Connect and Recover Groups
Connect and Recover is an online psycho-education and support group designed to bring people together to explore their relationship with food and body image — and to begin stepping out of the destructive cycle of bingeing.
Through a combination of guidance from me, reflective exercises, and group discussion, we’ll explore what’s really keeping you stuck — and start loosening the grip of old, unhelpful patterns.
This group isn’t about willpower or quick fixes. It’s about changing the way you see the problem — because when your perspective changes, so does your ability to take meaningful action.
What's Included
Group size: Max 8 participants
Session length: 3 hours (with a 15-min break)
Free monthly support meetings:
Open to anyone who’s attended a Connect and Recover group.
Usually held on the last Sunday of the month, from 8pm–9.15pm (UK time), on Zoom.
How does a Connect and Recover group help?
If food rules your life, chances are you’ve spent a long time trying to “fix” it. You might blame yourself for not trying hard enough. You resolve to do better, and yet the bingeing continues.
Most people assume one-to-one therapy is the only way forward. And while binge eating can feel like an incredibly lonely struggle, something powerful happens when people come together to face it.
When you’re in a group with others who truly get it — who have lived through the same patterns of secrecy, shame, and self-blame — there is often relief, a release. From that place, things can start to shift.
The 3-hour session is roughly split into two parts; the first half is about understanding the problem and in the second half we focus on what your next steps to recovery could be.
You’ll be invited to consider questions you have probably never asked yourself before and with these new questions new perspectives arise
How to Join a Group
01 - Decide if it's for you
Read this page fully to see if this sounds like the kind of group you would like to participate in
02 - Availability and booking
Check out the next available dates and book your space on the website
03 - Join me and others like you
Turn up to the group with an open mind and get ready to explore this problem in a new way
Who Is This For?
The Connect and Recover group may be a good fit for you if:
- You feel out of control around food and find yourself bingeing
- You’ve tried diets, intuitive eating, therapy or self-help — and still feel stuck
- You blame yourself for not having enough willpower
- You long for peace with food but don’t know how to get there
- You’re open to looking at binge eating from a new perspective
- You want support, but you’re not ready (or don’t feel able) to commit to regular therapy sessions
- You’re tired of doing this alone and want to connect with others who truly understand
FAQs
I don't know if I binge, can I still join?
These groups are for people who are struggling with compulsive, emotional and/or binge eating. You do not have to identify with the term ‘binge eating’ to join.
Can I attend if I have an eating disorder?
These groups are for people who are struggling with binge eating, including binge eating disorder. They are not suitable for people with restrictive eating disorders or bulimia.
How interactive is the group?
This group is a highly interactive experience with plenty of opportunity to share. You do not have to share anything you do not feeling comfortable disclosing.
Are the monthly support meetings afterwards really free?
Yes. After you pay for the initial 3-hour group, you do not pay anything for the ongoing support meetings.
Who runs the groups?
I run the 3-hour groups and the monthly support meetings. On occasion, another therapist has covered the support meetings when I have been unable to do it. This has only happened 3 times in 5 years so it is not a regular occurence.
Meet your therapist
I’m a qualified and BACP-accredited psychotherapist specialising in binge eating — not just through training, but lived experience too. After over a decade of struggling with binge eating and bulimia, it was deep inner work that finally transformed my relationship with food. That journey now informs how I support others.
Since publishing I Can’t Stop Eating (an Amazon bestseller) in 2020, I’ve raised awareness through BBC Radio One, Sky’s Roundtable, BBC Breakfast, and professional trainings. My YouTube videos exploring recovery and self understanding have been viewed over 3 million times.