Sarah Lee Recovery

20/10/2026

🎂 my annual reminder…
for whoever needs it.

recover so you can enjoy your birthday with dessert again! 💙

…maybe you say, “sarah, i already do that.” i thought the same.

i’m talking about without all this:
•restricting before
•calculating everything
•substituting w/ a “safe” option
•trying to eat just “one bite”
•or just a “small slice”
•or urge to “eff it” and eat tons
•compensating after
•anxiety & guilt & shame

and with all this:
•fun anticipation
•trying something new
•choosing what sounds good
•enjoying the pleasure of eating
•mindful of how you feel hunger
•mindful of fullness without fear
•present with people you love
•peace & joy & gratitude

05/10/2026

Time to say hello! 💙

To all the new faces here, hi, I’m Sarah!

🙏🏻 First, I am a Believer. I’m also a Wife, Mom, and MeMa, and my Schnauzer and two Siberian cats are most definitely my babies. All very spoiled.

💙 I am also a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, and recovery is my passion work. I know what it is like to have an eating disorder, but I also know what it is like to break free and fully recover. I did it, and since opening my private practice in 2016, I have had the privilege of helping girls and women around the world do it too.

I have built a team of dedicated recovery coaches and also mentor newer coaches. If you’re a CCI coach, I created the Coaching Business Basics Course for Carolyn as part of the continuing education curriculum. Check it out if you need a little help! 🫶🏻

🙌🏻 I’m especially excited to share that I was recently elected as an Executive Officer serving as Treasurer for the DFW iaedp Chapter starting in 2027! It honestly feels like a role made for me, bringing together my banking and financial background with my passion for eating disorder recovery.

I also serve as an instructor and advisory board member for the incredible SHIFTS app founded by my dear friend Merrit, and on the planning committee for the In His Image Body Image Conference led by the wonderful Kristen of Wonderfully Made Nutrition.

But underneath all of it is something very simple:

I believe full recovery from an eating disorder is possible. 💙

You absolutely can have peace with food and your body.

I’m not here to chase followers, engagement or influence. I’m not even here trying to convince you to work with me or my team.

✍🏻 My goals are to teach, inspire hope, and, selfishly, have a creative outlet that I really enjoy. You’ll even see some rhyming poetry here that seems to fly out of me from time to time.

So whether you are navigating recovery yourself, supporting someone you love, working in the field, one of my special, supportive friends or family members, or simply found something here that resonated with you, welcome.

And lastly, if you’ve been here awhile, I’m really glad you’re still here. 💙

07/09/2026

New blog: Dear Parents, Help Your Child Build a Healthy Relationship With Food

As an eating disorder recovery coach, I spend much of my professional life helping people unlearn beliefs about food and their bodies that became deeply rooted years earlier. This is one reason I care so much about the messages children receive around food.

Our goal should not simply be to raise children who make “healthy” food choices. We want to help raise adults who know how to have a healthy relationship with food.

As parents, the instinctive question may be, “How can I help my child eat better, manage their weight or gain more control around food?”

I would encourage you to widen the question:

“How can I help my child build a relationship with food and their body that supports both their physical and emotional health for years to come?”

Read the full article here:
https://sarahleerecovery.com/dear-parents-help-your-child-build-a-healthy-relationship-with-food/

Helping Make Recovery Possible!

05/09/2026

Insight matters. Understanding how your eating disorder developed can bring clarity, compassion, and even relief.

But at some point, recovery asks you to do something with what you understand.

To eat the meal when your eating disorder tells you not to. To tolerate the discomfort without using behaviors. To challenge the rules. To practice something different, over and over again, even when the old way still feels safer.

Understanding can help you know why you got here.

Recovery is learning how to live differently now. 💙

The full carousel is also available on Instagram: sarahleerecovery

31/08/2026

Some hugs hold more than words could ever explain. 🥹

Recovery is about what you are moving toward, not just what you are fighting against. Both can be powerful motivators, but one is rooted in hope, which is so much more sustainable.

