Physically Recovered, Mentally Trapped – Until I Did This

2026-01-02

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This episode is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful.I sit down with Brooke, one of my coaching clients, who recovered from a severe eating disorder that began in her teens — fuelled by praise for being “small,” TikTok diet culture, gym culture, religious conditioning, and a deep fear of weight gain.Brooke shares her journey from hospitalisation and years of being “technically recovered but mentally trapped,” to full food freedom, weight restoration, and a life no longer ruled by her eating disorder....

This episode is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful.

I sit down with Brooke, one of my coaching clients, who recovered from a severe eating disorder that began in her teens — fuelled by praise for being “small,” TikTok diet culture, gym culture, religious conditioning, and a deep fear of weight gain.

Brooke shares her journey from hospitalisation and years of being “technically recovered but mentally trapped,” to full food freedom, weight restoration, and a life no longer ruled by her eating disorder.

This conversation is especially powerful if you:

• Are afraid you’ll never recover mentally

• Fear weight gain won’t stop

• Have food allergies that complicate recovery

• Struggle with body image, curves, or modesty conditioning

• Feel “different” or like recovery won’t work for you

In this episode, we cover:

✨ How praise for being “small” planted the seeds of Brooke’s eating disorder

✨ TikTok, calorie counting, gym culture & “healthy” restriction

✨ Why traditional treatment kept her stuck

✨ The turning point that made her choose recovery for herself

✨ Doing recovery “for the we” when doing it for yourself feels impossible