During the program, I struggled to make my commitments. But Victoria didn’t ever make me feel like a failure or lose her patience with me. She also called me out (nicely) on my excuses or my sneaky tricks to make her think I was eating when I wasn’t. She knew. She’d been there. That alone was so helpful – that someone was paying attention closely enough to see that I was struggling. I really believe that in order to get through an eating disorder, you NEED someone that has been through an eating disorder.

Since having gone through the program, I don’t tie my self-worth to my body or my job. I get angry at diet ads because I recognize now how full of BS they are. I surround my Insta feed with people who love their bodies and people who love them, and that has been so healing. I don’t ration, I don’t substitute, and I don’t “make up for” what I eat. I still struggle sometimes – when something hard happens, I feel “fat”, but now I have the tools to recognize and work through what that really means to me.

I am really proud of myself for having gone through this program because it has really helped me grow as a person and I am so thankful to Victoria for being there for me.”

Nicole
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