At Freedom With Nutrition, I take an agnostic, weight-inclusive approach to eating disorder care. That means I focus on helping clients build a more peaceful and supportive relationship with food and their bodies, wherever they are in that process. I recognize that systems of fatphobia, ableism, and weight stigma often shape the options people are given—and that recovery must honor your lived experience and bodily autonomy, not a predetermined outcome.
Eating Disorder Recovery After Bariatric Surgery
Many clients come to me after undergoing bariatric surgery (such as gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, or other metabolic procedures), feeling unsure where they now fit within the eating disorder world. While traditional recovery models may not always account for these surgical changes, that doesn’t mean your needs are any less valid—or that your recovery is less real. Surgery can permanently alter how the body digests food, feels hunger and fullness, and absorbs nutrients. It can also unintentionally increase risk for disordered eating, especially when clients are navigating:
Anxiety or fear around eating beyond volume limits
Protein, vitamin, or mineral deficiencies due to reduced intake or absorption
Food rules, guilt, or shame after eating
Disconnection from internal cues and body signals
Restrict–binge cycles, especially when eating becomes highly structured or punitive
You may have chosen surgery for any number of reasons—medical advice, cultural pressures, lived experiences of weight stigma, or personal goals—and you deserve compassionate care that doesn’t judge or pathologize that decision. I meet clients where they are, helping to ensure adequate protein and nutrient intake, rebuild trust in their body, and explore what recovery means in this context—without trying to undo or override the reality of your surgery.
Caring for Clients on GLP-1 Medications
Clients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (like semaglutide, tirzepatide, or liraglutide) are often navigating a complicated medical and emotional terrain—especially when appetite is suppressed or providers assume these medications automatically exclude someone from eating disorder recovery. Whether you’re using a GLP-1 to manage diabetes, PCOS, insulin resistance, or have been prescribed one in a weight-centric context, you are still deserving of non-stigmatizing, individualized care. At Freedom With Nutrition, I’ve successfully supported clients who are:
On GLP-1 medications and also recovering from an eating disorder
Learning how to maintain consistent, adequate nourishment even with reduced appetite
Navigating body changes, food aversions, or nausea
Processing complex feelings about how the medication affects their eating or self-perception
Rather than promoting or opposing GLP-1 use, I focus on supporting your body’s nutritional needs, helping you make grounded decisions, and ensuring you’re receiving care that aligns with your goals, not society’s weight ideals.
At every step, your care will center your agency, your safety as well as your recovery. I provide space to explore:
What does your version of nutrition-related healing look like?
What do you want to change or work toward?
What supports will help you feel nourished and safe in your body?
This might include weight-neutral nutritional support, a harm reduction plan, or a gradual process of reconnecting with your body in ways that respect your surgical or medical history.