📋 Grab the free [Recovery Checklist] — a simple, step-by-step overview of everything full recovery actually requires. When it comes to gradual recovery vs. all-in, the honest answer is that both can work. But only if you know what each one actually requires. If you’ve been “gradually” recovering for months, or even years, and you’re…
If you’re newer to recovery, being told to stop exercising can feel like the last straw. Exercise is healthy. It’s your me-time. It helps you cope. So why does exercise in eating disorder recovery have to go? 🔗 Get the free Recovery Guide Why Context Changes Everything Exercising can absolutely be healthy — for a…
You started recovery motivated. Maybe you were deep in the eating disorder, watching what it was doing to your health, your relationships, your life — and something in you finally said I can’t live like this anymore. That initial burst of motivation is real, and it’s usually enough to get you moving. But if you’ve…
Maybe you’ve been in recovery for a while now. You’ve started eating more, skipped some of the old behaviors, challenged a few fear foods. Months have passed, maybe even years, and you still feel like something isn’t right. Extreme hunger won’t settle. The eating disorder thoughts are still loud. You’ve put in so much effort…
Body image in eating disorder recovery is one of the hardest things to work through — and not just in the way people assume. It’s not just about looking in the mirror and not liking what you see. It’s feeling disgusted by your own reflection. Not recognising your face. Dreading comments from people you love.…
Eating more in recovery is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Not just emotionally — though the guilt, fear, and anxiety are very real — but physically too. Your body is changing, your digestion is acting up, and somewhere in the back of your mind, a voice keeps telling you that you’re doing…
After being fully recovered from an eating disorder for over 11 years, and working as an eating disorder recovery coach for nearly a decade, there are certain things I now see so clearly that I wish someone had explained to me earlier. Because when I was in recovery, I spent so much time trying to…
Have you ever noticed that during an eating disorder your brain just… stops working normally? You try to focus on a conversation, but your mind keeps drifting back to food. You try to concentrate on work or studies, but your thoughts feel scattered and difficult to hold onto for long. Your emotions might feel overwhelming,…
One of the most confusing experiences people often have when they begin eating disorder recovery is that things don’t immediately feel easier. In fact, many people notice the opposite: just when they start eating more, loosening food rules, or challenging old behaviors, their fear suddenly intensifies. Instead of relief, there may be anxiety after meals,…
This post is all about my second pregnancy journey — how we went from trying naturally, to miscarriages, to finally using our frozen IVF embryos… and now expecting our baby 🙂 If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably remember my first pregnancy story, where I shared our experience with unexplained infertility, surgery,…
