Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t a quick fix—it’s a long journey with many ups and downs. Therapy, medical care, and support from a specialist dietitian form the foundation of recovery, but these sessions usually happen weekly or bi-weekly, leaving big gaps in between. While essential, they don’t always meet the need for daily support. That’s where eating disorder recovery coaching comes in. Eating disorder recovery coaches offer real-time support to fill this gap, providing help when it’s needed most—during a tough meal, moments of food-related anxiety, or waves of body image distress.
The Difference Between Staying Stuck and Making Recovery Progress
Living with an eating disorder means struggling with eating disorder thoughts and urges all day long without respite. These thoughts are like an exhausting soundtrack that plays continuously in the background of your life. Much of the challenge of recovery is in not getting hooked by these thoughts or engaging in habitual behaviours and urges, whilst also taking actions that actively support your recovery.
The value of coaching in this process cannot be overstated. Clients have the opportunity to reach out to their coach via messaging at any time when choices feel overwhelming, emotions feel overly heightened, and when the urge to listen to their eating disorder intensifies. This ability creates a lifeline during the moments when people are most vulnerable, as coaches are able to offer thoughtful support and responses when they’re most needed.
This ongoing access is transformative to the recovery process. Rather than facing stressful situations alone and turning toward the eating disorder as a coping mechanism, clients can work through the situation and challenge in real time with someone who understands both the eating disorder and the recovery process. This real-time intervention makes the critical difference between staying stuck in your eating disorder and making progress towards recovery.
Accountability and Motivation For Recovery
Access to messaging support between weekly sessions means clients benefit from added accountability. It also provides motivation to stay on track and committed to their recovery goals.
Recovery coaches also check in regularly to monitor progress and offer support when challenges come up. This consistent contact helps clients stay focused and on track with their weekly recovery goals. Even when things feel tough or there’s a temptation to return to old eating disorder behaviors. Setbacks are a natural part of recovery, but with daily messaging and check-ins, they can be caught early. A coach can help you reflect on what happened, learn from it, and recommit to moving forward.
Feeling Less Alone During Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorders can leave you feeling isolated, misunderstood, and like no one truly gets what you’re going through. That’s where a recovery coach comes in. Someone who offers daily support and understands your experience on a personal level. Having walked their own recovery journey, they provide not just guidance, but genuine empathy and connection every step of the way.
With a coach, you have someone who you know you can reach out to on a daily basis. In the difficult moments when the pull of the eating disorder feels so strong. Having that steady support—someone who holds hope that you can recover—can make all the difference. It helps you feel less alone and learn to turn towards others in times of distress, rather than turning to the eating disorder.
Taking Manageable Manageable Steps
Recovery coaching involves highly personal and adaptable goal setting. An eating disorder recovery coach will work with you to break larger recovery goals set by your medical team and /or dietitian down into smaller, concrete action steps that feel manageable and achievable. Coaching is a collaborative process. By having daily check-ins, a coach can help to troubleshoot obstacles and flexibly adjust goals and action plans as needed to set you up for as much success and confidence as possible in recovery. The combination of between-session support, accountability, and adjustable goal-setting provides the comprehensive, adaptable support that is so needed to overcome an eating disorder and achieve full recovery.
With a coach just a message away, recovery can feel much less lonely. They offer encouragement, practical coping strategies, and empathy when you need it most. This daily, consistent support helps you face the ups and downs of recovery without feeling alone. Instead of struggling between appointments, you get real-time help to confront disordered thoughts and behaviours. Messaging support adds a powerful layer of care and accountability that can truly speed up the recovery process.
Are you ready to have comprehensive and unconditional support throughout your recovery journey? Contact Healthy Self Recovery today.
Start Recieving Ongoing Support After Sessions With Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching in the UK and Online Globally
If you’re looking for ongoing support after your therapy sessions, eating disorder recovery coaching can provide the real-time encouragement and guidance you need. Don’t face the challenges of recovery alone—connect with a coach who understands your journey and is just a message away. Reach out today to Healthy Self Recovery and take the next step toward steady, compassionate support every day. 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 recieving the support you need to begin healing!
Additional Supportive Coaching Services at Healthy Self Recovery
At Healthy Self Recovery, I provide tailored eating disorder recovery coaching that meets you where you are in your healing process. We’ll focus on easing food-related anxiety, building emotional resilience, and creating practical strategies that fit naturally into your everyday routine—all within a compassionate, non-judgmental space. Regular check-ins and messaging support make sure you have consistent guidance between sessions. I also work closely with your broader care team to create a unified and personalized recovery plan. Our coaching emphasizes lasting healing, rebuilding trust with your body, and cultivating a peaceful relationship with food. Services are available across the UK—including England, Scotland, and Ireland—and online for clients worldwide. Don’t forget to visit my blog for helpful insights, tools, and honest conversations about eating disorder recovery.
