Loved ones often find eating disorders difficult to understand and accept. There is nothing more difficult than watching a loved one struggle with illness, particularly an illness that takes control of the mind as well as the body and causes extreme disturbances in an individual’s behaviors and feelings. Whole families are affected by eating disorders, and everyone deserves support.
In addition to our comprehensive, personalized treatment programs for patients, Eating Recovery Center offers programming to help educate, support and care for families of eating disordered patients.
2018 Illumination Retreats
Join us for our 2018 Illumniation Retreats:
Event Dates/Locations
Portland, OR - April 14 (RSVP by March 31)
Washington, DC - May 12
Dallas, TX - July 21
Learn more and Register here!
Questions? Email alumni@eatingrecovery.com.
Family Days at ERC
Families of patients may attend Family Days as many times as they would like, even after their loved one has discharged from treatment. Family Days is an invaluable opportunity to learn about and be involved in the recovery process, and addresses key topics:
- What are eating disorders?
- What causes versus what maintains an eating disorder?
- What does recovery look like?
- What is Eating Recovery Center doing to aid in recovery?
- What is the role of family in recovery?
- In what ways can families communicate to promote healthy interaction?
Dates
2018 Denver Family Days:
- January 3, 4, 5, 2018
- February 7, 8, 9, 2018
- March 7, 8, 9, 2018
- April 4, 5, 6, 2018
- May 2, 3, 4, 2018
- June 6, 7, 8, 2018
- July 11, 12, 13, 2018
- August 1, 2, 3, 2018
- September 12, 13, 14, 2018
- October 10, 11, 12, 2018
- November 7, 8, 9, 2018
- December - no programming
For questions or to RSVP, please email familydays@eatingrecoverycenter.com.
2018 Ohio Family Days:
- February 9, 2018
- May 11, 2018
- June 29, 2018
- July 13, 2018
- October 19, 2018
For questions or to RSVP, please contact Rachel King, Education Specialist at rking@erc-ohio.com.
2018 Washington Family Days:
- January 18-19, 2018
- February 15-16, 2018
- March 22-23, 2018
- April 19-20, 2018
- May 17-18, 2018
- June 21-22, 2018
- July 12-13, 2018
- August 30-31, 2018
- September 27-28, 2018
- October 25-26, 2018
- November 15-16, 2018
- December 13-14, 2018
To RSVP please contact Chelsea Staehler, Marketing Coordinator, at
Chelsea.Staehler@eatingrecovery.com or 425-214-9318.
2018 California Family Days:
- January 11, 2018
- February 8, 2018
- March 8, 2018
- April 12, 2018
- May 10, 2018
- June 14, 2018
- July 12, 2018
- August 9, 2018
- September 13, 2018
- October 11, 2018
- November 8, 2018
- December 13, 2018
To RSVP, please contact Jennifer Varela at
Jennifer.Varela@eatingrecovery.com.
2018 Dallas Family Days:
- January 26, 2018
- February 23, 2018
- March 30, 2018
- April 27, 2018
- May 25, 2018
- June 22, 2018
- July 27, 2018
- August 24, 2018
- September 21, 2018
- October 26, 2018
- November 16, 2018 (subject to change)
- December 21, 2018 (subject to change)
To RSVP, please contact Rebecca Owens at
Rebecca.Owens@eatingrecovery.com.
Dallas Family Support Group:
In addition to Family Days, ERC Dallas offers a family support group every second Tuesday of the month.
View Dallas Support Group Info.
2018 Austin Family Days:
- Jan 20, 2018
- Feb 17, 2018
- March 17, 2018
- April 21, 2018
- May 19, 2018
- June 16, 2018
- July 21, 2018
- August 18, 2018
- September 15, 2018
- October 20, 2018
- November 17, 2018
- December 15, 2018
Family Days Testimonials
“Family Days was so helpful for my own self-healing and to understand/empathize with my sister.”
“Knowledge is the key to recovery and Family Days gives us the knowledge.”
“Having this opportunity to learn more about the causes, characteristics and dangers of these eating disorders has helped me tremendously to understand what my daughter has been going through and how to support her when she gets home. It has given me hope.”
“I am so glad we came to Family Days! We’ve learned so much about the Eating Recovery Center, eating disorders, and it was especially meaningful to meet members of our daughter’s therapeutic team as well as other parents and patients. I am so grateful to this facility and its staff and I am so glad that my daughter was able to come here.”
“The breadth and depth of materials discussed over the three-day Family Days Program was eye-opening. In the arena of ED, where relevant and useful information is hard to accumulate, this program was incredibly on target throughout each session. As parents, we have struggled identifying proper options in the care of our daughter who has suffered from an ED over the past eight years. The limited or disparate information from our PCP regarding effective treatment makes this difficult journey even more frustrating. Hopefully in the future, continuing education for health-care providers will pay more attention to EDs. Our daughter’s time at ERC has been the most positive things she’s experienced along this difficult journey.”
“Jen has been in and out of treatment for many years. However, no program has ever taken the time to fully educate family members like Eating Recovery Center has. Everyone with a loved one with an eating disorder should sit through this outstanding program.”
“Family Days in general was the most valuable thing that has happened to me since my daughter got her eating disorder over three (3) years ago. I only wish I could have known all of this sooner. Thank you all very, very much!”
“The information about eating disorders I learned over the past three (3) days was invaluable. I feel much more able to be compassionate, empathetic and help my daughter. I am so appreciative that I was encouraged to attend, especially since my daughter had just started on Monday. It’s like we both now have (and will obtain) the tools to get better. It was also comforting to me to know the doctors, clinicians and staff members that she is working with. It’s such a professional group. Thank you for making this possible – I know it’s a huge commitment of time to Eating Recovery Center.”
“Knowing so little about this illness, I found my participation in Family Days extremely helpful. I simply didn’t know how to deal with this, to take care of myself. I found sharing our stories with the other families was comforting. Thank you.”
“Eating Recovery Center provides a wealth of information for families struggling to support their loved one. I highly recommend Family Days for anyone on this journey.”
“What a powerful three days. I made new friends and learned so much about the eating disorder. I’m hoping to take so much home to share with other family members. The staff at Eating Recovery Center are so special. The caring – the knowledge is unbelievable – I cannot thank everyone so much for such a special time and a special learning experience. I know my loved one is cared for.”
“The greatest thing about this program is how involved the families and loved ones are allowed to be in the healing process. You can truly feel the love in this facility.”
“We came into this week knowing this program was highly recommended and we were overwhelmed with the quality of the program from top to bottom. That quality is more than the clinical approach, it is the heart of the staff in applying the approach. We came away from the family week so much better equipped to assist in my daughter’s recovery. I also came away believing my daughter could not be in a better place to help in her recovery.”