We’re honored to welcome our first guest to Recovery Rising — Alexis Demuth, RD, registered dietitian and owner of Mother Nurture.

In this episode, Kelly and Reva sit down with Alexis to talk about her gentle nutrient philosophy and how she supports clients in finding food freedom, rebuilding trust with their bodies, and gaining the confidence needed to navigate disordered eating and eating disorder recovery.

Alexis shares her approach to nutrition that moves away from rigid rules and fear-based messaging, focusing instead on nourishment, compassion, and sustainability. We discuss how she helps clients feel empowered in their recovery, the importance of advocacy, and what it looks like to collaborate with other medical and mental health professionals as part of a supportive care team.

This conversation highlights the value of multidisciplinary support, lived experience alongside professional guidance, and the role of gentle, individualized care in healing relationships with food.

Whether you’re in recovery, supporting someone you love, or interested in a more compassionate approach to nutrition, this episode offers insight, hope, and encouragement.

💛 Food freedom is possible.
💛 Support matters.
💛 You deserve care that meets you where you are.

Family dynamics play a powerful role in how we see food, bodies, emotions, and ourselves — and many of the patterns we carry into adulthood were learned long before we had words for them.

In this episode of Recovery Rising, Kelly and Reva explore family cycles and what it means to recognize, question, and gently break patterns that no longer serve our healing. Drawing from lived experience, we talk about how beliefs around food, body image, perfectionism, silence, and coping can be passed down, often unintentionally — and how recovery can bring these patterns into clearer focus.

We discuss the grief, guilt, and courage that can come with breaking cycles, especially when those patterns are rooted in generations of survival, trauma, or unspoken expectations. This episode isn’t about blame — it’s about awareness, compassion, and choice. Choosing to do things differently. Choosing to heal. Choosing to create new narratives.

Whether you’re navigating recovery within complex family relationships, reflecting on where certain beliefs came from, or working to create healthier patterns for yourself or future generations, this conversation offers validation, insight, and hope.

💛 You are not responsible for the cycles you inherited.
💛 You are powerful for choosing to break them.
💛 Healing forward is possible.

Learning to set boundaries and advocate for yourself can feel especially hard in eating disorder recovery — particularly if you’ve spent years prioritizing others’ needs, expectations, or opinions over your own.

In this episode of Recovery Rising, Kelly and Reva talk honestly about boundaries and self-advocacy, why they’re essential to healing, and why they often bring up guilt, fear, or discomfort. Drawing from lived experience, we explore how learning to say no, ask for support, and speak up for yourself can be powerful acts of recovery.

We discuss what boundaries actually are (and what they’re not), how people-pleasing and fear of conflict can show up in recovery, and why advocating for your needs isn’t selfish — it’s necessary. From navigating conversations around food, body comments, and family dynamics to setting emotional boundaries with yourself and others, this episode centers compassion over perfection.

As always, we take a moment to celebrate recovery. How do you celebrate recovery? We would love to hear from you--comment or DM us on social media.