Finding Purpose in Eating Disorder Recovery with Alex Sublette

BITE BY BITE | Honest Conversations About Eating Disorder Recovery

Welcome back to the Bite by Bite Podcast.

All recovery journeys are unique but they all end up with the same outcome: the feeling of reward, freedom, and a beautiful life.

In this episode, Alex shares her personal struggle with eating an disorder, the impact COVID-19 had on her mental health, and her path to recovery. She emphasizes the importance of individualized care, emotional awareness, and, for Alex, finding purpose in helping others. The discussion also touches on the complexities of navigating support from loved ones and the ongoing journey of recovery, highlighting that it is not a linear process but one filled with growth and learning.

Episode Topics:

• Alex shares the impact COVID-19 had on her mental health (7:50)
• Alex and Kait discuss the importance of individualized care for eating disorder recovery (14:05)
• How to find purpose in eating disorder recovery (19:52)
• The growth of emotional awareness during eating disorder recovery (23:27)
• Alex and Kait comment on navigating support from loved ones (31:08)
• Alex and Kait reflect on their recovery journeys and their future goals (40:47)

Content Warning: This episode contains brief mentions of eating disorder behaviors that Alex has previously engaged in. Please listen in a way that feels safe for you and your recovery.
Episode guest: Struggling with food since middle school, Alex hit rock bottom after the COVID-19 pandemic and a traumatic event that shattered her world. Over the past 1.5 years, she’s been fighting her way back from PTSD, heartbreak, substance abuse, anorexia, and delayed stomach emptying. With the help of a doctor who changed everything, Alex has learned what it means to rebuild—and how to navigate the “messy middle” of recovery.

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1. Finding Purpose in Eating Disorder Recovery with Alex Sublette (00:00:00)

2. Alex shares the impact COVID-19 had on her mental health (00:07:50)

3. Alex and Kait discuss the importance of individualized care for eating disorder recovery (00:14:05)

4. How to find purpose in eating disorder recovery (00:19:52)

5. The growth of emotional awareness during eating disorder recovery (00:23:27)

6. Alex and Kait comment on navigating support from loved ones (00:31:08)

7. Alex and Kait reflect on their recovery journeys and their future goals (00:40:47)