Recovery Stories stories

Give yourself a chance - Jenny's story
Jenny Nesbitt, a Professional Athlete, discusses her recovery journey and how running saved her life

An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away - Lucy's story
Our supporter Lucy discusses living with Type 1 Diabetes & an eating disorder, sharing her experiences of recovery and hope

"Celebrating self-compassion" - Poppy's story
Our supporter Poppy tells her triumphant story, from struggling with an eating disorder to posing as a life model

"Lucky horseshoes" - Alice's story
Our supporter Alice tells the inspiring story of her recovery journey, and how her love of horses has helped her along the way

"Extreme Hunger: the unexpected hero?" - Sophie's story
Our supporter Sophie shares her story of experiencing extreme hunger, and sheds some light on what it can feel like

"Not sick enough?" - Katie's story
Medical student Katie shares her experience of disordered eating, and asks what more can be done to help people in her position?

'Dream to reality' - Riley's story
Our supporter Riley reflects on her journey, and celebrates her new self post eating disorder recovery

"The starting line" - Katie's story
Our supporter Katie shares the story of how recovery, park runs and a new puppy transformed her relationship to exercise

"Recovery as a male model" - Lewis' story
Our supporter Lewis shares his story - navigating recovering from an eating disorder, moving country and becoming a model

Our supporter Elisha shares her reflections on her journey to recovery - and why it's a road worth taking

Find out about how becoming a SharED volunteer can help make all the difference to someone recovering from an eating disorder

"Dear eating disorder" - Jess' story
Our supporter Jess writes a moving goodbye letter to her eating disorder, about why she's moving on to recovery