Support Letter

"Together, Towards Freedom" is a free quarterly newsletter started up by yours truly and supported by my counsellor, Judy. Inside, you can find a cache of delectable tidbits including interviews with brave conquerors who have survived an eating disorder and are happy to share their experiences and personal recovery tips. There is also a plethora of active contributions from readers like yourself, such as creative artworks, poems, and writings. Other helpful resources include journaling pages, educational articles, inspirational quotes, as well as a cosy corner for supporters to post their loving messages of encouragement. To sprinkle that final bit of quintessential garnishing to the platter, there are regular columns by counsellors who have worked with many eating disorder patients and are more than willing to share their professional knowledge. You may also email to us any questions about the recovery process that you may have and we will try our best to address it in the question-and-answer section of the support letter. It is my hope that this support letter will be a platform for self-expression and healing, and that it can help build up a community of fellow sufferers supporting each other along the walk towards freedom and health, inside out.

Any queries or feedback on the newsletter such as topics you would like included are more than welcome! You may send them to us via the Contact page.

If you would like to share your poems, stories, artwork, humorous cartoons, journaling reflections, and words of affirmation/encouragement with the support letter community, simply email them to rediscovery@health-insideout.com. We do rely on your generous blessings to keep the support letter going. So do keep those contributions coming!

1st Issue - October 2009

Articles and Links

Understanding the eating disorder and how it affects us is an inportant part of recovery. It involves refeeding the brain with accurate information about the origins, causes, and possible ways for overcoming the disease. With truth and new knowledge in our hands, we can then discern the lies that Ed is constantly hurling at us and choose not to believe or act on them. Here below are some articles and links that I have added to my arsenal of eating disorder recovery resources.

Finding Balance A Christianity-based, video-on-demand website for eating and body image issues.

Eating Disorders Blogs A series of blogs by various therapists, people who have recovered from an eating disorder, scientific writers, caregivers, and many more.

Freedom from Eating Disorders A website offering many useful coping resources such as bookmarks, song lyrics, testimonials, and articles.

Eating Disorder Hope Provides information, groups, articles, virtual library, books, treatment providers, and events for individuals struggling with eating disorders.

Speak A concise website giving information about the different eating disorders, prevention, recovery, and support

Pale Reflections An eating disorders support community

Gurze Offers books, articles, newsletters, recovery stories, and many more

My ED Help Free information about the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, community based discussions, newsletters, articles, and interviews with professionals in the field

Mirror Mirror A useful website containing tonnes of useful articles and a survivor's wall for eating disorders sufferers to post their messages

Something Fishy Information on eating disorders, recovery tools, online support, and many more

You Are Not Alone Andrea Roe, an eating disorder survivor, shares her story and offers a free monthly support newsletter.

Anti-Ana A website by girl recovering from anorexia, containing poetry and news articles

The Happiness Project Supplies eight tools, including resolutions, inspirational boards, lists, and one-sentence journals, to help you create your very own happiness project

The Joy Project A helpful website with interesting recovery projects, relapse prevention strategies, grounding techniques, recovery stories, and many more

Goodbye Ana A website by Kate Le Page who is passionate about reducing the stigma and widespread ignorance surrounding eating disorders. A useful website containing tonnes of information about CBT, depression, recovery tools, self-esteem and anxiety.

Eating Disorder Resources Provides useful links to eating disorder informational websites, forums, communities, and information on how to finance eating disorder treatment