Sometimes I get to watch my clients’ lives unfold on social media long after our work together has ended, which is just lovely. Other times, I receive texts or calls telling me about monumental moments that once felt impossible while living with an eating disorder. Relationships restored. Graduations. New careers. Travel. Falling in love. Babies. Weddings. And so much more.

💖 And sometimes… I get invited to witness firsthand what comes after recovery.

“Sarah, will you come to my wedding?”
Oh my gosh, YES!

“No pressure, but could you give a speech?”
Absolutely. I would be honored.

“We would like to make you the Guest of Honor.”
😭😭😭

What an incredible day filled with so much love… such a beautiful couple. So grateful to have been a part of it, and even more grateful knowing this is only the beginning of the life they get to build together. 🪽

The full carousel is also available on Instagram: sarahleerecovery

26/08/2026

You don’t have to love your body to recover.

You don’t have to wake up every morning, look in the mirror, and feel beautiful.

Loving your body is a small goal. There is so much more to love.

The goal is to build a life you love, where your body no longer takes up so much of your attention.

Your people, your purpose, your faith, your freedom. The places you want to go, the memories you want to make, the person you want to become.

Recovery invites you to love something bigger.

And eventually, your body can simply be the body that carries you there. 🤍

19/08/2026

Want to feel better in your body?

Walk.

But don’t count your steps.

Count your breaths.

Walk for enjoyment. Walk to connect with yourself.

Notice what happens when movement becomes something you experience instead of something you measure. 💙

16/08/2026

New blog: Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching Is Unregulated. Here’s Why That Matters.

Anyone can call themselves an eating disorder recovery coach. That doesn’t mean anyone should.

I’ve watched eating disorder recovery coaching grow tremendously over the past decade, and I love seeing this work become a more recognized part of the recovery process. I also believe that growth comes with responsibility.

Recovery coaching is an unregulated profession. Lived experience can be incredibly valuable, but lived experience alone is not enough. Specialized training, appropriate scope of practice, collaboration and knowing when someone needs more than coaching all matter.

I believe deeply in this profession. And I believe in it enough to want us to hold it to a high standard.

🦋 https://sarahleerecovery.com/eating-disorder-recovery-coaching-is-unregulated-heres-why-that-matters/

Helping Make Recovery Possible!

12/08/2026

Diet culture has a way of borrowing biblical language and twisting it into something God never intended.

Over time, these messages can become so familiar that they begin to sound like truth. My hope is that this post helps untangle diet culture from Scripture and points us back to the heart of God.

💙 Scriptures for further study:

• Self-Control:
Galatians 5:22–23; 2 Timothy 1:7

• Conviction vs. Shame:
Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 7:10

• Your Body Is a Temple:
1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Psalm 139:14

• Food Has No Moral Value:
1 Timothy 4:3–5; Mark 7:18–19

• God Looks at the Heart:
1 Samuel 16:7; Galatians 5:22–23

The full carousel is also available on Instagram: sarahleerecovery 🤍

02/08/2026

A little wavy. A little wild.
A good day in my natural hair.

Edit. More to say on this post…

My mom and dad met at a hair show.

As the story goes, they became instant best friends. My dad spent his entire career in the beauty industry and eventually owned his own salons. Some of my favorite childhood memories are sitting in his chair while he worked his magic.

He could smooth my hair until it looked completely different. Every time, I felt prettier, more polished, and probably a little more confident.

But I also remember him telling me, “You have hair just like me, and you can do anything with it.”

So I did.

Over the years, my hair became a quiet way of expressing different seasons of my life. Different colors. Different cuts. Different lengths. Yet beneath every version was the same thing…

Wavy and a little wild.

My natural hair.

The same is true for people.

It’s easy to spend your life trying to smooth out the parts of yourself that feel messy, imperfect, or different. You can spend years believing that if you just looked a little different, acted a little differently, or had your life more together, you’d finally be enough.

But freedom isn’t found in becoming someone else. It’s found in embracing what is already true about you… your natural personality, your natural body, your natural gifts, and the way God uniquely created you.

Growth doesn’t ask you to become a different person. It invites you to become more fully yourself.

And that’s why this little wavy, wild hair will always feel the most like me.🦋