Last year I started working with a client called Mitch.

He had reached out to me because his wife had been struggling with an eating disorder but he’d only just found out.

As someone who had never had an eating disorder, he wanted to wrap his head around what was going on.

Why was it occurring?

How could he be contributing or unintentionally making the situation worse?

What comments or behaviours of his could be triggering for her in recovery?

But Mitch was also reflecting on his own history with food. While he had never had an eating disorder, he realised that he had been on different diets and had formed many beliefs about food over the years.

He wanted to know where did he have his own blind spots. And how he could improve his own relationship with food.

So, when I started working with Mitch it felt like it was about two things:

1. Providing education on eating disorders and helping him understand his wife’s experience. Where he had someone to talk to and could feel less alone and out at sea.
2. Helping him to become an intuitive eater, by uncovering his own food biases and learning how to listen to his body

Below I’m sharing a testimonial that Mitch has shared with me, describing his experience of the work we did over five months:

My wife and I were going to get a divorce. I felt like I was completely hopeless. She’s been struggling with an eating disorder throughout her entire adult life. The problem for me was that she was hiding it from me. I felt betrayed, hurt, hopeless, and helpless. I love my wife so much but I felt like I was contributing to her struggles and enabling her avoidance of them all together. Little did I know at that point I had my own struggle with eating.

I was at a point where I was willing to do anything I could to help the situation. I decided that if I could stay strong and seek help we would have a chance. My wife had been listening to Real Health Radio and thought that if there was anyone that would be able to help, Chris might be someone who would understand us both.

I met with Chris initially to find out if he had ever worked with anyone like me and if he felt like he could actually help. After our first call I felt like I was in great hands. Chris had this unique ability to talk me through my experience while seeing things through the lens of my wife.

I had no idea what I didn’t know. EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. Chris brought new ideas, new resources, and was able to create new learning experiences for me to discover more about what my wife was going through, find out what I could work on, and help me explore how my wife and I could find a path forward.

I am happy to say my wife and I are happier than we have ever been! 

1. We have a very clear way to openly communicate our experiences around food.

2. I know how and when I could be triggering my wife and what I can do to avoid it.

3. I took a path of discovery around my own relationship with food and feel like I’ve unwound a lifetime of confusion.

4. My wife and I genuinely feel prepared to handle anything that comes our way now.

5. My wife and I plan to renew our vows and promise to “co-regulate for the rest of our lives together”.

Chris is an amazing human who genuinely cares so much about his clients.

He was going through unimaginable struggles in his own life while still showing up to every call with the intent on helping make my life better.

My wife and I are forever grateful for the impact he had on us and I will never forget the incredible experience I had working with him.”

If you or are loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, I would love to help. 

I’m a leading expert and advocate for full recovery. I’ve been working with clients for over 15 years and understand what needs to happen to recover.

I truly believe that you can reach a place where the eating disorder is a thing of the past and I want to help you get there. If you want to fully recover and drastically increase the quality of your life, I’d love to help.

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