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About Us
About Us
Contact Us
Vision/Mission
Our Services
People with eating disorders
ARFID
Friends and family
Resources
Self Help
Most common eating disorders
ARFID Self-Help Guide
Other services that can help
Resources for family and friends
Recovery Stories
School Food Resource
Get Involved
Volunteering
Fundraising
Donating
Training and Education
New training package
Referrals
Job Vacancies
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Recovery stories

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  • Other services that can help
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Your body is beautiful - A poem by Louise Oak

Your body is beautiful, it’s the home in which you stay…

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Every Step, Another Story

Welcome to Every Step, Another Story. My name is Jess, and I am full of life, happiness and aspirations. Sadly, these qualities were more recently disguised with weakness, isolation and despair due to a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa. However, after several months in treatment, I am determined to use this blog to show that positivity can always be created from negative situations.

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I regret not getting help sooner....
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Carmen talks about her recovery from an eating disorder

In this video, Carmen talks about the process of recovery. 

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Recovery is possible

Dani Follett wrote this poem about recovering from an eating disorder and wanted to share it with others to help and inspire them. 

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A Stepping Stone to Recovery

So, going back 13 years…… I made a friend who wanted to lose weight and I helped her. We went on walks, ate light lunches and were generally ‘healthy.’ I basically went on a diet by mistake and of course lost weight when I didn’t need too.  As a result people around me were worried.  But I felt the happiest I had ever felt. 

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I Have Come Out the Other Side

19 years old. I was living in Sheffield with my best friends. I was in a long term relationship, studying for a Psychology degree and working at HMV - I had it all. I was loving life. 

Then I went on a diet.

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A 20 Year Journey

“I’m going to transform myself and come home looking like a completely different person – beautiful, tan and in control of my life”. This was the thought that I had sitting in my grandmother’s living room on a sunny day in June.

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Receiving Support from SYEDA

This is just a brief testimony of how I've benefited from the support of Syeda over the last few years. Initially I attended the Support Group. This was at a time when I was just coming to terms with the idea that I might have an eating disorder and needed a space to talk without feeling judged. I felt understood by the people I met there. The facilitators at the time gave me strong role models of what recovery looked like. I also used the group to keep me motivated as I moved further into recovery from anorexia.

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Seeking Medical Assistance for Eating Disorders

When I arrived at the University of Sheffield I had just been diagnosed with anorexia. I had not discussed it with anyone at this point except for the GP who diagnosed me. It is only looking back on it that I realise how confused I felt. Part of me was desperate to talk about it to someone. However, I must admit that part of me was reluctant to seek treatment. 

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