Harron, Dana.

Loving someone with an eathing disorder understanding, supporting, and connecting with ... your partner / Dana Harron. - Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, (c)2019. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1: Loving Someone With Disordered Eating; 2: Eating Disorder Myths and Realities; 3: How Your Partner's Eating Disorder Affects You; 4: Finding Empathy to Support Real Healing; 5: Getting Away from Negative Patterns of Relating; 6: Establishing Healthy Ways of Relating; 7: How to Respond in Real-Life Food Situations; 8: Improving Your Sex and Intimate Life; 9: Fertility, Pregnancy, and Protecting Your Kids; 10: Recovery over Time; Resources; References

Watching a loved one suffer with an eating disorder can be heart wrenching, and many partners feel powerless to help. In Loving Someone with an Eating Disorder, eating disorder expert Dana Harron offers hope to partners of those suffering from eating disorders. In the book, readers will find an overview of their partner's disorder, ways to communicate with empathy and understanding, strategies for dealing with mealtime challenges, and tips for finding their way back to trust, love, and intimacy.



9781684032570 9781684032563


Eating disorders--Patients--Family relationships.
Couples--Psychology.
Interpersonal relations.


Electronic Books.

RC552 / .L685 2019