Lara Lyn Bell
Lara Lyn Bell represents the collective voice of this book's contributors, who have watched with fear, worry, and hope as their loved ones battled eating disorders. Bell is also comprised of trained professionals with experience in treating eating disorders. From medical doctors to therapists and psychologists, their extensive knowledge rounds out this supportive guide through the darkness of an ED to the light of whole healing. This book's contributors have combined forces because they have found that together is stronger than alone, and they want to offer that strength to anyone else who is fighting this battle.
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In the depths of illness, it can be difficult to believe recovery is possible. Overcoming an eating disorder is one of the hardest battles any of us can fight—not only for the afflicted person but also for the friends, family members, and loved ones suffering beside them, wondering how they can help. By Their Side understands. The parents, siblings, friends, doctors, psychologists, and survivors who lend their voices to this book have all witnessed the destructive power of an eating disorder firsthand. By sharing their powerful testimony, expert advice, tips, and technical knowledge, they hope to empower you to understand what your loved one is going through and how you can provide the best possible support. As you read, you may also follow along in the companion book, Working by Their Side, a workbook for guided journaling, recording observations, and compiling resources for your loved one and yourself. No matter how dark the future seems, there is hope for healing. Let By Their Side help you find the way.
This guided journal and workbook is the companion to By Their Side by Lara Lyn Bell, and is designed to further the learning and healing that come in the process of helping a loved one fight an eating disorder. Working by Their Side follows along with each chapter of its main book component with sections for reflection through writing.
Journaling can be an intensely healing process—that’s why Working by Their Side: A Guided Journal for Caretakers of Loved Ones Facing an Eating Disorder was created. Designed as a companion to By Their Side, Lara Lyn Bell's guide to supporting a loved one who's battling an eating disorder, this workbook provides space for recording thoughts and observations as well as specific questions designed to help you dig deep and discover the best ways to help your loved one and yourself. As you read By Their Side, work through the prompts in this journal with openness and honesty, and begin your journey down the road to healing, understanding, and enlightenment.