F.E.A.S.T. is an international non-profit organization of and for parents and caregivers of loved ones affected by eating disorders. Our free programs and services offer families much needed support, information, skills, and tools to help them on their journey.
The Alliance provides free, weekly, therapist-led eating disorder support groups (both virtual and in-person), these communities not only aid in decreasing isolation, but provide individuals with a sense of belonging. They offer an environment of acceptance that serves as a refuge for those who may feel misunderstood and also creates a community where participants feel seen, heard, supported, and valued.
ANAD’s longest serving program is their eating disorder peer support groups. Eating disorder support groups provide a free, virtual space where caregivers (i.e parents, spouses, roommates, and others in the position of providing support to someone navigating an eating disorder) and siblings (age 15 and over) can come together and find community in recovery.
Your Recovery Resource is an online program, created by Robyn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD-S and Rebecca Clegg, LPC, CEDS-S, for families and loved ones of individuals in eating disorder recovery. This program provides those supporting people in recovery with all the information they need to support their loved one and themselves in a step-by-step, digestible, and organized digital format.
Support groups, though not a replacement for treatment, are a free or low-cost way to gain support from others. Here is a list of online and in-person support groups compiled by NEDA.