I Know What It’s Like to Struggle with Eating Issues, Addiction, ADHD and Trauma

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Having lived through the devastation of binge eating disorder, painkiller and exercise addiction since childhood, I understand the battle that so many face in trying to break free from patterns that feel all-consuming. My recovery wasn’t linear—and it wasn’t just about food or habits. It was about healing the deeper wounds of complex trauma and learning to safely come back into my body after years of dissociation and disconnection.

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I found my way through using a blend of clinical, evidence-based CBT and EMDR alongside somatic and eastern-based approaches like yoga, breathwork, and body-based regulation. These were the tools that helped me feel real, safe, and whole again—after decades of being stuck in survival mode.

Now, I help others do the same.

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A Recovery Rooted in Complexity and Compassion

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My healing journey spanned 7 years, slowly uncovering the layers of trauma that were driving my eating behaviors and emotional struggles. I was formally diagnosed with ADHD at 35 and self-identify as Autistic—two pieces of the puzzle that helped me understand my brain, body, and behaviors with greater clarity and compassion. For much of my life, I lived with ongoing compulsions, bingeing, and emotional overwhelm—constantly swinging between numbing out and trying to regain control.

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Dissociation was a big part of my experience—losing hours to food, scrolling, daydreaming, overworking—anything to avoid the feelings that felt too big or too painful. It took time, patience, and support to begin to feel again. To inhabit my body. To trust it.

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Through this, I’ve become deeply interested in how neurodivergence, sexuality, and pleasure intersect—and how so many people feel cut off from joy, aliveness, and safety in their bodies.

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Healing Beyond the Surface

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The coping strategies we learn—food, sex, phones, over-productivity—aren’t weaknesses. They’re adaptations. But at some point, they stop working, and we’re left feeling disconnected, anxious, or stuck. I’ve been there, and I know how hard it is to find your way back.

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With over 14 years of clinical experience as a Mental Health Nurse and CBT Therapist, paired with over 30 years of lived experience navigating anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction, I work with a trauma-informed and trauma-trained lens. I don’t just see symptoms—I see the person behind them. I challenge the idea that mental illness lives in isolation. We are shaped by our environments—biologically, psychologically, socially—and healing needs to reflect that.

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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

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You deserve more than just symptom management. You deserve to feel safe, connected, and truly seen. If you're struggling with binge eating, dissociation, trauma, or emotional overload—I’m here to walk alongside you, at your pace.

Let’s begin the work of gently returning to yourself.