What Community Means at First Steps ED.
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Finding Support in Community
Tellmi is a free and anonymous peer support app where young people can talk about whatever they are struggling with or going through. It is a safe and supportive community and allows young people to receive help and support from others who have gone through similar experiences.
Users in Leicester will now be able to access the First Steps Extension in the Directory, which includes lots of resources around body image, eating disorders and self-esteem.
“Tellmi allowed me to connect with many other individuals who were like me. People struggling with eating disorders but didn’t fit the ‘criteria’. I felt heard. I felt seen. I was acknowledged. It felt good.”
“It seems like a small thing, but to go from feeling alone all the time to feeling like there are people there if I need to talk or vent who know exactly what I’m going through is such a leap and it feels amazing.”
“The wonderful Tellmi community truly are my biggest rooters as you strive for recovery to be free of eating disorders. I’m not perfect, but I’m getting there <3”
