Welcome back to the Recovery Companion Series. 🎉 

In this episode, Kait and Eric break down one of the most powerful tools in eating disorder recovery coaching: real-time text support. They explore how recovery doesn’t happen in a session, it happens in the real-life moments when urges hit and support is needed most. They dive into how text support helps clients navigate those moments without feeling alone, while also building self-trust and independence. This conversation highlights the balance between support and autonomy, and why learning to reach out can be a game changer in recovery.

Episode takeaways:

• Recovery happens in real time, not just during scheduled sessions

• Text support removes the delay between struggle and support

• You can’t plan for every trigger, support needs to be flexible and accessible

• Reaching out is a skill, not something that comes naturally to everyone

• Coaches should guide, not give answers, to build self-trust

• There’s a fine line between support and dependency, and both matter

• Naming the eating disorder in the moment helps create separation from it

• Mistakes in recovery are not failures, they are necessary learning points

• Text threads can become a toolbox clients can revisit and reuse

• The ultimate goal is autonomy: support now → self-trust later

Connect with Kait

📸 @bitebybiterecovery

🔗 bitebybiterecovery.org 

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🍒 Kait’s Recovery Resources

Connect with Eric 

📸 @ericpothen 

🔗 Eric’s website 

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