When You Don’t Know What to Say 🤍

When You Don’t Know What to Say 🤍

30 Gentle Messages for Mums Supporting Their Daughter Through an Eating Disorder

Sometimes, as a mum, you desperately want to help — but you simply don’t know what to say.

You worry about saying the wrong thing. You want your daughter to know that you love her, that you’re beside her and that she doesn’t have to face this alone.

I created this gentle guide from lived experience, for mums who understand those difficult moments.

Inside you’ll find 30 supportive messages to help you find words when your daughter is:

🌸 Having a difficult day

🌸 Struggling around food

🌸 Unhappy with her body

🌸 Pushing you away

🌸 Feeling overwhelmed

🌸 Finding it difficult to talk

You’ll also find guidance on words that may unintentionally add pressure, gentle reminders for you as a mum, and space to write down the words that feel right for your own daughter.

You don't need perfect words.

Sometimes being beside her is enough. 🤍

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💗 Created by Mum Beside Her

This guide shares lived-experience peer support and general communication ideas. It is not medical, psychological or nutritional advice and does not replace professional eating-disorder treatment or support.