<p>This episode is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful.</p><p><br></p><p>I sit down with <strong>Brooke</strong>, one of my coaching clients, who recovered from a severe eating disorder that began in her teens — fuelled by praise for being “small,” TikTok diet culture, gym culture, religious conditioning, and a deep fear of weight gain.</p><p><br></p><p>Brooke shares her journey from hospitalisation and years of being “technically recovered but mentally trapped,” to full food freedom, weight restoration, and a life no longer ruled by her eating disorder.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This conversation is especially powerful if you:</strong></p><p>• Are afraid you’ll never recover mentally</p><p>• Fear weight gain won’t stop</p><p>• Have food allergies that complicate recovery</p><p>• Struggle with body image, curves, or modesty conditioning</p><p>• Feel “different” or like recovery won’t work for you</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><p>✨ How praise for being “small” planted the seeds of Brooke’s eating disorder</p><p>✨ TikTok, calorie counting, gym culture &amp; “healthy” restriction</p><p>✨ Why traditional treatment kept her stuck</p><p>✨ The turning point that made her choose recovery for <em>herself</em></p><p>✨ Doing recovery “for the we” when doing it for yourself feels impossible</p><p>✨ Navigating recovery with food allergies (without using them as an ED excuse)</p><p>✨ Full surrender to mental hunger — and why it’s non-negotiable</p><p>✨ Gaining multiple clothing sizes and surviving the body image grief</p><p>✨ Religious shame, modesty, curves &amp; reclaiming bodily autonomy</p><p>✨ Why weight gain <em>did</em> stop — and how set point brought mental peace</p><p>✨ The messy middle of recovery no one talks about</p><p>✨ Life after recovery: travel, work, relationships &amp; real freedom</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Powerful quotes from the episode:</strong></p><p>💬 “I thought I’d be the biggest person who ever recovered. I wasn’t.”</p><p>💬 “The long-term hard is living with an eating disorder forever.”</p><p>💬 “Full allowance is what traditional recovery misses.”</p><p>💬 “You can recover physically and mentally — I’m proof.”</p><p>💬 “The eating disorder thrives in shame. I’m taking my power back.”</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re scared, exhausted, or stuck in the middle — this episode will remind you what’s possible.</p><p><br></p><p>💙 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/ </p><p>💙 Free trial group coaching: https://victoriakleinsman.com/coaching/ </p><p>💙 Work with me 1:1: https://victoriakleinsman.com/1-1-coaching/ </p><p>💙 Follow me on Instagram @victoriakleinsmanofficial </p><p>💙 Become a coach: https://victoriakleinsman.com/become-a-coach/</p>