Welcome to our blog!
We are passionate about offering a service and community which is inclusive, empathic, understanding and non-judgmental. We believe that support should be available for all those affected by eating difficulties and disorders regardless of age, race, gender identity, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
These principles of equality and diversity underpin our person-centred, service user led approach to mental health and a big part of the reason we decided to launch our blog space. Here you’ll find First Steps ED updates, as well as stories and features from our community. We want to give everyone an opportunity to share stories, introduce unheard voices and discuss important topics around mental health and eating disorders.
Finding Me Again in Eating Disorder Recovery
How Does It Feel to Be Able to Say You've Fully Recovered From Your Eating Disorder? It feels empowering. It feels beyond anything I can describe. The very thoughts and behaviours that came with the agony I was putting my body through, all because the voice
Strategic Plan 2024 -2026
FSED Strategic Plan 2024 - 2026Download Contributed by First Steps ED First Steps ED supports nearly 3,000 people a year. If you'd like to help us keep doing this, please make a donation from as little as £1 via our
Our Impact in Numbers
Our Impact in Numbers Earlier this year, we published our annual report, which gave us a chance to reflect on the progress we’ve made in tackling eating disorders over the past 20 years. Since 2004, First Steps ED has been at the forefront of improving the
Finding Me Again in Eating Disorder Recovery
Finding Me Again in Eating Disorder Recovery Rebuilding your identity in recovery can be daunting, particularly if you have been living with an eating disorder for many years. Here, I share some tips that helped me find the old and new me in recovery – I
Choosing Freedom: Overcoming My Eating Disorder at University
Choosing Freedom: Overcoming My Eating Disorder at University Content warning: This article includes first-hand descriptions of Anorexia and disordered eating. My friends and I squeezed into the confines of the dining-room-cum-living-room of my studio flat. Three of us were knee-to-knee on the double sofa, the other
You’re not alone – but maybe you need to be.
You’re not alone - but maybe you need to be. If you’ve ever heard or held the opinion that eating disorders are attention seeking, you probably wouldn’t be alone. But you can leave that thought at the door. To those in the know, it is widely accepted
Anyone can be Affected by an Eating Disorder.
Anyone can be Affected by an Eating Disorder. Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that impact many aspects of a person's daily life including the people they surround themselves with. How I see an eating disorder is being swallowed up by a hole. Everything that defines
A Social Picnic of Triggers
A Social Picnic of Triggers What are social gatherings? A social event or gathering occurs when a group of people come together for several purposes. They allow us to gain insights into different cultures and interests. It is also an opportunity for us to connect and bond over
🎶 A Song for Everyone: Join Us for a Charity Concert in Support of First Steps ED & Padley YMCA! 🎶
🎶 A Song for Everyone: Join Us for a Charity Concert in Support of First Steps ED & Padley YMCA! 🎶 We’re thrilled to invite you to a special charity event that offers music, inspiration, and community spirit. A Song for Everyone presents Chorus & Song:
First Steps ED appoints a new Chief Executive Officer
First Steps ED appoints a new Chief Executive Officer First Steps ED, a national eating disorder Charity providing help and support to individuals of all ages, genders and backgrounds including their families, has appointed Daniel Magson as its new Chief Executive Officer, who came into post
Surviving Your Own Plot Twist; Thriving During Stressful Life Transitions
Surviving Your Own Plot Twist; Thriving During Stressful Life Transitions When you read a book, does everything always go as expected? Is there a straight road from start to finish? No, because this would make for a pretty boring book. Life is just the same. The twists
An Interview with Olivia – a First Steps ED Befriender
An Interview with Olivia - a First Steps ED Befriender Hi Olivia! Let’s start with how would you explain the essence of the befriending service to a friend? "The befriending service is a much needed and valuable service which pairs someone with past experience of an
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