The London Carers Group

A Self Help Group run by and for Carers

  • Are you caring for someone suffering from an eating disorder?
  • Do you need support and access to information?
  • Do you need a listening ear?

Caring for someone with an Eating Disorder can be an enormous burden, bringing with it feelings of anger, fear, anxiety and isolation.

Self esteem and self confidence can be affected as you watch a loved one suffer from an illness that you often feel powerless to do anything about, and you may feel unable to deal with the resulting family stresses.

Feelings of powerlessness can often stem from not knowing where to get help, or from being unable to exchange ideas with somebody else who is going through a similar crisis.

Carers need to look after their own well being as they play a very important part in, and can have a very positive effect on, the recovery of those they look after.

The purpose of the London Carers Group is to provide a mutually supportive and confidential environment for sharing experiences and ideas.

By coming to The London Carers Group, we hope that you’ll gain inspiration from:

  • Sharing with others and learning from their experiences
  • Exploring new ways of dealing with the problems
  • Benefiting from the information and literature you receive

Through its links with beat and service providers the group co-ordinators can also feed back carer’s experiences of service provision and how they feel it could be improved.

All carers of people with an Eating Disorder or those living with someone who they think might have an Eating Disorder are welcome.

The group usually meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Meetings for 2012 are:

  • 21st March
  • 18th April
  • 16th May
  • 20th June
  • 18th July
  • 15th August
  • 19th September
  • 17th October
  • 21st November
  • 19th December

We meet from 7.00pm-9.00pm at the The Fitzrovia Room, Park Crescent Conference Centre, International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN. The nearest tube stations are Great Portland Street and Regent’s Park. There is a small charge of £5, which helps to pay for the venue.

Some people coming to a Carers Group may think of it as a daunting experience. The London Carers’ Group has been running since June 2003 and understands that a listening ear and somewhere where people can talk in confidence and will not be judged play a vital part in supporting those who care for someone with an Eating Disorder.

Veronica Kamerling, who is the Group Facilitator and has had two daughters who have suffered with an Eating Disorder, knows only too well the importance of carers’ groups. When her 2 daughters, who are now in recovery, were ill she relied on a support group that she attended and puts some of her daughters’ recovery down to the help that she received from the Group.

Feelings of despair, isolation, guilt and loneliness are just some of the emotions that may occur when caring for someone with an eating disorder. The London Carers’ Group offers a warm and friendly welcome and, hopefully, the support that will benefit you and those that you are caring for.

If you would like to bring any relatives or friends to the group, they would be very welcome.

The Group has a variety of presentations throughout the year and the subjects are agreed on by the Group.

For further information, contact:

Veronica
Tel: 07733 260475
7pm-9pm Sundays only		 Ann
Tel: 07880 501220
7pm-9pm Mondays only		 Sonia
Tel: 07746 684489
3pm-5pm Wednesdays only

Suggested Reading

For information on current workshops please click here

The London Carers’ Group is part of beat’s Self-Help Network.

You can contact beat at:
Admin: 0870 770 3256
Helpline: 0845 634 1414 (Monday-Friday 10.30am-8.30pm, Saturdays 1.00pm-4.30pm)
Email: help@b-eat.com
Website:http://www.b-eat.co.uk/.