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Talk 1-on-1 with a Peer Specialist About Eating disorders

Eating disorders are about far more than food. They can affect your sense of safety, control, identity, and daily life in ways that are exhausting to carry alone. A 1-on-1 session with an eating disorder Peer Specialist gives you private time with someone who has navigated the same territory.

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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Jonathan Tucker

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Grounded support for real life and recovery.

Life Transitions

Anxiety & Stress

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

Kaitlin Weigle

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Broad lived experience & passionate about helping. CPSS.

OCD

Anxiety

Devin Brannen

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Providing support & encouragement for those in recovery.

Substance use disorder

Mental health disorder

Shaera H.

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Experienced peer support for emotional clarity. MHPS.

Bipolar Disorder

Dissociation

Topic context

Understanding eating disorders

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 disorders

A Peer Specialist helps with eating disorders because so much of the experience happens between clinical appointments, in kitchens, mirrors, and ordinary moments that a therapist never sees. A 1-on-1 session offers peer-level understanding of the real daily work of recovery, from someone who has been in it.

In a session

What a eating disorders specialist session often covers

Food, body, and the emotional patterns underneath restriction, bingeing, purging, or avoidance
Body image, shame, comparison, and the ways the eating disorder shapes self-worth
Navigating recovery, slips, and rebuilding a relationship with eating without losing progress
Triggers in social situations, family meals, dating, and media
What recovery has looked like for your specialist in realistic, day-to-day terms

Good fit for

Who these specialists may help

People in recovery from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, or other disordered eating
Anyone questioning their relationship with food or body who wants a safe, private 1-on-1 space
People in or post-treatment who want ongoing peer connection alongside professional care
Anyone whose eating disorder does not fit a neat clinical category but is still affecting daily life

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Eating disorders Peer Specialist session?

A Eating disorders Peer Specialist session is a private 1-on-1 conversation with a trained peer who has personal lived experience with eating disorders. You set the focus, and the session is entirely about your situation.

How can a Eating disorders Peer Specialist help?

A eating disorders Peer Specialist session is private 1-on-1 time to talk through challenges, get perspective from someone with lived experience, and find encouragement that feels grounded.

Who books a Eating disorders Peer Specialist session?

Anyone personally affected by eating disorders who wants 1-on-1 support, private conversation, and perspective from someone with lived experience may book a session.

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