NEDA WEEK BONUS - eating disorder recovery coaching provides the type of support treatment cant with Caitlin Butler

Welcome back to the Bite by Bite Podcast. 👋🏼 This episode is the second bonus episode for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2026 💚💙

In this bonus episode, Kait is joined again by recovery coach Caitlin Butler for an honest, unscripted conversation about why eating disorder recovery coaching matters. They dig into the real-time support that coaching provides and how it fills the gaps that even the best treatment programs can leave behind. Whether it's a 2am text or an in-the-moment check-in, coaching meets people where they are, when they need it most.

Kait and Caitlin also get into the weight of lived experience, what it means to work with someone who has been in the thick of it themselves, who knows the rationalizations, the manipulation, the fear, and the exhaustion that come with an eating disorder. They're candid about where traditional treatment can fall short, including a real conversation about meal plans, rigidity, and what it looks like to truly meet someone where they’re at.

Episode takeaways:

• Coaching provides real-time support that traditional treatment often lacks.

• Lived experience in recovery coaching offers unique insights and understanding.

• Meal plans can create rigidity and anxiety rather than promote recovery.

• Accountability is crucial in maintaining progress in recovery.

• Recovery is a messy process that requires flexibility and compassion.

• Fear and anxiety surrounding food are often deeper than they appear.

• The importance of meeting clients where they are in their recovery journey.

• Support from a coach can help bridge gaps in traditional treatment.

• Understanding the nuances of eating disorders requires personal experience.

• Recovery is possible without having all the answers.

Episode Guest: Caitlin Butler is an eating disorder recovery coach and founder of Bold Bites HQ, where she creates tools and merch that make recovery visible, unapologetic, and achievable. After being told by doctors and treatment programs that she was “too far gone” and pressured to follow their rules—or not recover at all—Caitlin found her own way, and now helps others do the same. Through her care packages, apparel, her work as a recovery coach and her resources, Caitlin empowers people to stop apologizing for their hunger, take up space unapologetically, and challenge the toxic messages that keep recovery feeling out of reach. Bold Bites HQ is a rebellion against diet culture and broken systems, built for those who’ve been gaslit, silenced, or ignored. Caitlin’s mission is clear: provide real support for real recovery, one bold bite at a time.

Connect with Kait

👉🏼 @bitebybiterecovery & @bitebybitepodcast

👉🏼 bitebybiterecovery.org

👉🏼 Book your FREE Discovery Call for 1:1 recovery coaching

🍒 Recovery resources

Connect with Caitlyn

👉🏼 @boldbiteshq

👉🏼 Caitlyn's website - find 1:1 coaching & resources here

👉🏼 BoldyBitesHQ - Etsy Shop *use code Boldbites10 for 10% off your purchase!*

👉🏼 FREE Exploratory Call

👉🏼 Sleazy Teas Co.

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