I’m always interested to learn how things are run, how the process behind processes we take for granted. So learning how our homes on West Campus are maintained was a splendid event.

Andrew McCabe, the head of building care on West, gave an especially insightful chat; talking about the core principles guiding the staff as they care for the needs of the students on West. I was surprised to hear that one of the core principles was thinking of the students as customers, considering there isn’t much competition to maintain the facilities! Nevertheless, it was interesting hearing how McCabe described responding to students’, and other residents’, needs maintaining efficiency and the satisfaction of the residents.

Another part of the conversation centered on privacy. Because McCabe’s staff have access to the private quarters of West’s residents, respecting their personal space is of upmost importance. McCabe described it as entering someone’s home, which to be fair it is. I was rather reassured that the maintenance staff takes privacy so seriously since being comfortable in my own home is something I hold rather closely.

I always love hearing from Cornell’s staff, and this was no exception.

I feel much more comfortable about sending in maintenance requests to custodial services after this cafe. I hate to impose and I thought my requests would be too menial. However, hearing the head of the custodial services assure us that they’re here to make us comfortable made me more relaxed. I was also surprised to hear about how other residents send in all sorts of maintenance requests and that everybody pretty much has the same problems. I’m glad I got to meet the person who actually reads and distributes the requests. He explained how everything worked  and now I’m more understanding about this process. I admired how he put his workers through a mental health workshop so that they would know how to deal with certain situations with students. I haven’t been here long because I’m a transfer, but I’ve learned along the way about how genuine the faculty and staff here are with making you feel at home. I really appreciate the custodial services and how much effort they put into making us feel comfortable, no matter how small the request is.

Being this was my first Rose Cafe, I had no clue what to expect. What I had imagined it to be was another boring roundtable discussion about a random topic. What actually happened was a pleasant surprise. I got to listen to Anthony speak all about what goes on throughout the semester, and after the semester, within the realm of building care. He went on about how he has a team of 30 during the semester and then it grows even more during the non-scholastic months. What I found interesting was how in-depth he went- telling us all about what goes on when students aren’t on West, and all that needs to get down before we (students) come back.

Anthony was so insightful and really knew what he was talking about. When someone told him a story about what happened last semester, he not only remembered what happened, but even the building, and floor in which it occurred. In addition, when someone had criticism, he didn’t take offense. Rather, he listened with open ears and wanted to positively impact our experience here at Cornell. One girl made a remark on how tissue paper from her trash gets all over the place throughout the day, and Anthony said he would fix that. The next morning when I went to brush my teeth, I realized the trash bin was moved to a different location just like what was talked about. Out of pure curiosity, I checked the ground floor bathroom on my way out of my building and I noticed that bin was moved as well.

Anthony simply doesn’t see himself and his team as building care. Rather, he sees them as a group of people trying to make a positive impact on west campus and making sure the students have a good experience here. I really respect him for how well of a job he does, and also how he strives to make a difference.

During Wednesday’s Rose Café, we had a conversation about facilities and maintenance of the facilities. Before the conversation, I did not know what happened to the dorms when the students leave for summer break, and the rooms were vacated. I had assumed that they were left vacant until the start of the next semester. However, during the conversation, I learned that the dorms become like a hotel for alumni’s returning for reunions and for people attending conferences at Cornell. I did not realize how much work is put in to make the dorm rooms like hotel rooms and also how much work is done in general during the summer. Furthermore, I learned about how maintenance requests are handled. Someone during the Rose Café mentioned how they had called facilities about the cleanliness of their bathroom, and people from facilities took time out of their busy day to meet with the student and look at the bathroom. It is amazing that they care so much about the students that they would meet with them and go over their concerns. I am appreciative of all the facilities staff who make sure that our buildings are clean. Anytime I see one of them, I will make sure that I say thank you and make sure that they know how appreciative I am of them.

