Recovery Helps & Coping Skills - Bookmarks, Journaling Pages,

Articles, Song Lyrics, Poems, Ebooks, Distractions,

Humorous Websites & Writings & More

For eating disorder recovery inspiration, find free bookmarks and poems below. Use the free journaling pages to help you work through some of the stages of your eating disorder recovery. Share the free articles below to communicate about your eating disorder recovery with your loved ones. May they gain a better understanding of what you're going through. Find song lyric links and video lyrics to help you embrace the way you were made. The ebooks offer poems, essays, prayers and note cards to help you in your eating disorder recovery. These recovery helps are designed to offer you encouragement and inspiration.

You will need Adobe Reader in order to download the recovery helps below. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download it here for free.

Bookmarks

To keep positive and inspirational quotes at your fingertips, download and print these free bookmarks designed to encourage you in your eating disorder recovery. Check back as I will add more bookmarks in the future.

My Prayer For Today Is

In the Weary Moments

Journaling Pages

Below are some journaling exercises to help you in your eating disorder recovery. You may download and print these journaling pages free for personal use. You can use these journaling exercises as one of your coping skills.

To help you get back up when you fall, use the "Getting Back Up" page.

Getting Back Up

To keep your mind focused on the positive things in your life, use the “What I Am Grateful For Today” page.

What I Am Grateful for Today

Celebrate your steps forward and have them in writing for future reference when you need encouragement the most.

Celebrating My Steps Forward

Use the "ED Voice v. Healthy" Voice page to combat the lies and negative messages of the eating disorder with truthful and positive statements. When the eating disorder voice taunts you, talk back to it.

ED Voice v. Healthy Voice

To help you break down your larger recovery goals into smaller, more manageable steps, use this page to write them down.

Breaking Down Goals

Take time to describe what being recovered will look like and will mean to you. Keep this page handy so you can review it when you need to remind yourself of what you are working toward.

What Recovery Means to Me

You may also want to browse the "ED Articles" page for topic starters for journaling. Past "Points To Ponder" which accompany past "This Month's Musings" include quotes, verses and thought-provoking questions on various eating disorder factors.

If you feel hesitant to journal about eating disorders, you may want to read my article entitled Journaling and Eating Disorders.

Free Articles

To help those around you gain a better understanding of eating disorders, you may download and print these articles to share with them. You may also want to direct them to the Friends and Family page.

Understanding Eating Disorders

Understanding Relapses

Put Yourself in Their Shoes

Eating Disorders - Helping Your Loved One

Eating Disorders - Praying for Your Loved One

Use the “When You Look At Me” messages below to convey to those around you what you find difficult to put into words. Perhaps you want to tell someone that you are sincerely trying to recover, that you need their support and prayers, or that as much as you want to recover, you find the recovery process is complicated and discouraging. May these messages help you to communicate your thoughts, your feelings, and your needs.

This Is What I Need From You

Recovery Is a Process

I Appreciate Your Concern

I Know I've Burdened You

Underlying Issues and Recovery

Please Pray for Me

Song Lyrics

Reading these song lyrics can be one of your coping skills. I will add more song lyrics in the future. For some of these songs, you will also find links to videos. May these videos touch your heart. I have watched each of the videos I have provided links for below. However, I have also noticed that there are related videos on You Tube that could be triggering, so I do not recommend all videos available for these songs. Please keep this in mind when viewing the videos on You Tube

Body image is a tough issue to tackle while recovering from an eating disorder. See the links below to read song lyrics about embracing how God made you.

Fingerprints of God - Steven Curtis Chapman

Fingerprints of God Video

Mirror - BarlowGirl

Skin Deep - ZOEgirl

Skin Deep Video

Beautiful Surprise - Nate Sallie

Beautiful Surprise Video

Beautiful - Bethany Dillon

Beautiful Video

Here's a link to eating disorder song lyrics. You may even want to share the Courage video below with friends or family members.

Courage - Superchick

Courage Video

See the links below for song lyrics and videos related to your identity.

Imperfection - Skillet

Beautiful - Shawn McDonald

Beautiful Video

You're Beautiful - Paul Wright

You're Beautiful Video

Through My Eyes - FFH

Free Poems

If you enjoy these poems about eating disorders, you may want to consider purchasing the ebook, "Inspiration For Your Journey." Reading these poems can be one of your coping skills.

Freedom's Call

I Can't Carry It Anymore

In His Strength

If you enjoy these poems that are general in nature regarding freedom from bondage, you may want to consider purchasing the ebook, "Reaching For Freedom." Reading these poems can be one of your coping skills.

Never Give Up On Freedom

Compassionate Eyes

Hands of God

Ebooks

To purchase these ebooks, you need to have a PayPal account. If you do not have a PayPal account, you may sign up for a free account here.

These ebooks are in pdf format. Therefore, you will need Adobe Reader to download them. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download it here for free.

Once you have a PayPal account and Adobe Reader, you just need to create an account at the Faithwriters Ebookstore. Once you have created an account, click on Home and go to the categories indicated below. You may also want to browse the Faithwriters Ebooktore for other ebooks of interest to you.

OR you may order them directly through this site. If you would rather order them this way, use the Contact Me page to get in touch with me, and I will e-mail you with the PayPal address. Once payment is received, I'll e-mail the ebook(s) to you. I will generally be able to e-mail you within 24 hours.

