A Healing Journey for Adolescents with Eating Disorders

If you're here reading this, it means you're already showing courage—and that matters. This course is designed just for teens who are struggling with food, body image, or the pressure to be perfect. Whether you're dealing with restriction, bingeing, purging, emotional eating, or just feel stuck in your thoughts about food and your body, you're not alone. This course will help you explore your experiences in a safe, judgment-free way. You don’t have to have all the answers. You don’t need to be “ready” for full recovery. You just need to show up—and that’s enough to begin. This isn’t a class to “fix” you. It’s a place to reconnect with the parts of you that already want healing, even if you’re still scared or unsure.

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What you'll learn

Understand what eating disorders are and how they affect your body, emotions, and sense of self.
Recognize your own patterns and behaviors around food, body image, and emotions without shame or judgment.
Identify triggers and underlying emotions that lead to disordered eating behaviors.
Explore how toxic shame, perfectionism, and social comparison influence your thoughts and choices.
Build a personal toolbox of healthy coping skills for managing stress, anxiety, and overwhelming feelings.
Visualize a future beyond the eating disorder—one that includes balance, connection, and joy.

Course Content

Section 1: Welcome and Understanding Eating Disorders

Welcome to the Course

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Understanding Eating Disorders

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Section 2: The Root Causes

Identity

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Social Influences and Peer Pressure

2 items

Shame and Perfectionism

4 items

Section 3: Beginning Recovery

Emotional Triggers

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Understanding the Eating Disorder Voice

2 items

Rewriting the Body Story

4 items

Section 4: Continuing Recovery

Building a Personal Toolbox

3 items

The Power of Self Compassion

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Recovery as a Lifestyle, Not a Destination

3 items

Family Involvement and Support

7 items

Section 5: Closing

Closing

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About the Instructor

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Shades of Hope

Expert instructor with a passion for teaching and helping students succeed.

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