Safety In Numbers
Written by one of our members, Debra. I have always found a safety in facts, figures, data. What it promises is predictability, stability, safety. It was because of this that counting calories came very naturally and logically to me; while the world was frequently unusual, unpredictable and upsetting to me, I found a world I […]
Musings of Recovery: Today My Clothes Didn’t Fit (And That’s Okay)
Trigger warning: Discussion of clothing fit and ED behavior patterns. Numbers omitted. Recently I moved house which, alongside the dread of getting one’s life boxed up and relocated, came with the joy-of-joys that is rediscovering one’s clothing collection. I say collection because, let’s face it, so many of us hold on to pieces of fabric […]
To those who find this site: You are not alone
To Those Who Find This Site… Welcome to the Torbay Eating Disorder (TED) Support Group website. We’re glad that you found us, although we know that the reason you’re here is not a good one. It could be that your relationship with your body has become so obsessive that you worry about any single sign […]
Coffee Catch-Ups
Starting on Saturday May 5th, we will be organising monthly cafe meet-ups to be held at different locations around South Devon. The focus of these meet-ups is to socialise, meet new people and catch up with friends. Nothing is off-limits, but anyone wanting support for struggles with their mental health and eating disorder or for […]
See us at UCSD Paignton
We are looking forward to holding a stand at the University Centre South Devon (within the South Devon College campus, Long Road, Paignton) at their well-being fair on Thursday 22nd March, 10:00 – 16:00. If you are a student here, please pop over if you have any questions or just want to say hello!
Ravishly Article on ED Support Groups
Read this brilliant article written by one of our members about her experience of eating disorder support groups.
Beat Walk and Talk 2017
We held a Beat Walk & Talk fundraising event on Boxing day 2017 and we recently received a letter and certificate of thanks from Beat. A huge thank you from us to everyone to came to meet us and to those who donated.