Recovering from an eating disorder, or helping your loved one through an eating disorder, is very hard work. The Equip team has put together videos to discuss skills that we know have helped other families on their journey to recover. These videos will give you and your family practical tools to use in specific situations during eating disorder treatment and recovery.

Eating disorders are still so poorly understood and rarely discussed outside of stereotypes, so it can be extra tough to know if and how to bring up the possibility of problematic behaviors if the person in question happens to be male, of a certain age, or embodying other characteristic outside societal expectations of how eating disorders “look.”

Equip co-founder Dr. Erin Parks, Equip Family Mentor Nicole Terrill, Equip Director of Lived Experience JD Ouellette, and college student Matt Terrill discuss the reality about men and boys and eating disorders, and how families can best support them through recovery.

Looking for a way to empower your teen? In this video Ally Duval, Equip's Body Image Program Manager and Cara Bohon, PhD, Equip's VP of Clinical Programs sit down with w/ Wendy Sterling and Signe Darpinian, Co-Authors of the new book: Raising Body Positive Teens for a discussion on how to help your teen love and care for their body.

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"Reflecting on some of these common obstacles to treatment — and the strategies to overcome them — can help shed light on why so many people are unable to access the treatment that they need, and the need for more information, access, and evidence-based care."

"Identifying the early warning signs of an eating disorder can be challenging, but the odds of recovery increase when the disease is caught early, so knowing some of the signature signs can be life-saving."

Every week, Equip clinical team members will lead a candid discussion about the realities of eating disorders, common questions about treatment and recovery, and first-hand advice about recovery as a family.

"In this interview, Judy shares what it's like to advocate for better treatment and care and describes ways caretakers can be an active part of the treatment team. She creates space to normalize the challenges, pain, and often negative thinking which caregivers and parents can experience with a child or dependent with an eating disorder, and explains that is okay to be afraid, nervous, angry, and hurt, and that there are resources -- like F.E.A.S.T. -- available to help manage these emotions and thoughts, and navigate the complex and often overwhelming eating disorder treatment space."

In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child's relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents to take proactive actions in promoting a friendship with food.

Equip co-founder and CCO Dr. Erin Parks discusses the best way to support your friends or family members with anorexia.

Mothers and daughters discuss the realities of eating disorder treatment, what they want to share with families beginning this journey, and what benefit they see in the Equip model.

"When I realized that it was up to me to no longer be fooled by the camouflage but see the true nature and will of The Beast in its behaviors and not its costume is when we began to see progress."

Family Mentor Kevin Dunn shares his lived experience as a father supporting his daughter through eating disorder treatment.

"My wish for all parents and caregivers is to have rapid, direct, and fully-engaged access to a highly-qualified team of ED specialists. I can only imagine the amount of heartache that might be spared using the EQUIP model."

"It takes strength, determination, courage, hard work, professionals, family and friends, and it’s probably the hardest thing you will ever have to do, but I can promise with all my heart, recovery is worth every tear, argument and hard day."