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Talk 1-on-1 with a Peer Specialist About Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorder recovery is not linear, and most of life is not built to support it. A 1-on-1 session with a Peer Specialist in recovery gives you private time with someone who has lived the day-to-day reality of food, body, and relapse, and can talk about it as a peer.

Specialists available to book by the session.

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1-on-1 support

Talk privately with a trained Peer Specialist

Want more focused support around mental health? These Specialists offer 1-on-1 conversations shaped by lived experience.

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Izzy

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As a daughter of a narcissistic mother and someone who has endured religious trauma, I want you to know this first: you are not alone. I was born and raised in Pakistan and have navigated my own journey through anxiety, CPTSD, depression, and dyslexia. For a long time, I carried guilt, confusion, and the quiet feeling of never being fully seen. Therapy was a meaningful and supportive part of my healing, and I’m grateful for the clarity it provided. Over time, I also began attending peer support groups, where I experienced something deeply transformative, being witnessed by others who showed up vulnerably and met me as an equal. That sense of shared humanity shifted my healing in profound ways. I originally trained and worked as a medical doctor, but I came to understand that my heart was in creating spaces centered on connection, presence, and lived experience.

Narcissistic Abuse

CPTSD

Jonathan Tucker

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Grounded support for real life and recovery.

Life Transitions

Anxiety & Stress

Kaitlin Weigle

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Broad lived experience & passionate about helping. CPSS.

OCD

Anxiety

Shaera H.

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Experienced peer support for emotional clarity. MHPS.

Bipolar Disorder

Dissociation

Devin Brannen

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Providing support & encouragement for those in recovery.

Substance use disorder

Mental health disorder

Topic context

Understanding eating disorder recovery

Living with or recovering from an eating disorder can be emotionally exhausting and deeply isolating. Shame, secrecy, and control often cloud the path to healing, and it can be hard to talk openly. Peer support offers a safe, compassionate environment where people can be honest without judgment. It’s a space to share small victories, setbacks, and affirmations — creating a powerful network of understanding and support.

Why it helps

How a Peer Specialist helps with eating disorder recovery

A Peer Specialist helps with eating disorder recovery because so much of the work happens between appointments. You are the one navigating meals, mirrors, and triggers in real life. Your specialist can offer the kind of practical, lived-experience support that fills the space between clinical care and everyday decisions.

In a session

What a eating disorder recovery specialist session often covers

Recovery from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, and other disordered eating
Body image, weight changes, and the discomfort of recovery
Slips, relapse, and getting back into recovery without spiraling into shame
Triggers in family, dating, social media, and culture
What recovery has actually looked like for your specialist, in real terms

Good fit for

Who these specialists may help

People in recovery from an eating disorder, at any stage
Anyone questioning their relationship with food, body, or exercise
People in or post-treatment looking for ongoing 1-on-1 peer support
Anyone whose eating disorder does not fit a neat clinical category

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Frequently asked questions

Do I have to be in formal treatment to book a session?

No. People come from many places: in treatment, post-treatment, on a waitlist, or recovering without formal care. Lived experience is what the conversation is built around.

Will my specialist discuss food, weight, or specific behaviors in detail?

Specialists generally avoid specific numbers and graphic detail about behaviors, because that can be triggering. The focus is on the emotional and relational side of recovery.

Is a Peer Specialist safe if I am still actively struggling?

Yes. Many people book while actively struggling, not in stable recovery. The session is meant to support people across the full range of recovery experience, not only those who are doing well.

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