Last Wednesday, I attended the Rose Cafe about the facilities staff on West Campus. My biggest takeaway from the talk was something that was first brought to my attention during the the first Rose Cafe of last semester: the importance of maintenance requests. I have come to realize in this past year that I never really understood the true purpose of maintenance requests. When I first learned about them at the beginning of freshman year, they were portrayed to me as something you submit if something in your room–such as a piece of furniture–is broken. I was also told that they were for raising/lowering beds as well. So, while I might have submitted a maintenance request for a broken toilet, I would have never even considered submitting one for an empty soap dispenser or a messy bathroom. My friends behaved in the exact same way. Last year living in South Baker, we frequently complained to each other about the state of our bathroom, yet none of us ever though to submit a maintenance request about our complaints. It wasn’t that we were unwilling to do so; it was that we didn’t even know that such a thing was an option. We thought that the state of our bathroom was just part of living on West Campus, and we simply had to deal with it. So the realization that the facilities staff welcomes our input through the use of maintenance requests was truly welcoming. My only wish now is that more students could become aware of this option, as I believe that very few know of it.

Last week I went to a cafe where we talked about the facilities staff. It was very interesting because I learned that the maintenance crew has almost no time to get all of the rooms ready between after students move out for the guests that are coming to stay in the dorm. I definitely think that they should have more time to prepare because cleaning a building as big as Rose can take a while! We also talked about we can always call facilities if we feel that the bathrooms aren’t clean enough etc. I think that one reason that I personally don’t do so is that I don’t want to bother anyone. I know that the bathroom will get cleaned/restocked eventually, and so it seems almost silly to call someone. I think that this is something that I’ll try to work on because it was mentioned at the talk that the maintenance staff is more than happy to respond to our concerns. Living in Founders last year wasn’t ideal, partly because of the bathrooms, and I wished that I had called and done something about our situation.

This past week I attended the Rose Cafe about Facilities on West Campus. I found the conversation to be really productive, and was really surprised at the level of receptiveness that I was met with when I voiced my concerns. Having had some problems last year with the cleanliness of the bathroom in Founders Hall, I honestly didn’t expect to experience such a high level of care and dedication from the staff. It was a great opportunity to be able to speak about these issues and interact with the person in charge of building care on West because I think it’s often too easy to take those things for granted when they are done well, and complain bitterly when they are not. We don’t often have an opportunity, or take the time when we do, to thank the people who take care of our homes here on campus. One question that someone brought up during the talk was that of what we can do to make the lives of the building care staff easier. Such things as taking trash to trash rooms, removing personal items from bathrooms, and just generally being courteous about public spaces were all things that were mentioned. It’s not hard to do things like this, but it makes a big impact on the ability of these people to do their jobs.
I was really happy that I attended the talk, and even more pleasantly surprised when I found that a concern I had voiced during the discussion was resolved the next day. I think that really speaks to how receptive the staff is to our requests and needs. I will be sure to voice my concerns more often, as I have much more confidence in the system than I did previously.

Hearing Anthony McCabe discuss the goals and challenges of Cornell facilities department really opened my eyes to all that his team does. I knew before this cafe chat that their team worked to keep our living spaces clean , but I never realized the degree to which they were invested in the well-being of Cornell’s students. I also learned that contacting the facilities department about an issue is met really positively and that they like to get feedback from students.

My major takeaway from this cafe talk is that I feel like more students should get to know the facilities staff because they are an integral part of the Cornell community. I also feel that people would put more care into maintaining their living spaces if they knew how much work the facilities staff put into making our college experience comfortable. Mr. McCabe was a really kind and funny person, and listening to him talk about his work was a real treat.

This past Wednesday I attended the Rose Cafe on the custodial services here on West Campus. I was initially drawn to the event, since recently my roommates and I had been thinking on how gross our floor bathroom would get, and how thankful we were for our biweekly cleanings. Although we do not often see the custodian that cleans our bathroom, we all anxiously await his visits. This got us all to thinking- for a service that we rely so heavily upon, we don’t know much about the person or the organization that we have to thank for our clean facilities.

After attending the Cafe, we learned that a lot more went into our services than we expected. Custodians have to check that the soap is filled, take out the trash, check for grime in the showers, and deal with clogged drains. This is only regarding bathrooms- there is a whole other set of procedures when cleaning out rooms at the end of the semester. In addition, there is a whole set of procedures for responding to maintenance requests.

Hearing at the cafe that the custodial services were there for just that- to serve us and make us comfortable here, was actually kind of a surprise. I was so used to feeling like a little bit of a nuisance for calling in maintenance repairs. However, according to the head of the custodial services, it’s actually better to call in maintenance when you need it. If people do not, then the data will never reflect the fact that there could be, for example, a West Campus-wide problem with shower curtains. Overall, this cafe made me think of custodial services as more of a service that I could utilize, with real people behind the work that wanted to help me.

