The Best Eating Disorder Recovery Books According to a Dietitian
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Looking for trusted books with guidance for eating disorder recovery? I’ve got you covered with this comprehensive list! These are books that I recommend to those seeking support on their recovery journey. Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference!
Please remember that no individual self-help book can provide all of the tools needed for eating disorder recovery. Use these recommendations as a part of your treatment plan. Your dietitian and therapist can provide you with suggestions unique to your needs.
Table of contents:
Eating Disorder Recovery Books
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
The Wellness Trap Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones by Robyn Goldberg
Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling by Anita Johnston, Ph.D.
Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy by Shana Minei Spence, MS, RDN, CDN
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff, Ph. D.
You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery by Jen Petro-Roy
Intuitive Eating, 4th edition by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, CEDRD and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD
Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, CEDRD
The Intuitive Eating Plan - A Positive Body Approach to Rebuilding Your Relationship with Food by Kirsten Ackerman, MS, RD
Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers, Psy.D
Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating by Rachel Hartley, RD
Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life by Alissa Rumsey
Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food by Jan Chozen Bays, MD
Words to Eat By: Using the Power of Self-Talk to Transform Your Relationship with Food and Your Body by Karen R. Koenig
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer
Goodbye ED, Hello Me by Jenni Schaefer
The Eating Disorder Sourcebook by Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience by Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED, Gwen Schubert Grabb, and Babette Rothschild, MSW
Talking to Eating Disorders: Simple Ways to Support Someone With Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, or Body Image Issues by Jeanne Albronda Heaton, PhD, and Claudia J. Strauss
How to Nourish Yourself Through an Eating Disorder: Recovery for Adults with the Plate-by-Plate Approach® by Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CED-S, CSSD and Casey Crosbie, RD, CEDS-S
Making Peace with Your Plate by Robyn Cruze and Espra Andrus, LCSW
Eating Disorder Recovery Workbooks
The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, CEDRD and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD
The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are by Karen Bluth, PhD and Kristin Neff, PhD
The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image in an Image-Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor, PhD
Your Body is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Workbook by Carolyn Costin MA, MEd, MFT & Gwen Schubert Grabb, LMFT, CEDS-S
The Body Image Workbook by Thomas F. Cash Ph.D.
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bulimia by Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Ph.D. and Michael Maslar Psy.D
The Food & Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional Health by Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed
The Radically Open DBT Workbook for Eating Disorders by Karyn D. Hall PhD, Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher PhD, Mima Simic MD
Being in Your Body Guided Journal: A Journal for Self-Love and Body Positivity by Fariha Róisín
Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Books
Overcoming Binge Eating, 2nd Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop by Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn
Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop by Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, FAED
Binge Control: A Compact Recovery Guide by Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, FAED
Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating, and Emotional Overeating by Judith Matz, LCSW, and Ellen Frankel, PhD
Brain over Binge: Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therapy Didn't Work, and How I Recovered for Good by Kathryn Hansen
Anorexia Nervosa Recovery Books
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
The Predatory Lies of Anorexia: A Survivor's Story by Abby Kelly
Decoding Anorexia by Carrie Arnold
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Recovery Books
Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders by Katja Rowell, MD and Jenny McDlothin, MS, CCC-SLP
The Picky Eater’s Recovery Book: Overcoming Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder by Jennifer J. Thomas, Kendra R. Becker, and Kamryn T. Eddy
Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt
ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers by Fernanda do Valle and Dr. Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk
Body Image and Health at Every Size (HAES) Books
Body Kindness: Transform Your Health From The Inside Out by Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN
Reclaiming Body Trust: Break Free from a Culture of Body Perfection, Disordered Eating, and Other Traumas by Hillary Kinavey, MS, LRC and Dana Sturtevant, MS
You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People (Myths Made in America) by Aubrey Gordon
More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lindsay Kite, Ph.D. and Lexie Kite, Ph.D.
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement by Charlotte Cooper
More of You: The Fat Girl's Field Guide to the Modern World by Amanda Martinez Beck
Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body by Connie Sobczak
The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living by Hillary L. McBride, PhD
Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass by Jes Baker
Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln, PhD
Bodies out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression by Jana Evans Braziel and Kathleen LeBesco
Pursuing Perfection: Eating Disorders, Body Myths, and Women at Midlife and Beyond by Margo Maine, PhD, FAED, CEDS and Joe Kelly
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Cultural Nutrition Books
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD
A Hunger So Wide and So Deep: A Multiracial View of Women's Eating Problems by Becky Thompson
Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon
Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat by Stephanie Covington Armstrong
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison
Joyful Movement and Sports Nutrition Books
Fitness for Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size by Meg Boggs
The Healthy Former Athlete: Nutrition and Fitness Advice for the Transition from Elite Athlete to Normal Human by Lauren Link, RD, CSSD
Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for Modern Illness by Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED, and Joe Kelly
Running in Silence: My Drive for Perfection and the Eating Disorder That Fed It by Rachael Steil
Hunger, Hope, and Healing: A Yoga Approach to Reclaiming Your Relationship to Your Body and Food by Sarahjoy Marsh
Disclaimer: this post is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
