recovery resources

This is a list of everyone and everything that aided me in recovery from nonpurging bulimia, EDNOS, and orthorexia. The first half of the post is simply a hyperlinked list. The second half of the post is the same hyperlinked list, but with added descriptions for each resource so you can get an idea of what each resource is and how it might help you! Everything is hyperlinked, even if it doesn't look like it. Just click on the resource name ☺️ I'm not sure where the random underlines came from, but I'm working to fix them. Please bear with me!
*** indicates a resource that may be especially triggering

Next to Normal - musical that deals with mental illness

Podcasts:


Tumblrs:

Instagramers:
In addition to these wonderful people, just browsing #selflove, #selfcare, and #bodypositivity tags can help you find more people to follow!

Youtubers:

Ask.fm:
This is a little known platform that is incredibly useful. You can ask anonymous questions to people who are also in recovery. I use ask.fm when I’m in a panic (because you’re asking real people question, the usually reply within a few hours) or need specific recovery advice - you can describe your specific circumstances and most people are really helpful, supportive, and sweet.



Keep scrolling to see the same recovery resource list, but with added descriptions for each resource so you can get an idea of what each resource is and how it might help you! ☺️

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Recovery Resources with Descriptions

Next to Normal - Even if you don't like musical theater, give this a listen. It's an amazing pop rock musical that deals with how mental illness affects families. 
Hunger Hormones and Binging in Anorexia Recovery on Reddit - An science-based, educational introduction to how hunger hormones work. It explains why eating regular meals and eating enough is immensely important and (believe it or not) really does prevent most binges.
"How Diets Hurt You (+ Help Capitalism)" by Melissa A. Fabello - If you're interested in social justice and have an ED, this is life-changing. Every time you chose to recover/eat/not hate yourself, you are smashing the toxic strains of capitalism. 
"Forget Body Love: Where is the You-Are-More-Than-Your-Body Movement for Women?" by Kate Walford - Body neutrality is a game-changing concept. You don't have to love yourself, you don't have to hate yourself, you can just respect your self.
"You're Supposed to Eat, So Stop Eating the Smallest Amount Possible" by Caroline Dooner - Reading this made me cry because I knew it was true. 
"The Eater’s Agreement" by Marc David - I have this printed out and in my recovery binder as a reminder.
"Overcoming Disordered Eating + Staying Vegan on Your Period" by Emily von Euw - One of my lovely vegan babes talks about their experience with disordered eating and regain health while eating vegan.
Quotes I've Collected - Quotes from my personal Tumblr that I love with my entire heart.

Books:
Hunger, Hope, and Healing: A Yoga Approach to Disordered Eating by Sarahjoy Marsh - If you like yoga, the concept of yoga, or are even remotely interested in holistic healing, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. It's so, so worth it. 
Shay Boddington's Newsletter, Video Series, and eBook - Shay has a YouTube channel as well. She was the person who really gave me the action steps and tools to begin recovering from nonpurging bulimia.

Podcasts:
Mind Body Musings with Maddy Moon - Maddy started this podcast when she first entered orthorexia recovery. Mind Body Musings is really neat because Maddy asks all of the same questions I had at the beginning of recovery!
The Model Health Show with Shawn Stevenson and Jade Harrell*** - This is a health and fitness podcast. Like every health and fitness company, there is a ridiculous emphasis on weight loss in their advertising and episode names. If you are underweight, struggle with restriction, or nutritional science and health and fitness is triggering, please do not listen to this podcast. I am a science nerd and hearing the nutritional science behind food and how it changes our body chemistry was actually incredibly helpful for me and helped me not binge. This podcast also places a big emphasis on the mental/emotional side of health and wellness and is very holistic.  
The Recovery Warrior Show with Jessica Raymond - Hosted by a wonderfully kind woman, this podcast delves into eating disorder recovery as a general topic.
Simple Daily Practice Radio with Peggy Freeh - Peggy interviews all kinds of alternative healers, entrepreneurs, yoga practitioners, and more about their daily practices to cultivate wellness. I use this podcast to get self-care ideas!

