Best Eating Disorder Self-Help Books of 2026

The Self-Love Workbook for Women is a practical and inspiring guide that helps women of all ages build self-esteem, improve relationships, and embrace who they are. The book offers a variety of exercises rooted in mindfulness and positive psychology that will help readers let go of limiting beliefs and tap into their emotions. The empowering affirmations interspersed throughout the book will boost positivity and nurture self-love. This workbook is an excellent resource for women, counselors, and group facilitators interested in growing self-love. Megan Logan's approach is easy to read, step-by-step, and includes helpful exercises and assessment tools. This book is a timely and essential guide for those struggling with eating and body image disorders.

The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) is a comprehensive guide that helps readers develop a healthy relationship with food, pay attention to cues of hunger and satisfaction, and cultivate a profound connection with their mind and body. The book is based on the authors' best-selling book, Intuitive Eating, and offers a new way of looking at food and mealtime by showing readers how to recognize their body's natural hunger signals. The book promotes the principles that will maximize psychological and physical health to improve quantity and quality of life. This book is highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their relationship with food and ultimately change their life for the better.

Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition is a must-read for anyone struggling with chronic dieting or an unhealthy relationship with food. In this updated edition, authors Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch provide readers with practical tools to develop a trusting relationship with food and their bodies. They also encourage readers to reject diet culture and embrace body positivity. The book offers easy-to-follow suggestions that can be integrated into everyday life, making it accessible for everyone. Overall, this book is unique in its anti-dieting approach and promotes healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

I'll Start Again Monday is a self-help book aimed at those who struggle with unhealthy eating habits. Written by New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst, this book offers a fresh perspective on weight loss by focusing on deeper spiritual and emotional motivation. TerKeurst encourages readers to break the cycle of starting again on Monday and instead make lasting changes towards a healthy lifestyle. This book is not a dieting plan but rather a necessary resource to help readers find their "want to" and achieve spiritual satisfaction. Overall, this book is a unique and refreshing take on the topic of weight loss and healthy living.

The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being is a thought-provoking critique of wellness culture. The book exposes the harm caused by the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry, from cultural appropriation to unfounded claims made by wellness influencers and functional-medicine providers. Christy Harrison weaves together history, memoir, reporting, and practical advice to illuminate the harms of wellness culture while re-imagining our society’s relationship with well-being. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to break free from the harmful and unattainable standards of modern wellness culture.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower is a modernized version of the best-selling quit smoking method of all time. This book offers clear, concise guidance on how to quit smoking and vaping without substitutes, gimmicks, or unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. The author, Allen Carr, was a chain-smoker for over 30 years and discovered the Easy Way to Stop Smoking in 1983. Since then, his method has grown to become a global phenomenon with seminar centers in over 50 countries. This book offers a structured, easy-to-follow method for quitting quickly and painlessly, making it a must-read for anyone looking to quit smoking or vaping.

The Players' Plate is a sports nutrition guide written by Duke All-American track and field athlete Emily Cole. This book offers a unique perspective on sports nutrition, including lesser-known intricacies that can be life-altering for athletes. In addition to fundamental sports nutrition lessons, the book also covers mental and emotional aspects of food and body image. The Players' Plate is filled with personal anecdotes from Olympic medalists, professional athletes, and registered dietitians, as well as whole food recipes to put the concepts into practice. This book is a necessary read for athletes who want to have a long and healthy career while enjoying delicious food.

Good Girls by Hadley Freeman is a memoir that tells the author's story of living with anorexia nervosa. Freeman spent three years of her life in mental hospitals for the illness and lived as a "functioning anorexic" for two decades. The book is a combination of personal experience and deep research, including interviews with doctors and other women who were hospitalized with her. Freeman details the shame, fear, loneliness, and rage that come with anorexia, and how she overcame it. This book is an honest and hopeful story of resilience that offers a message to the millions who suffer from eating disorders.

Soul Archaeology by Sarah Sapora is a groundbreaking book that offers a fresh approach to self-love and self-discovery. The author's personal narrative and transformative guidance help readers to identify patterns of self-abandonment and define how they truly want to feel. By breaking free from the quest for unattainable perfection, readers can learn to love their empowered, messy, and beautiful selves. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to cultivate real self-acceptance and true self-love in the present moment.

Finally… the healthy eating Bible study you’ve been waiting for!Using a blend of relevant scripture, clinically proven tools for success and priceless humor, Dear Food, I Love You. I Hate You. Don’t Leave Me! will help you achieve the vitality, confidence and abundant life you long for.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #1 Bestselling New Release in categories including:Christian InspirationSelf Help for Eating Disorders and Body Image IssuesChristian CounselingChristian Bible HandbookAre you facing a painful diet related health condition or diagnosis such as:Unwanted Weight gainObesityMetabolic syndromeOvereatingDiabetesInflammationJoint PainHeart DiseaseArthritisCancerAutoimmune DiseaseHigh Blood pressureHigh CholesterolFatty LiverFood AddictionCompulsive EatingCompulsive OvereatingSugar AddictionEating DisorderNight EatingBody DysmorphiaBody ImageJoint PainBrain Fog…or other eating related health problem?Find the Christian help for compulsive overeating you’re seeking and break free from food strongholds now. You can stop binge eating, renew your self worth & be encouraged by scripture. Discover your favorite weight loss Bible verse! Begin your spiritual diet plan & overcome overeating with God on the Dear Food, I love you. I hate you. Don't leave me! journey.As you progress through the material in this book, you will discover how to overcome overeating with God and: • learn how food, emotions and your spiritual life intersect• learn how to listen for the Lord’s voice when it comes to your eating• learn how to stop unhealthy food behavior for good• learn how to fight food frustrations with practical prayers• learn how to improve your mental health, physical health and spiritual healthAnd… enjoy a FREE video series available on YouTube @ One Step to Wellness to encourage you every step of the way!! PERFECT FOR GROUPS! Are you looking for a Women’s Bible Study to help you succeed in your eating plan for lasting weight loss & healthy living? Are you looking for a program you use with an accountability partner or small group Bible Study for women? Dear Food is great for groups! Get some friends together & learn how fun and effective the Dear Food program can be using this small group Bible study book.The reviews are in: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dear Food has been tested and it works. Why? Because the Lord is the center of this program, He loves you and He is the one who will ultimately change your life as your work the pages of these books.For more information contact Julia at www.onesteptowellness.comStart feeling better today with this groundbreaking Biblical Weight Loss Program.Don’t lose heart! A healthier life is possible. Begin your Dear Food program & reclaim your joy, confidence and healthiest self starting right now. Victory is waiting.Author BioJulia Fikse FMHC, NBC-HWC is a trained, certified, and experienced health coach specializing in weight loss, mental health, and emotional eating. She is a passionate Christ follower who has personally struggled and overcome a life of obesity and can help you do the same in this joyful, practical, life-changing Bible study series. Work it alone & invite friends to take the life-changing Biblical weight loss journey with you!You’ve suffered long enough. Begin yourDear Food, I love you. I hate you. Don't leave me!adventure and start feeling better today. There is hope. You can overcome with the Lord by your side. Let’s do this.