A Guide for Loved Ones Supporting Your Healing from Disordered Eating

Happy Satiated Saturday! 

When everything goes haywire in your life, what's your first impulse? Do you isolate yourself from your friends, family, and those who love you when your stress levels reach a critical point? 

Self isolating can feel like a wise strategy in the moment. When you disconnect from those around you, it can feel like it's protecting you from being in your body and how you feel. Connection brings sensation. If sensation feels like too much to digest then distancing from yourself and others keeps you at a distance from your emotions.

It can also feel difficult to know what to say to someone about what you need when you're isolating. You may feel like you're in such a threatened state that the words don't come.

So, in this week’s episode, I speak to your loved ones and offer key points they may need to know on how to support you. You can send this to those who want to support you on this food and body healing journey or use it as a template of what you might say to someone who wants to be there for you. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/a-guide-for-loved-ones-supporting-your-healing-from-disordered-eating

If there is anything you would add to this list, email me and let me know! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox