File: //home/eatingdisordersadvice.co.uk/public_html/help-for-you/befriending/stories.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,300,600,700|Oswald" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="../../../_inc/css/reset.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="../../../_inc/css/jquery.panels.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="../../../_inc/css/mainStyles-v-2.0.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script src="../../../_inc/js/jquery-1.8.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../../../_inc/js/jquery-ui-1.9.1.custom.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../../../_inc/js/siteFunctions.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../../../_inc/js/jquery.panels.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js"></script>
<meta name="og:title" content="Befriending Stories"/><meta name="og:url" content="http://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/help-for-you/befriending/stories"/><title>
Befriending Stories | Eating Disorder Advice
</title>
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.eatingdisordersadvice.co.uk/help-for-you/befriending/stories/" />
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="../../../help-for-you/befriending/stories/" id="form1">
<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" id="__VIEWSTATE" value="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"/>
<script src="https://www.eatingdisordersadvice.co.uk/script/mAAUCHMsTt0obMSaafVR4asFq0eHAtEL3uzewRTEFZ-HGIJzMx55dHD2fwCJ1_g6XnuhVpm1rYguA1-t-ffffffffce034dab_js_h6gyg3nyp7co742tqsuvw6_axd.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" id="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" value="3989C74E"/>
<input type="hidden" name="__EVENTVALIDATION" id="__EVENTVALIDATION" value="/wEdAAOyLSO396XeDdnbPST2OCyKm3XiqMPo0aTo59cs1Ny0/45cVtUBn/TuUHVvnOn/OTzVtLDG2EYSA+r4vvhOoAUpK9u29Hp4a14TJK+ynws7TQ=="/>
<div class="min-wrapper">
<div class="inner">
<ul class="main-nav">
<li class=""><a href="/" target="_self">Home</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/" target="_self">About <br/>EDA</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/about-eating-disorders/" target="_self">About <br/> Eating Disorders</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/" target="_self">Help <br/>for you</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/" target="_self">Family <br/>& Friends</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/" target="_self">Training <br/>Professionals</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-directory/" target="_self">Help <br/>Directory</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/" target="_self">Recovery</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/" target="_self">Get <br/>Involved</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/" target="_self">Support <br/>Us</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/" target="_self">Tribute</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="grey-bar">
<div class="inner">
<a href="/"><img src="../../../_assets/logo_abc.png" alt="ABC"/></a>
<div class="phone-contact">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="cpBody_content" class="inner main-content clearfix" style="padding-top:160px;">
<div class="left-col-small">
<ul class="left-nav">
<li class=""><a href="/" target="_self">Home</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/" target="_self">About EDA</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/who-we-are/" target="_self">Who we are</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/who-we-are/ceo/" target="_self">A message from our CEO</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/what-we-do/" target="_self">What we do</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/the-general-data-protection-regulation/" target="_self">Subscribe to our emails</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/contact-us/" target="_self">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/about-eating-disorders/" target="_self">About Eating Disorders</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/statistics/" target="_self">Statistics</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/media/" target="_self">Media & News</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/research/" target="_self">Research</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/" target="_self">Help for you</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/support-team/" target="_self">Support Team</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/befriending/" target="_self">Befriending</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/covid-19/" target="_self">Covid-19 Information</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/nutritional-guidance/" target="_self">Nutritional Guidance</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/regional-support/" target="_self">Regional Support</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/related-self-harm/" target="_self">Related Self-Harm</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/young-people/" target="_self">Young People</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/" target="_self">Family & Friends</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/how-we-can-help/" target="_self">How we can help</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/parents/" target="_self">Parents</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/dads/" target="_self">Dads</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/siblings/" target="_self">Siblings</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/friends/" target="_self">Friends</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/" target="_self">Recovery</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/tips-articles/" target="_self">Tips & Articles</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/accepting-help/" target="_self">Accepting Help</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/practical-tools/" target="_self">Practical Tools</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/inspiration/" target="_self">Inspiration</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/" target="_self">Professionals</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/health/" target="_self">Health</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/fitness/" target="_self">Fitness</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/body-positive-schools/" target="_self">Body Positive Schools</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/higher-education/" target="_self">Higher Education</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/hr/" target="_self">HR</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/" target="_self">Get Involved</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/volunteer/" target="_self">Volunteer</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/campaign/" target="_self">Campaign</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/students/" target="_self">Students</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/befrienders/" target="_self">Befrienders</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/expert-advisors/" target="_self">Expert Advisors</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/counsellors/" target="_self">Counsellors</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/dietitians/" target="_self">Dietitians</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/" target="_self">Support Us</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/fundraising/" target="_self">Fundraise for us</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/donate-now/" target="_self">Donate Now</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/fundraising/coronavirus-appeal/" target="_self">Coronavirus Appeal</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/donate-now/" target="_self">The Pip Foundation Appeal</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/corporate-partnerships/" target="_self">Corporate Partnerships</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/lasting-legacies/" target="_self">Lasting Legacies</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-directory/" target="_self">Help Directory</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/" target="_self">Tribute</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/events-in-memory/" target="_self">Events in Memory</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/make-a-difference/" target="_self">Make a Difference</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<a href="../../../support-us/donate-now/"></a>
<a href="../../../about/contact-us/" class="contact-btn"></a>
<div id="cpBody_LeftMenu_pnlSerch" class="search-container">
<label for="cpBody_LeftMenu_tbSearch" id="cpBody_LeftMenu_lblSearch" style="display:none;">Search</label>
<input name="ctl00$cpBody$LeftMenu$tbSearch" type="text" id="cpBody_LeftMenu_tbSearch" placeholder="Search here"/>
<input type="submit" name="ctl00$cpBody$LeftMenu$btnSearch" value="" id="cpBody_LeftMenu_btnSearch" class="submit-btn"/>
</div>
<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/abc_charity"><img src="../../../_assets/icon_twitter.png" alt="Twitter" class="twitter-btn"/></a>
<a target="_blank" href="https://facebook.com/abccharity"><img src="../../../_assets/icon_facebook.png" alt="Facebook" class="facebook-btn"/></a>
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/anorexiabulimiacare/"><img src="../../../_assets/icon-instagram.png" alt="Instagram" class="twitter-btn"/></a>
</div>
<div class="right-col-wide">
<h1>Befriending Stories</h1>
<h2>What is Befriending like and how does it support recovery?</h2>
<p>We asked some of our past and present Befriendees and Befrienders to tell us about their experience. Written or recorded in their own words, they simply speak from the heart. Discover what the service offers, how it might help you or a loved one and what a Befriender brings to the partnership in terms of lived experience of recovery. </p>
<hr/>
<h3></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;"><a id="BefriendingSarah"></a>Sarah* - How having a Befriender helped my recovery from Bulimia</span></h3>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><br/><br/></p>
<p>In her own words, Sarah* explains how having a Befriender helped her really believe full recovery was possible and how to normalise the ups and downs of the recovery journey at a time of significant change in her life. </p>
<h3></h3>
<h3><a href="../../../_uploads/pdfs/MyExperienceofBefriending_Sarah.pdf" title="My Experience of Befriending" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f28e1f;"><span style="color: #f28e1f;">Click to read</span> Sarah's story</span></a></h3>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Names have been changed.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p>
<h3></h3>
<h3></h3>
<h3></h3>
<hr/>
<h3></h3>
<h3></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;"><a id="Becky"></a>Becky - I recovered from an eating disorder and now I help others going through the same thing</span></h3>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p>"It would have been such a comfort to know that what I was doing was a mental health problem and that it wasn't hopeless. Knowing that they had experience of the same eating disorder would have been so helpful too."</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Becky explains how she thinks a Befriender would have helped her. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f28e1f;"><a href="https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/_uploads/pdfs/HowIdDescribeBefriending_Becky.pdf" title="How I'd describe Befriending - Becky" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f28e1f;">Click to read Becky's story</span></a></span></h3>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<hr/>
<p></p>
<h3>Sarah - How Befriending helped me to recover after struggling with Anorexia and Bulimia for 22 years</h3>
<p></p>
<p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/510274578" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<h2>Want to know more? </h2>
<p>For more information on Befriending and how we can help you or a loved one, read our <a href="https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/_uploads/pdfs/ABCGuidetoBefriending_2016_Final_interactive_V2.pdf" title="Guide to Befriending" target="_blank">Guide to Befriending</a> (includes an application form), or <a href="mailto:befriending@anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk" title="Befriending email enquiry" target="_blank">drop our Befriending Manager an email</a> with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<hr/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer-nav-container">
<div class="inner">
<ul class="footer-nav">
<li class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/abccharity" target="_blank"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerFacebook.png" alt="‘like us’<br />on facebook" border="0"/></span><br/>‘like us’<br/>on facebook</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="https://twitter.com/abc_charity" target="_blank"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerTwitter.png" alt="‘follow us’<br />on twitter" border="0"/></span><br/>‘follow us’<br/>on twitter</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="https://healthunlocked.com/anorexiabulimiacare" target="_blank"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerHealthUnlocked.png" alt="health<br />unlocked" border="0"/></span><br/>health<br/>unlocked</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/donate-now/" target="_self"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerDonations.png" alt="Donate to<br> our work" border="0"/></span><br/>Donate to<br> our work</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../shop/products/" target="_blank"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerOnlineEducation.png" alt="ONLINE<br />EDUCATION" border="0"/></span><br/>ONLINE<br/>EDUCATION</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../the-general-data-protection-regulation/" target="_self"><span><img src="../../../_assets/icon_footerEnewsletter.png" alt="e-newsletter<br />sign-up" border="0"/></span><br/>e-newsletter<br/>sign-up</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="footer-nav">
<div class="clear"></div>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<hr/>
<div class="inner clearfix">
<div class="footer-left">
</div>
<div class="footer-middle">
<h5>EDA: Eating Disorder Advice</h5>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="/" target="_self">Home</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../about/" target="_self">About EDA</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-for-you/" target="_self">Help For You</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../family-and-friends/" target="_self">Family & Friends</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../professionals/" target="_self">Professionals</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><a href="../../../help-directory/" target="_self">Help Directory</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../recovery/" target="_self">Recovery</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../get-involved/" target="_self">Get Involved</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../support-us/" target="_self">Support Us</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a href="../../../tribute/" target="_self">Tribute</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="clear"></div>
<hr/>
<p class="footer-text"><br/> © 2019 Eating Disorder Advice | <a href="../../../privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/">Sitemap</a></p>
</div>
<div class="footer-right">
<p><img src="../../../_uploads/logos/digital-white-background.png" alt="lotto_logo" title="lotto_logo"/> </p>
<hr/>
<p><img src="../../../_uploads/logos/logo_lloydsBank.png" alt="Lloyds Bank" width="310" height="47"/> <br/><br/></p>
<h5>training accreditations:</h5>
<p><img src="../../../_uploads/logos/CIMSPA-Education-Partner-Training-Provider-NEW.png" alt="cimspa_partner_training"/> </p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>