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Group support for family and friends

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Group support for anyone caring for someone with an eating disorder. Learn practical tools, communication strategies and ways to support both your loved one and yourself.
Group support for anyone caring for someone with an eating disorder. Learn practical tools, communication strategies and ways to support both your loved one and yourself.

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Treading on Eggshells

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Led by experienced Eating Disorders Practitioners, this six-week course helps carers build confidence, understanding and practical skills.
 
Together we explore:
• The causes and triggers of eating disorders
• Supportive communication techniques
• How to reduce conflict and stress
• Ways to encourage recovery
• Building your own resilience
• Caring for yourself while caring for someone else.
 
There is also space to share experiences with others in a similar situation.
 
This course currently runs on a Wednesday 6-8pm at our Sheffield office.
 
To access this course, please complete a referral form.

Not Just a Fussy Eater

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Not Just a Fussy Eater is a practical four-week course for parents and carers of young people aged 11–25 with ARFID or ARFID-like symptoms.
 
Topics include Understanding ARFID and sensory difficulties, Practical strategies, mealtimes, communication and neurodivergence and eating.  
 
It is designed to help you better understand avoidant or restrictive eating and feel more confident supporting your young person.
 
To access this course, please complete a referral form.

Based on evidence-informed carer support

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The course draws on approaches that recognise recovery happens through motivation, support and relationships. Families and carers often spend more time with the person than professionals do, so having helpful skills and confidence can make a real difference.
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How we can help

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Treading on Eggshells is a free six-week course held on Wednesdays from 6pm–8pm at our Sheffield office. It is available to people registered with a GP in South Yorkshire, and the person you are supporting does not need to be accessing SYEDA.

To join the course, complete our referral form or contact us to find out when the next course is running.

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These sessions were invaluable to show how other families have common struggles and how we can try to support our daughter best in this journey. It gave us hope of better days to come but also reflect on how far we’ve come.

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