Resources for Coping with Holiday Stressors

The festive season can be a joyful time, full of time spent with loved ones and seasonal traditions. It can also be a difficult time of year, especially for folks who live with eating disorders - many traditions and gatherings revolve around food, and many of us will see family that we don't see often, who may offer unsolicited feedback about our bodies or food. 

NEDIC's 2024 holiday hours are as follows: 

December 23: 9am - 9pm (phones 9am - 5pm) 

December 24: 9am - 2pm 

December 25: closed

December 26: closed

December 27: 9am - 5pm

December 28: 12pm - 5pm

December 29: 12pm - 5pm

December 30: 9am - 9pm (phones 9am - 5pm) 

December 31: 9am - 2pm

January 1: closed

January 2: 9am - 9pm (phones 9am - 5pm) 

January 3: regular hours resume

NEDIC RESOURCES:

• Coping with the Holidays When You Have an Eating Disorder (blog)
• Eating Disorder Holiday Survival Guide (blog)
• Recovery during the holidays - Support for Trans People (blog)
• Coping with the Holidays (bulletin)
• Coping with the Holidays (blog)
• Coping During the Holiday Season (blog)
  
  
  

COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES

• Webinar: Weathering the Winter Holidays: COVID-19 Edition (webinar with Sheena's Place and Eating Disorders Nova Scotia)
• Slides: Weathering the Winter Holidays: COVID-19 Edition (webinar slides)
• Harm Reduction for the Holidays (webinar with Sheena's Place)
• Harm Reduction for the Holidays (webinar slides)
  
  
  

EXTERNAL RESOURCES:

• Coping with the Holidays (tip sheet from Sheena's Place)
  
  
  

CRISIS RESOURCES:

• Kids Help Phone
• 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline