A Parent’s Guide Through the Journey of Anorexia Nervosa
When your adolescent is struggling with anorexia nervosa, the path forward can feel overwhelming and uncertain. Hold My Hand was written to walk beside you on that path—offering guidance, understanding, and hope at every step.
Grounded in the Adolescent & Parent Treatment (APT) model, this practical, skills-based manual empowers you to support both the physical and psychological recovery of your child. It gives you the tools to hold your adolescent’s hand—not only at the dinner table, but through the emotional storms, the fear, the resistance, and the healing.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- Why eating feels impossible for your adolescent—and what’s happening in their brain
- How to adapt refeeding strategies to suit your child’s personality traits and unique
needs - Ways to speak with compassion and clarity, even when emotions run high
- How to use the time between meals to reduce fear and strengthen connection
- The power of parental attunement, and how to manage your own emotional
responses - How to identify and respond to anorexic thinking and behaviours that sabotage
recovery
This book doesn’t offer a one-size-fits-all formula—it offers something far more valuable: deep insight, practical strategies, and emotional guidance to help you become the steady, attuned presence your child needs most.
Whether you’re just beginning this journey or are walking it alongside a clinician, Hold My Hand will help you find the strength, skill, and courage to stay connected—even in the most difficult moments.
Because your adolescent doesn’t need you to fix everything.
They just need you to hold their hand—and never let go.
