.” Over that time, we have developed a moderator pool and a set of principles around...

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Eating Disorders Carers of eating disorder patients face dual challenge _ they need care too

Carers of eating disorder patients face dual challenge _ they need care too

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Caring for somebody who has a mental illness is challenging, exhausting, worrying and life changing in equal measures; but when you care for a loved one suffering an eating disorder you must rise to the dual challenges of meeting the physical and emotional needs of a sick loved one. Louise Sezgin...

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