If you’re ready to step out of the noise and into something gentler, this book is for you.
I wrote My Eating Disorder Recovery: A Journey of Right Brain and Soulful Healing as the resource I needed—honest, compassionate, and practical. It’s a book about how healing happens, stepping from the dark into the light: slower, warmer, and more relational than the internet makes it seem. No scare tactics. No perfection rules. Just steady steps toward peace.
Who this book is for
- Anyone moving beyond symptoms and into life after an eating disorder
- People who prefer kind structure over “fix yourself fast”
- Carers, partners, and clinicians who want simple language for complex experiences
- Readers who want right-brain, body-wise practices (presence, pacing, creativity) alongside clear left-brain explanations
Why “Right-Brain and Soulful”?
Because the parts of us that needed protecting don’t change through logic alone. We heal through felt safety, attunement, rhythm, and relationship—right-brain processes—paired with grounded choices and compassionate boundaries. “Soulful” here means deeply human: values, meaning, spirit, and the tender truth of being alive.
Tone check: This is not a clinical manual and not a trauma memoir. It’s gentle, direct, and doable.
A few sample micro-practices
- Two-breath reset: Inhale soft. Exhale slower. Repeat once. (Less doing, more allowing.)
- Right-brain cue: Soften your voice by 10% when you talk to yourself. Notice what your body does next.
- Soul line (60 seconds): “What would kindness look like in the next ten minutes?” Write one sentence; honour it.
For carers & clinicians
You’ll find plain-language explanations for regulation, attunement, and repair; scripts that protect dignity; and checklists to keep support simple. Share the one-pagers; keep the tone warm.
Why I wrote it
Because recovery deserves a voice that’s brave and kind at the same time. I wanted a book that honours complexity, celebrates tiny wins, and keeps pointing toward the ordinary, steady goodness of life returning.
How to use this on your healing days
- Pick one micro-practice (breath, boundary, or a single prompt).
- Give it three minutes—that’s enough to change the day’s direction.
- Close the book. Go live a little. Repeat tomorrow.
Ready to begin?
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4 Responses
I’m also in recovery, and newly without a therapist. It’s so hard to be kind to myself, and getting out of the trap of endless “falling short”. I’m glad I found your post !
I hope you wi find some helpful information and exercises to do in my book. Its a long journey and definately not a straight line.
Take care Jill
Thank you. I was also a RN for 35 yrs, though disabled after 20. Still have the nurse brain !!
Hello I haven’t accessed my website for ages, had the ‘flu and then busy. How are you? CHeers Jillie