Recovering from an eating disorder is a long and difficult journey. It involves much more than just changing how you eat. Recovery means looking at and changing the deep thoughts, beliefs, and behaviours you have about food, body image, and self-worth. The path to healing is not a straight line. There will be setbacks, doubts, and times when old habits return. For someone struggling with an eating disorder, making healthy choices every day can feel almost impossible. This is where the support and guidance of a recovery coach through eating disorder recovery coaching can make a big difference.
The Power of Personal Experience
Many certified CCI institute coaches, including myself, have successfully recovered from eating disorders. This lived experience gives us a deep understanding of the complex emotional and mental challenges involved. My own journey through disordered thoughts and behaviours helps me connect with the fear of change, the ups and downs of recovery, and the anxiety and setbacks that often stand in the way of full healing.
A recovered coach understands the complex emotional and mental struggles that come with an eating disorder. I’ve been through that long and difficult recovery journey myself. Because of this, I’m deeply aware of the pain, fear, and frustration my clients often feel. This understanding helps ease the loneliness that many people experience during recovery. Most importantly, the fact that I was able to fully recover after years of struggling shows that healing is possible. It gives my clients real hope and belief that they can live a full, healthy life. I use a mix of tools and strategies from my CCI training. When helpful, I also share lessons from my own coaches who had lived experience. This gives my clients the knowledge, care, and support they need to move forward.
Gaining Clarity on the Recovery Journey
Starting out on the journey of recovering from an eating disorder can feel very frightening and overwhelming. This is where the guidance and support of a eating disorder recovery coach can become invaluable. A coach will bring clarity to the recovery process by working closely with clients to identify their unique recovery goals. A coach’s role is to tailor a roadmap that is specific to each and every person’s unique eating disorder, situation, and personal challenges. Working collaboratively, coaches will break larger recovery goals down into manageable, achievable, actionable steps and realistic challenges so that recovery feels less overwhelming.
Building Confidence
Fear is the number one obstacle that prevents people from making progress in recovery. Having consistent, daily support from a coach can give you the confidence needed to take decisive action towards recovery. Coaches equip you with tools to challenge and reframe disordered thoughts, helping you to realise that it takes courage to break free from an eating disorder. By connecting you to your own true values and innate healthy self, coaches enable you to access your own inner strength and resilience. They create a supportive environment where they encourage and hold you accountable to your meal plan so that your recovery goals are met, they offer meal sessions where you can face fear foods together, or simply have support during eating. All of this makes the journey less intimidating and overwhelming.
Through this collaborative approach, recovery becomes possible as you gradually feel safe and supported to reclaim your relationship with both food and yourself.
Cultivating Physical and Emotional Resilience
Cultivating physical and emotional resilience is a cornerstone of sustainable recovery from an eating disorder. Recovery requires learning and practising a wide variety of coping strategies. These strategies help you manage the intense discomfort and emotions that come up when breaking away from disordered eating patterns and behaviours. Coaches work closely with clients to identify, practise, and build positive coping mechanisms. These tools are tailored to fit each person’s unique needs, personality, and lifestyle. They may include mindfulness techniques, social support networks, creative hobbies, self-care rituals, physical activities that bring a sense of groundedness, defusion from thoughts, and self-efficacy.
The goal is to build a variety of resilience skills that are not only helpful during recovery but also become lasting, reliable tools for life beyond an eating disorder. With time, practice, and support, these coping strategies can become second nature. This helps you face stress and life’s ups and downs with more confidence, self-compassion, and the knowledge that you have the inner strength and resources to cope. It also supports a healthy relationship with food, exercise, and yourself.
Clarity, Confidence, and Support Are Within Reach With Eating Disorder Coaching
In conclusion, working with a trained coach who has been there offers not only strong support, but also the guidance needed to build clarity, confidence, and resilience throughout recovery. If you’re ready to take the first step toward lasting recovery with a trained eating disorder recovery coach, I would be honoured to support you. Please reach out to Healthy Self Recovery to begin moving forward.
Build Confidence and Clarity Through Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching in the UK and Online Globally
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin, you’re not alone. Eating disorder recovery coaching offers the guidance and encouragement you need to rebuild confidence, gain clarity, and move forward with purpose. Reach out to Healthy Self Recovery to take a powerful first step toward lasting change. Follow these three simple steps to get started:
- Contact me to schedule a free discovery call to see if Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching is right for you.
- Begin meeting with me, Marianna Miles, a British Eating Disorder Recovery Coach
- Start building confidence and clarity!
Additional Supportive Coaching Services at Healthy Self Recovery
At Healthy Self Recovery, I offer personalised eating disorder recovery coaching designed to meet you exactly where you are in your journey. Together, we’ll work to reduce anxiety around food, strengthen emotional coping skills, and apply practical strategies that fit seamlessly into your daily life—all in a non-judgmental, supportive environment. Ongoing check-ins and messaging ensure you’re never alone between sessions. I also collaborate with your wider care team to ensure a cohesive, tailored recovery approach. Our work focuses on long-term healing, restoring body trust, and finding peace with food. Coaching is available throughout the UK—including England, Scotland, and Ireland—as well as online for international clients. Be sure to check out my blog for insights, tools, and real-talk about eating disorder recovery and support.
