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Scenario

When caring for a partner with an eating disorder affects your own relationship with food

My wife is in active eating disorder treatment and I'm trying to be the supportive partner, but I'm developing my own anxious relationship with food from watching her struggle, and I don't know how to take care of myself without feeling like I'm abandoning her.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The stress of supporting someone through an eating disorder is creating secondary food and body anxieties in their partner, who feels guilty for having their own needs.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Eating disorders — all presentations?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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