This past Wednesday we were fortunate to gain access to the people who maintain our home here at Cornell everyday. The most interesting part of the talk to me was the way in which maintenance & facilities problems and concerns are addressed on a monetary basis. The budget is allotted based on the prevalence of issues displayed by online request data. I find that my fellow peers and myself are often hesitant to submit requests for issues that are not dramatic or don’t pose immediate consequences. I have now learned that it is bigger than a small annoyance in your day to day but it translates into allocated money in the budget for issues such as carpet cleaning, inadequate shower curtains, etc. I believe that Cornell and more specifically its residential life staff do not do enough to educate the students on the real life implications of submitting these online requests. If students were educated more effectively about how to get their concerns heard and addressed I genuinely believe that we would not only participate in the online forum more frequently but will be able to see real world solutions to our concerns. Another very striking point of the conversation is how much the facilities staff truly cares about and makes efforts to improve our living conditions. There is a great disconnect between college residents and those who upkeep the facilities they enjoy and use everyday. An initiative to bridge this disconnect in the form of conversation with staff and education about budgeting will likely benefit our community dramatically.

There aren’t many opportunities to have a conversation with building care staff. That’s why I was grateful for our comprehensive and informative discussion with building care staff member Andrew McCabe. There were many different points of discussion, ranging from poor past experiences, to compliments of building care’s hard work. The points that struck me in particular throughout our conversation, however, were the issues of privacy, as well as building care’s commitment to not only maintaining our dorm, but to promoting the health of the people occupying it.

Living in a dorm can be challenging regarding privacy. With constant cleaning and maintenance work, it can be difficult to ensure this right. However, I was comforted to learn the different procedures staff members take in order to preserve residents’ privacy, such as knocking and announcing themselves before entering a student’s room. It was also interesting to hear the restrictions on who may enter our rooms, like the example of Professor Blalock being unable to enter a colleague’s son’s room since it was against the law without written consent. I now better understand the policies regarding resident privacy, and appreciate the steps building care takes in ensuring this right for all students living on campus.

I also found comfort in learning that building care staff not only work hard to preserve the maintenance of the building, but also work hard to serve the wellbeing of the residents. For instance, Mr. McCabe discussed an occasion where he received a phone call from a colleague describing a distressed student in the hallway, and how this colleague did not know how to act in such a situation. Within about a week, according to Mr. McCabe, his staff underwent training to learn how to handle situations when encountering students in distress. This story was powerful to me, as now I appreciate the comprehensive support system we have here in our residential community, ranging from SA’s and GRF’s, to the Assistant Dean and House Professor, to now building care staff. I truly value the fact that building care staff are not only looking after the building, but also for its residents.

I think the most interesting part of this Rose House event was the realization that west campus facilities is “looking out for us” and really cares about our well-being. For example they organize training sessions for employees to help a student if they notice a problem or a crisis. I also previously did not now that you can submit a service request for almost anything and most requests would not be considered annoying (eg. asking for total paper when the bathrooms run out). I also thought it was funny that vomit was a generic thing to clean up for facilities–maybe because we are a college campus after all.

On Wednesday, I attended the Rose Cafe where Anthony McCabe led a discussion about the Building Care staff’s work here at Cornell.  I gained many insights from this talk.  For example, I was struck by his statement that Building Care focuses on not only keeping residence halls in good condition but also making sure students feel safe and at home while at Cornell.  Building Care staff has undergone training on how to handle situations where they identify students who may need some help.  

McCabe took the time to solicit student feedback about Building Care, carefully writing down our concerns and explaining that he will discuss them with his staff the following morning.  I really appreciated how much he cared about our comfort and satisfaction.  One student said that the shower curtain was too short, and he said he would have it fixed.  Multiple times throughout the talk, he stressed that students should never hesitate to submit a maintenance request, even for small requests.  He said that we are “the customers” and that they want us to have a safe and clean experience on campus.  All of the maintenance requests are analyzed each year to identify areas where Building Care can improve/focus more attention.  