Inspiration for Your Journey

By Laurie Glass

This compelling collection of essays, poems and prayers is provided to help you persevere as you seek freedom from your eating disorder. Whether you’re looking for the motivation to begin your journey or the perseverance to keep trying, you’ll find essays and poems to inspire you. When you’re feeling stuck in self-degrading and negative thoughts, these writings will reinforce the positive, healthy thoughts you need in order to find your freedom. If you’re seeking God’s comfort and guidance, you’ll find prayers and poems that will lead you into His presence. There are two complete sets of writings – one in color and one in black and white. To read an excerpt, click here.

21 Poems

10 Essays

4 Prayers

$2.50

Click here to purchase and download (Poetry section) or order it directly from me

Encouragement for Your Journey

By Laurie Glass

This set of 80 cards can be downloaded and printed. Written and compiled by a former anorexic who understands the taunting eating disorder voice, these cards provide a way to keep the truth and positive reinforce readily available.

You'll find positive and truthful statements to combat the eating disorder voice, suggested activities to replace eating disorder behaviors, as well as quotes describing and imagining freedom to help you redirect your thoughts. Thought-provoking questions to challenge and motivate you and one-stanza poems to inspire you are also included. In addition, you'll find scriptures and prayers. 16 Scriptures,16 Thought-provoking questions, 16 Alternative Activities, 8 Prayers, 8 This is Freedom, 8 Imagine, 8 Poems

There are two complete sets of cards – one in color and one in black and white. A page of blank cards is also included so you can make some of your own cards if you’d like. The cards measure 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”. To view a page of sample cards, click here.

$2.50

Click here to purchase and download (Non-fiction section) or order it directly from me

Reaching for Freedom

By Laurie Glass

Do you ever feel trapped by negative thoughts or behaviors? Do you struggle to focus on and put into practice what is true and healthy? The compelling collection of 35 poems in Reaching for Freedom is provided to help you focus on the truth as well as encourage you to let go of your inner pain and allow God to heal your heart. Whether you struggle with self-image, an addiction to a behavior or substance, hurts and disappointments, or depression, you’re sure to find poems that will give you hope and strength. Written with raw emotion by one who’s been there, yet conveying hope no matter how desperate a person feels, these poems have a healing quality.

When you’re feeling stuck in self-degrading and negative thoughts, these writings will reinforce the positive, healthy thoughts you need in order to find your freedom. If you’re seeking God’s comfort and guidance, you’ll find poems to lead you into His presence. Two complete sets of writings are included– one in color and one in black and white. To read an excerpt, click here.

$2.50

Click here to purchase and download (Poetry section) or order it directly from me

Reaching for the Truth

By Laurie Glass

Whether you struggle with self-image, an addictive behavior or substance, hurts and disappointments, or depression, you’ll find truths and positive statements to strengthen you in Reaching for the Truth. This unique set of 80 cards can be downloaded and printed and is provided to help you replace lies and negative thoughts with the truth and positive statements. Encouraging quotes will help you persevere and truthful, positive quotes will help you when temptation looms. You’ll find thought-provoking questions to motivate you and one-stanza poems to inspire you. Scriptures and prayers are also included. 16 Scriptures, 16 Prayers, 16 Thought-provoking questions, 16 In This Moment, 8 Always Remember, 8 Poems

Two complete sets of cards are included – one in color and one in black and white. A page of blank cards is also provided so you can make some of your own if you’d like. The cards measure 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”. To view a page of sample cards, click here.

$2.50

Click here to purchase and download (Non-fiction section) or order it directly from me

Coping Skills

When you need a break or if you need something to distract you from engaging in eating disorder behaviors, come to this page to find reading material and browse the humorous pieces and the variety of websites available. Also, find links to purchase books with inspiring stories and poems. Perhaps you'd like to add visiting this page to your list of coping skills. When you need a distraction from engaging in eating disorder behaviors, this is a great page to visit.

Women of Passions

Women of Passions: Ordinary Women Serving an Extraordinary God - a collection of stories and poems about a woman's passion for God, family and ministry. My poem, From Pain to Passion, about my eating disorder experience and my passion to reach out to others with eating disorders since I've recovered, appears in this book.

It Happened By Design

It Happened By Design - a collection of stories about "God-incidences" - those circumstances that may seem to be coincidental, but are actually orchestrated by God. My story, He Had a Plan, about how God led me into writing, appears in this book.

Come Away With Me

Come Away with Me - a collection of inspirational stories and poems. My poem, Listening to His Voice, about an anorexic woman appears in this book.

Humor Websites

Sometimes we just need to laugh, and laughter is good for us. Below are links to clean humor and Christian humor websites. Enjoy their jokes, cartoons and videos.

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Humorous Writings

These humorous writings are in pdf format so you will need Adobe Reader to read them. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download it here for free.

Feline Instruction Manual--Chapter 6

Grandparenting for Dummies

I Married the Mystery Meat Queen

Turtles Aren't the Only Things That Can Mutate

Old Slobberin' Joe

Old Slobberin' Joe II

Care for an Apple?

Chasing Chaz

Uncle Winston Entertains

Reaching Perfection in Motherhood

Why Is This MY Job?

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