Blogs/Websites:
Adios Barbie - Feminist ED recovery at its finest. If you have trouble finding narratives like yours because you're a person of Color or another minority, check this site out. They cover every type of eating disorder!
Rookie - This is an online magazine for young adults, but I've linked it to eating disorder recovery articles only. Rookie is an amazing site that I can't recommend enough. If you're even remotely artsy/hipstery/indie/alternative or feminist, check them out!!
Everyday Feminism - Another feminist eating disorder recovery site.
Recovery Warriors - Uplifting, useful, and powerful articles about ED recovery. 
Lord Still Loves Me - Julia is slightly famous in the Internet eating disorder recovery community. She is recovering from anorexia and is an amazing example of striving for full recovery. She's honest about her struggles and triumphs, and is generally a very kind soul. 
Practise Glow - Check her out if you like Maddy Moon! She's a life coach who deals with disordered eating and food freedom. 
Em Recovers - Em isrecovering from EDNOS but is currently relapsing into severe restriction. She offers a very honest (and non-triggering!) perspective on recovery and has a lot of really helpful tips. Send her some love!
Nourishing Connections - A good website for overeating/binging/yo-yo dieting recovery. 

Tumblrs:
anatomyofrecovery - Jules is a 24 year old neonatal audiologist (healthcare professional) who has anorexia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She was first diagnosed with anorexia as a teen, fully recovered as a teen, and relapsed in her early 20's. She is such a compassionate, kind human being who is striving for full recovery again.
bodypositivityandglitter - Sophie is a sparkly bundle of good vibes. Expect body positivity, self love, cute animals, and inspiration that isn't ridiculously cheesy.
sheisliving - Lauren is in her 20's and is nearly recoverd from her ED. She has depression, anxiety, and is a trauma survivor, and her blog is gentle encouragement and good vibes.
fullbodiedlovin - Body positivity, social justice, and self love galore.
internalacceptancemovement - They aren't active right now, but if you scroll through their blog, you will find comfort and wisdom.
onlinecounselingcollege - They offer great advice and good quotes, too.
conceptualsolitude - Comfort and solace via words. 
sangriasoul - Melissa is kind of famous in the Tumblr recovery community. I don't actually follow her because she is very blatant and honest with people struggling, but a lot of people absolutely adore her and her advice.
kohlemaedchen - A sweet vegan girl recovering from anorexia. Her blog is full of recovery inspiration and beautiful nature pictures.
tiaxmc - Anorexia B/P subtype and PTSD survivor. Tee is an absolutely amazing human being and her blog is chock-full of recovery advice, quotes, and images that speak to my soul.
createandrecover - A recovery blog with real life mixed in.
rubyetc - Ruby is a hilariously cynical artist who draws dogs and ridiculously relatable comics about shitty mental health and life in general. If you like sarcasm and dry humor, check her out. 10/10. 

Instagramers:
In addition to these wonderful people, just browsing #selflove, #selfcare, and #bodypositivity tags can help you find more people to follow!
@rubyetc_ - A hilariously cynical artist who draws dogs and ridiculously relatable comics about shitty mental health and life in general. If you like sarcasm and dry humor, check her out. 10/10. 
@frances_cannon - My favorite artist. She makes beautiful art that radiates comfort and self love. 
@prestonsmiles - A motivational speaker who provides daily inspiration.
@thisrawsomeveganlife - A vegan food-blogger who also talks about social justice, gender noncomformity, and self love.