McCabe also emphasized how much Building Care values student privacy.  They only enter student rooms after knocking and announcing their presence multiple times.  In addition, only certain staff have access to student rooms.  They also strive to complete maintenance requests as quickly as possible, usually within one day.  

Overall, I enjoyed this talk since it enlightened me on what really is happening behind the scenes every day as students see Building Care staff work each day in the residence halls.  I am very grateful for the amazing facilities staff keeping our buildings clean.  I look forward to future Rose Cafes which further explore the ins and outs of Cornell.  

Everyone complains. Whether it be about their day, their friends or family, or even their dirty bathroom, everyone complains about something. During this cafe I got to hear about the complaints my fellow scholars have with regards to our living conditions. Regardless of how minuscule a problem might seem to us, the buildings manager takes into account all of our complaints. Some things that bother us may go unnoticed by the staff and our service requests are a huge help in addressing these problems. The buildings care team views us as our customers and their primary job is caring for our facilities but their mission is to make us feel at much at ease and safe as possible as if we were at home. I didn’t realize that part of their job is to protect our wellbeing. I feel very comfortable and taken care of knowing that they are looking out for me. Coming home from class to a clean bathroom is a privilege I won’t take for granted ever again. Thank you custodial staff!

In my opinion, the facilities management staff on West Campus goes above and beyond what I ever expected their team to do. At the Rose Cafe this Wednesday, Anthony McCabe, head of West campus facilities management, described the ins and outs of how the custodians perform their jobs. But I found his descriptions of why our custodians care for our living spaces incredibly comforting. Mr. McCabe informed us that after a custodian noticed a student talking on the phone incredibly distressed, he immediately called Mr. McCabe for advice. While the two custodians were not able to help the student, Mr. McCabe immediately arranged a meeting with the entire West Campus facilities staff and a health care professional to talk about how the custodians can help students if they are upset, but without infringing on their privacy or personal life. This struck me as unbelievably admirable and showed me that while life Cornell may be an absolute whirlwind, our custodians want to make our lives, and our living spaces, as comfortable as they can.

This week, I went to a Rose Café and heard the Head of Facilities, Anthony McCabe, speak about his job responsibilities. I realized that not only is Custodial Services a difficult job to do, but it involves certain things that I would never consider. I was surprised to hear that Mr. McCabe and his team deal with emotional as well as physical tasks. Seeing students who need help and figuring out non invasive ways  to help them is a complex situation to figure out. I think that the fact that our Custodial Services team cares about us students enough to take an hour and a half long seminar on how to help us in times of trouble is very reassuring. It made me realize that more people care at Cornell about me than I thought.

I was also quite surprised to hear that Cornell turns into a resort during the summer! I had never heard of this from anyone and I think few students know about this. It taught me that just because we students leave, at any time of the year, the school is still functioning. Custodial Services doesn’t get a break when we do. In addition, Mr. McCabe took the time to come hear our concerns and even brought a pad and pencil to write them down! I really appreciated his concern for our comfort and satisfaction. His explanation about how important our privacy is to him and his team was very enlightening for me. Now when I hear Facilities knock on the bathroom or dorm door before entering, I know that it is because they respect and care about our right to privacy.

In conclusion, I enjoyed this talk because it opened my eyes to just how much of an impact the Custodial Services team makes in our lives, whether we know it or not. They care not only about making us physically comfortable, but also about helping our emotional wellbeing.

I was excited for this week’s Rose Cafe because the custodial staff plays a special part in my experience here at Cornell; they are usually the first to greet me in the morning and they always make sure that the little things at home are taken care of so I can focus on every new day ahead of me. I’m so thankful for everything they do for all 2,000 of us on West Campus. We got to hear from Anthony McCabe, one of the managers from the Cornell Facilities Management Department, as he gave us insight into the behind-the-scenes challenges of providing custodial services to all of West Campus. I was touched when he explained that although the job of his staff is to clean, their real mission is to make every student feel safe and at home while away at school. I have gained even more respect for the custodial staff because I learned from Anthony how much they always make sure to watch out for us, but are never too intrusive at the same time.

I just attended an interesting talk about custodial/facilities management on West Campus. When I read the description of the talk, I was actually quite amazed to learn that there are 2000+ rooms on West Campus. I was even more amazed to learn that facilities only have about 30 full time staff (hopefully I didn’t hear this wrong!).

