Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating 101
These eating disorder book recommendations are a great starting place to lay the foundation for recovery. They address behaviors, underlying issues, nutrition, and personal recovery stories. I try to include books that represent behaviors across the spectrum and books that do not promote weightloss. If you have read a helpful book recently related to recovery, please send me a note! I love discovering new reads.
*Also, please note that I am fully aware of how white the ED book world is. I am constantly looking to diversify my recommendations, both for personal reasons and for my clients.
Fattily Ever After by Stephanie Yeboah
8 Keys to Recovery by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb
Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
Eat to Love by Jenna Hollenstein
Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnson
Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
Not All Black Girls Know How To Eat by Stephanie Covington Armstrong
The Eating Instinct by Virginia Sole Smith
The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
Body Image & Fat Phobia
Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield
Body Respect by Lindo Bacon & Lucy Aphramor
Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Shrill by Linda West
The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee-Taylor
Things No One Tells Fat Girls by Jes Baker
Race, Gender, and Sexuality Readings
Intersectionality is every thing. You can’t heal from an eating disorder without it. These books focus on race, gender, and sexuality for anyone, but certainly are helpful, in addition to the ones listed above, if you are struggling with food.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy
You Are Your Best Thing Edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee
Decolonizing trans/gender 101 by b. binaohan
You and Your Gender Identity by Dara Hoffman-Fox
Other Helpful Books
Fat and Fertile: How to Get Pregnant in a Bigger Body by Nicola Salmon
Her Body Can by Katie Crenshaw (children’s book!)
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachement and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love by Amir Levine
Have other eating disorder book recommendations? Or maybe queer fiction novels? Books and resources regarding how to survive being a Black person in America? Send them my way! My hope is to create a little virtual library. I enjoy hearing what’s new!
Helpful Websites
National Suicide Hotline Lifeline – 24/7 support via text, online chat, and phone
National Eating Disorder Association – tons of helpful resources, plus an online chat and hotline
The Trevor Project – 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth via chat, text, or phone
Project Heal – apply for grants to help pay for eating disorder treatment
Ready to take the next step?
Call me at 571-317-1597 for free 15 minute consultation or email me at laurajoneslpc@gmail.com.