Youtubers:
Shay Boddington - She gives you immediate action steps to take for bulimia recovery and explains how you can start recovering. This woman is the only professional who talks about bulimia that I actually found helpful. Please, if you struggle with binging, go watch her videos. They are life-changing in the best way.
Hannah Darvas - The first person who truly gave me hope for recovery and a binge-free existence. This is her story. She’s amazing and has so much good advice to offer, like in this video.
This Girl Audra - She specializes in helping girls get their periods back after loosing them due to eating disorder behaviors, but her advice is awesome, regardless of whether or not you need to re-establish your period. She’s very honest about how destructive restricting and binging are to your body and this video was a life-changing wake up call. 
Melissa A. Fabello - My smash-the-patriarchy, feminist, eating disorder recovery babe. She helps you reconcile your feminism with your eating disorder.
StyleLikeU - Life changing. A mother-daughter duo talks to people about their style and their life experiences. It helped me appreciate the beauty in all bodies. I love this video. 
Unnatural Vegan - She talks vegan nutrition facts that are based solely in scientific fact. If you have irrational food fears, check out some of her videos to logically soothe yourself. 
Cosmic Colette - Amazing videos about self love, veganism, ED recovery, depression, travel, finding yourself etc. I love this video. 
Vegan Veins - Daily food videos/vlogs with her boyfriend. The two of them have spoken about being trans, addiction, depression, binging, and more. Watch this video.
VegBethany - Eating disorder recovery topic videos and veganism. She is a wonderful person and offers a really comforting perspective on recovery. This is her story.
Laura LeJeune - Self harm, depression, anxiety, and eating disorder recovery. She’s incredibly honest and most of her videos are full of great advice. Here are the things she lost to her ED. 
Christie - Awesome general mental health videos! Similar to Laura Lejeune. 
Hannah Vancouver - General mental health videos, similar to Laura and Christie. She talks about recovery from bulimia, anorexia, self harm, anxiety, depression, and more.
Follow the Intuition - A woman from Estonia who struggled with bulimia and makes videos about intuitive eating. 
Becky Rebekah - A lovely girl struggling with anorexia, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Her first few videos are absolutely amazing and very comforting to watch when you're first entering anorexia recovery or need to gain weight in your recovery. 
Allie Marie - A small, personal channel with videos about self love, getting in touch with your feelings, and embracing your individuality and spirituality.
Emily Vegan Flower - She makes a lot of food videos, but if you search, she's made extremely helpful videos about her bulimia recovery and binge-prevention. She's incredibly honest and very vunerable, plus her tips are really helpful!
Allie Etzen - She shared a video detailing how much her life has improved since entering anorexia recovery. She is fully recovered and offers a lot of hope.
Anastajia Lousie - Videos about spirituality and self love (and thrift hauls!). She's shared her story regarding body image and disordered eating and is now vegan. 
Journey To Cupcake - Amazing videos answering common (and uncommon) questions about eating disorders. Awesome if you want to educate others or get some validation that this ED was not your choice and is very much a mental illness. 
Kati Morton - A licensed marriage and family therapist who makes informative videos about all mental illnesses and answers viewer questions. She's like the mom of YouTube mental health education!
Essena O'Neil - A vegan blogger who is being incredibly vulnerable and open about finding herself and living her truth. She's another lost 19 year who has no clue what she's doing, and it's unbelievably comforting to see someone else going through the struggle I'm going through.
Maddie Bailee - Another vegan blogger very similar to Essena O'Neil, except she's not a social media star. A very sweet girl who isn't fully recovered, but is doing her absolute best.
plvntstrong - Very similar to Essena and Maddie, a lovely person! 
The Honest Vegan - This babe struggled with binging and now makes videos about veganism. Check out her video about why fats are 100% necessary and beneficial!
Preston Smiles - A motivation speaker who makes me want to live my best life and isn't cliche as heck. 
Tasselfairy - Businesswoman extrodinare who is fat and cute as heck. She's talked about her struggle with depression, suicidal thoughts, and bulimia and gives me so much hope. Tasselfairy is the embodiment of sunshine and always makes me smile.
Chris Henrie*** - He is still underweight and can be triggering but has great things to say and is a guy with an ED!
Rhiannon Ashlee  - Rhiannon has nothing to do with eating disorder recovery and actually has a popular fashion/beauty/lifestyle YouTube channel. I love to watch her vlogs when I'm feeling anxious or sad. They're edited beautifully and Rhiannon is a lovely person.

Ask.fm:
This is a little known platform that is incredibly useful. You can ask anonymous questions to people who are also in recovery. I use ask.fm when I’m in a panic (because you’re asking real people question, the usually reply within a few hours) or need specific recovery advice - you can describe your specific circumstances and most people are really helpful, supportive, and sweet.
Sarah  - Sarah is a literal angel. I'm ridiculously proud to call them my friend and they offer kind, honest advice regarding recovery. They're vegan, too!
Beth - She is almost fully recovered from her ED and offers so much hope. 
Fleur - A total sweetheart who has struggle with binging and restriction.
Elisa - She's an intuitive eating expert who gives really detailed answers!
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