making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

Tuppence Middleton on OCD and emetophobia

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery Tuppence Middleton on OCD and emetophobia Actor Tuppence Middleton @twopencemiddleton spoke to @itsanitarani on Woman’s Hour on Thursday 6th March 2025 about her experience with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and emetophobia – the overwhelming fear of vomiting. Since the age of 11, the actress and Downton Abbey star has navigated the […]

SUPPORT: The PEACE Pathway

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery The PEACE Pathway I was introduced to the PEACE pathway by my Occupational Therapist at the time of my autism diagnosis, and it has been really helpful in educating me and suggesting ways that I can help myself to make the world easier to navigate, through for example, the sensory checklist. […]

Liv Label Free

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery SUPPORT: Liv Label Free Having been diagnosed with autism at the beginning of the year, I am learning lots about how this may affect my eating distress and how much the two are linked.  One of the resources I have found particularly useful in educating myself about this is Liv Label […]

Q&A with Hope Virgo

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery Q&A with Hope Virgo Hope Virgo, Author and Multi Award Winning Mental Health Campaigner / Public Speaker, kindly took time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about her experience of eating disorder recovery  – What is your relationship with the words recovery and recovered?    Depends when you […]

Recovery Books

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery Recovery Books RECOVERY STORIES   Stand Tall Little Girl: Facing Up to Anorexia Hope Virgo, 2022   Rainbow Girl: A Memoir of Autism and Anorexia Livia Sara, 2023   Weight expectations : one man’s recovery from anorexia Dave Chawner, 2018   Eating disorders don’t discriminate : stories of illness, hope and recovery from diverse voices […]

Dave Chawner – 5 Amazin’ Facts About Eating Disorders

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery Dave Chawner – 5 Amazin’ Facts About Eating Disorders https://youtu.be/b_KiPPV1DAQ?si=vx9vAVbs5n-DTq_j Created for Mens Health Week 2015, Dave Chawner reveals 5 things about eating disorders that are not commonly known. For more info go to: Twitter – @DaveChawner Email – Info@DaveChawner.co.uk Website – www.DaveChawner.co.uk

Helen’s Story profiled by Medical Research Foundation

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery Helen’s Story profiled by Medical Research Foundation The Medical Research Foundation have featured my story on their website and through their social media channels.  Find out more here: https://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/support-us/real-life-stories/helen https://www.instagram.com/p/DDM8_fkP3xk/

How to manage the festive period

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery How to manage the festive period The festive time can be challenging for all, let alone those with eating distress, OCD and neurodiversity.  This resource explains what things might be particularly difficult, suggests some ways to cope if you are struggling, and also provides some ways that friends, family, carers and […]

CONVERSATION: Speaking…From Personal Experience

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery CONVERSATION Speaking…From Personal Experience Helen Shaddock in conversation with Dave Chawner, award winning stand-up and best-selling author Thursday 24 October 2024 6:00 – 7:30pm The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne TRANSCRIPT   Welcome to The NewBridge Project: Dan Russell,   Introduction to artED, The Thing, Dave Chawner and the ‘Joined up […]

CONVERSATION: Creating Your Own Recovery Journey

Toolbox Resources supporting recovery CONVERSATION Creating Your Own Recovery Journey – is that even possible? Helen Shaddock in conversation with Alisdair Cameron (Co-Director ReCoCo), Claire Murphy-Morgan (Senior Research Assistant, RHED-C), Anne Fry (CEO, Eating Distress North East) and Fiona Granger (NHS Specialist Nurse in ED) Tuesday 1 October 2024 6:00-7:30 pm ReCoCo – Recovery College […]