In any case, Anthony seemed like such a genuinely nice person! He explained the ins and outs of managing building care on West Campus, as well as received our feedback and gave us some anecdotes. I’ve always had a lot of respect for the custodial staff at Cornell, because it can’t be easy having to clean up after college students (not just trash and general bathroom messes, but also stuff like… vomit) but I think hearing Anthony speak about his job and the job of his staff gave me some new insight about what all they do and what they are responsible for. I thought it was interesting that Anthony described us (the students!) as essentially, “the customers”–at the end of the day, the goal is for us to have a safe and clean campus life experience. And he also told us to never hesitate submitting a maintenance request! I always feel like I’m bothering them if I submit a maintenance request, but he said that we can submit a request for anything from as small as “the soap needs refilling” to something bigger, like a heat or light issue, etc. In fact, these gets factored in when they next talk about budgeting–so if there is a lot of requests for soap, for example, they might factor in more frequent soap-refill times in the future.

I’ve never had a bad experience with facilities, and I’ve had some pretty bad luck with things breaking during my last 3 years at Cornell (the most dramatic event being that one time, someone literally smashed open my window at 1AM in the morning…), so I am super grateful for the wonderful facilities staff that we have here. I think the talk was interesting and enlightening, and it was actually really great to know the ins and outs of managing West Campus and all the work that goes into it too.

I am really glad that I went to the Rose Café with Tony, manager of the Cornell Facilities Management Department. What really resonated with me at this talk was how much Tony cares about making Cornell a home for its students. He emphasized that his number one priority and the number one priority of his staff and all the workers here on West Campus is to make sure that students are safe, healthy, and happy, and hearing about the great lengths that he and the staff go to making sure this goal is achieved really changed my perspective. I, of course, at times get frustrated with the state of the bathrooms or the too small shower curtains, but everyday I also chat with the staff and am reminded of how kind and caring they are. However, for some reason, I rarely seemed to connect that the kind and caring people that I see everyday are working to make sure that the dorms are as comfortable as possible and would appreciate feedback about the things that concern me about the dorm or bathroom. They would undoubtedly then do everything they could to address those concerns. Essentially, Tony reminded me that Facilities Management wants to hear what we are concerned about, and I definitely feel more at home on West Campus knowing how dedicated Facilities Management is to making sure that we are thriving, safe, and happy with our experience living at Cornell. The amount of people that care about our concerns and look out for our well-being, from GRFs to Facilities Management, to Professor Blalock, to Dr. Anthony, really illuminates the extent of Rose’s commitment to fostering community.

After a good deal of discussion about bathroom issues, one student brought up how, at her old school, there was a column in the newspaper about bathroom stories and complaints and explained that it was a really effective, humorous, and non-threatening way of getting everyone on the same page about bathroom etiquette. I was thinking that perhaps if every floor had some type of large dry-erase board or chalkboard, people could anonymously write some of their concerns or qualms about the way their floormates seem to be using the bathroom in a lighthearted way. Also, this board could also be used to communicate some preferences to facilities—like how one student pointed out that putting the trashcan underneath the hand dryer caused the trash to blow all over the bathroom floor.

This week at Rose Cafe we were fortunate enough to be joined by a gentleman who works in facilities management. An interesting topic was brought up in the beginning of the conversation by Dr.Blalock about eating disorders. What do you do if you see someone who you think has an eating disorder? [Here is a link of what Cornell Health recommends you do if you see someone in distress generally speaking: https://health.cornell.edu/resources/health-topics/concern-others]

I thought this was a topic that hits very close to home. As someone who is in recovery for an eating disorder and witnessed one of my friends in high school struggle with an eating disorder I think it is a very important topic to address. [ Disclaimer: I can’t speak for what is best for everyone but if you are looking for some tips on this hopefully I can be of some assistance. It is important to note that all eating disorders are different and so I urge you to first educate your self on eating disorders and different ways they can manifest.] The topic brought up at rose cafe was how do you talk to someone who you think might have an eating disorder? Here is my take on what you could do. If you are uncomfortable talking to this person yourself you may want to inform someone like Dr.Blalock or your GRF depending on where you are and have them address the issue (they will most likely make them aware of on campus resources but cannot make them seek treatment). If this a friend and you want to talk to them about it you can try, just know they may not like what you have to say. If you do talk to them check out the link in the first paragraph it offers helpful suggestions.  (I would also like to point out that you can be any size and still have an eating disorder. Just because someone is at a normal weight or overweight does not mean they don’t have an eating disorder.) If you are looking for good resources about what help is available I have included resources that may be of use to you.

