Supporting Your Loved One with an Eating Disorder During the Holiday Season Suggestions for biological family, chosen family, kinship group members, partners, friends, carers, and loved ones of a person with an eating disorder By Rosie Elwyn Committing to Diet-Talk Free Holidays Conversation should always be diet-talk free. However loved ones of a person with an eating disorder can decide together to renew their focus and commitment to eliminating diet-talk from conversation during the holidays. This makes conversation emotionally safer for everyone, not just the person with the eating disorder. It can also mean curbing diet talk with gentle reminders for visitors during the holidays to change the conversation. For example: · “Let’s just enjoy ourselves!” *change topic* · “Food was made to be enjoyed.” *change topic* · “We only have one beautiful life. Let’s enjoy it.” *change topic* · “I’m so thankful that we’re here together, and sharing ...
