Holding onto Hope: skills for supporting loved ones with eating disorders

If you care for someone with an eating disorder it can be hard to know what to say, or how to help, and it can feel as though there’s no one to talk to.

Our skills for carers workshop will help you understand more about eating disorders and feel more confident in your knowledge; reduce anxiety; and improve communication. We are here to support you and your loved one on a journey to recovery.

You will receive full details within a few weeks after booking.

This workshop, facilitated by our Group Worker and a member of our Counselling team, will develop your skills, and build your resilience.

The interactive sessions will take place online and we ask everyone to have their cameras on and be an active pariticipant and contribute to the discussions and activities.

This programme starts on 7th of January and will be held Online on Thursdays between 4pm and 6pm.

The dates are: 7th January, 14th january, 21nd January, 28th January, 4th Feburary, 11th February.

Over six weeks you’ll explore:

• Unhelpful beliefs about eating disorders
• How to cope with the caring role
• Motivational skills
• Reflective listening skills
• How to bring about change

The workshop is open to anyone caring /supporting someone with an eating disorder. We don’t place restrictions on relationships so you might be a parent, grandparent, sibling, partner, cousin or friend.

The person you’re supporting doesn’t need to be in our services, but if you have any questions at all about whether this is right for you, please email us at the address below.

This programme is not suitable for professionals supporting people. If you are a professional and would like to be contacted when our course for professionals opens please contact us at enquiries@edne.org.uk.

We ask you to commit to the whole programme and will close the session after the first date, so you can build trust and connection as a group of people going through similar experiences, in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space.

If you're a couple looking for support for your child, we ask you to book an individual ticket each rather than one ticket for the two of you.

This set of workshops are free, but we welcome any donations to fund the delivery of EDNE's services.

If you are interested in a future programme, we will be running these regularly, online and in person, please email enquiries@edne.org.uk to be informed about future dates.