Learning how to talk to someone with an eating disorder can feel intimidating, especially when you love them and don’t want to make things worse. Parents, partners, siblings, and friends often want the same thing. They want their loved one to feel supported in recovery. But many feel unsure what to say or do. Eating disorders are complex illnesses. They’re hard to fully understand unless you’ve lived through one yourself. Still, you can learn what helps and what hurts. With t