Here are some good resources:

In terms of resources on campus here is Cornell Health’s page on eating disorder concerns: https://health.cornell.edu/services/nutrition-healthy-eating-services

Here is a short excerpt from that page that might be of interest: “If you’re concerned about someone else: You can speak with a member of the CHEP team to consult about a student, and brainstorm about how to refer someone to treatment. Call us during business hours at 607-255-5155 and ask to speak with a CHEP provider. Learn more about disordered eating, and about how to help a friend.”

Here is a fact sheet from Cornell health about how to help a friend with an eating disorder: https://health.cornell.edu/sites/health/files/pdf-library/how-to-help-eating-disorder.pdf

Here is a fact sheet specifically about CHEP (Cornell Healthy Eating Program): https://health.cornell.edu/sites/health/files/pdf-library/cornell-health-eating-program.pdf

Here is the website for NEDA (national eating disorder association): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/general-information

Not a fan of reading or looking for some non-cornell online resources? Here are some videos that I think are helpful:

How to help someone with an eating disorder from the perspective of someone who is recovered from an eating disorder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbIB2W2kZus

Heres a 3 minute video from a therapists perspective that offers 5 tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrtD5HLovqY

Heres a video titled “what eating disorder suffers wish you knew about eating disorders”. I particularly like this video because it encompasses the opinions of multiple people with eating disorders. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBK0vtYniE

Cornell Health is a good on campus resource for someone seeking treatment for their eating disorder.

If you have an eating disorder I know it is nerve-wracking reaching out for help but it is a necessary part of beginning to recover. I know your eating disorder voice is probably telling you not to and that you are going to be judged or you’re not thin enough (although some eating disorders do not result in weight loss) but everyone at Cornell Health who works with eating disorders is very supportive and will help you or get you the help you need. I know its absolutely terrifying and the thought makes you anxious but they are wonderful, very caring people and reaching out is not easy but recovery is absolutely worth it.

If you have an eating disorder and feel like you are not ready for recovery, don’t want recovery, or are scared of getting help here are some of helpful videos (yes they are from the same 2 youtube channels but they are recovery oriented and in my opinion great online resources):

Not Ready for Recovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJL9pG7ruTQ&t=573s

What is recovery?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npXLPLO266c&t=21s

How Sick Do I Have To be To Get Help? [The title of this video is a little misleading if you don’t actually watch the video but the point is if think you have an eating disorder you are sick enough to get help] : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXd3JbpiuXo

Scared to see a dietician/nutritionist? Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c7jD13JESE&list=PL_loxoCVsWqx8b27IXCAQNcpfMtcwmiXD

Scared of your first therapy appointment? Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FiVVAOXiEQ

Popular questions about eating disorders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWZL6eJHNS8

Here are some of the health consequences:

General medical consequences:   https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/health-consequences-eating-disorders

More general medical consequences:   http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/eating-disorders

Medical consequences of bulimia:   https://www.healthline.com/health/bulimia/effects-on-body#1

Medical consequences of anorexia:  http://www.timberlineknolls.com/eating-disorder/anorexia/sign-effects/

Medical consequences of binge eating disorder:  https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/binge-eating-disorder/diagnosis-effects-consequences

These are things that I found helpful or maybe helpful. This is not an exhaustive list, there obviously a lot more resources and these are just the tip of the iceberg.I encourage you to continue researching and if you find a resource you think may be particularly helpful leave the link or information below. I know this is a long post and most people haven’t made it this far but if you have then hopefully I have made a difference in the life of at least one person.

Edit (October 2018)

Here are some resources just in case you ever find yourself relapsing:

10 ways to cope with relapse from NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/10-ways-cope-with-relapse-eating-disorder-recovery

Relapse info from NEDC (Australian version of NEDA): https://www.nedc.com.au/eating-disorders/treatment-and-recovery/relapse-and-recurrence/

If you ever do relapse please talk to your treatment team.

I’ll try to add more resources if I find some really helpful ones.