Recovery Helps - Bookmarks, Journaling Pages,
Articles, Song Lyrics, Distractions, Poems and Ebooks
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.
When I'm Weary
I Will Face My Fears
Always Remember
I Will Talk Back
Let Go
I Will Dream
My Goals For Today
In This Moment
I Will Reach
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
Mirror Video
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
For Distractions
To distract you from engaging in eating disorder behaviors, add visiting the "Coping Skills" page or the "Serenity Page" to your list of coping skills.
On the Coping Skills page, you will find some humorous pieces to read as well as links to other unique websites.
On the Serenity page, you will find calming pictures that you may lose yourself in. Or you may want to write stories or poems about these pictures.
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. | 
