Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders Recovery Testimonials

It’s hard to put in words just how much Cathy has done for me. After a 20+ year journey with bulimia, I wasn’t sure whether recovery was ever going to be possible for me. Cathy has stood by my side for the last year, helping me in practical terms to stop the behaviours, and then in so many emotional and psychological ways to disentangle the reasons that were driving my behaviour and the footprints that this had left all through my mind and life.

Cathy has such broad skills and experience and I was so grateful that she was able to give me direction and the next steps when I didn’t know where to go next, yet also always knew when to let me work something through myself. She gave me the wisdom, strength and clarity I needed to finally close the book on this disease.

I was suffering in silence at the beginning… my anxiety, depression and eating disorder had isolated me from my family and friends. I had been in and out of hospital for 2 years and thought that was how I was going to live the rest of my life. What life!!

I felt asking for help was a sign of weakness, but it has been my biggest strength. I wanted recovery. I wanted my life back. I wanted my family and friends back. I wanted to live life, I had missed out on so much.

My doctor hadn’t been able to help with this, they just kept increasing my Meds to cope. However I was sick and tired of just coping. I wanted more. I was open to and willing to try anything.

That’s when an acquaintance introduced me to Cathy. There was no judgement from her, just total respect and understanding of my situation. She treated me as an individual and that’s how my recovery plan was put together… for me and only me.

My suffering is different to everyone and thus my recovery was going to be different as well. Cathy offered to me what no one else had offered before, a multidimensional approach to my total wellness. Wellness I realize now, is not only what I put into my body, it’s also how I respond to stresses and look after myself. Therefore, all of this was in my plan.

I had for so long neglected my own needs to care for others, it was now my turn to care for myself.

As we worked through my recovery plan, I was gaining more hope, more strength. Then I could see for the first time that eating disorders recovery is possible.

I now have my life back. Connecting with friends again. Enjoying my life, surfing, hiking, bike riding only to name a few. My family and friends are astounded at my recovery and my view of life now.

None of this could have been achieved if it wasn’t for Cathy. She dragged me out of a very deep dark hole, and there’s no looking back now.

So if you are in that dark hole and given up all hope for recovery, don’t… there is light at the entrance. Cathy will not only lead you to the light, she will help you out of the hole.

We all have the strength to do it, we just need to find the strength to ask for help to do it. Please don’t give up, it’s worth the effort. YOU’RE worth the effort.

My main challenges before meeting Cathy were to gain weight and to allow myself freedom of mind. I was very stuck with my own routines and my own behaviour patterns.

Cathy has helped me in many different ways that I could not have anticipated, not just with my eating disorders recovery, but with my attitude towards life in general. She always comes up with many different suggestions for ways to solve an issue and will never force you to do anything you don’t want to.

Cathy is such a kind, encouraging and patient woman who I look up to, yet with whom I never felt spoken down to.

After our sessions, along with my own open-mindedness and dedication to getting well again, I now feel so much better both mentally and physically. I’m now gaining weight, and doing things that my eating disorder had previously prevented me from doing, such as exercise and going out for the day with friends. I can do things spontaneously, and enjoy whatever it is that I decide to do because I am living in the moment.

I’m so grateful for everything that I have in my life, and everything that has happened to me, in particular my opportunity to meet Cath.

Thanks so much for replying to me and giving me some wonderful information, I truly appreciate your assistance. I have battled binge eating since I was 8 and am now 58. I have hardly started the eating disorders recovery program, and it’s already a good eye opener. Thanks so much again. I feel I have some hope now.

I was deeply concerned because my daughter’s eating disorder was not getting any better. Cathy, in a carefully considered and caring way, helped her to recovery. My family cannot thank Cath enough.

You are making a MASSIVE change for our daughter. It’s the biggest shift I’ve ever seen. For the first time she sees light at the end of the tunnel.

On behalf of my family I’d like to thank you very much for coaching L** over the past 5 months or so. She has made significant progress towards recovery. The awareness for her past disordered behaviors has increased and she now has a few strategies in place to deal with her emotions and challenges. Your coaching is truly a wholistic approach! Once again thank you for your insightful coaching. L** today is now someone who is committed to full recovery and this in turn has also improved the whole family relationship.

I would just like to thank you for all your support over this past year and many months that we have known you. Your unconditional support and love have been so deeply appreciated by our family. I know M***** is extremely grateful for your continued support and so are we. I don’t know that I will ever fully be able to express how valuable your wisdom and understanding have changed me. I have learned so much from you.

Thank you again for the massive positive influence and saviour you have been to K***** and our family when frankly we had given up hope of ever getting any help.