In this milestone solo episode, Kait marks 50 episodes of Bite by Bite with a real talk about where the podcast is headed, what her coaching looks like now, and the thing she actually came here to say, the most common objections she hears from people on the edge of choosing recovery, and what is really behind them.

Kait has heard them all. She has said them all. And in this episode she breaks down what each one actually means when you strip away the eating disorder voice, and why none of them mean what you think they mean.

This episode marks the end of Season One. Bite by Bite will return September 1st, 2026 with Season 2.

Episode takeaways:

• Wondering if you are sick enough is reason enough to get support

• The eating disorder costs more than recovery ever will

• Not recovering before means you need something different, not that recovery is impossible

• The wrong provider is not a reflection of you

• The eating disorder is what is stealing your time, not recovery

• Fear and forward movement can exist at the same time

• Scared and consistent is what recovery actually looks like

• Being stuck is information, not a final answer

• The next step just has to be one step toward recovery

Connect with Kait

📸 @bitebybiterecovery

🔗 bitebybiterecovery.org

📞 Interested in 1:1 recovery coaching? Book your FREE discovery call

🍒 Kait’s Recovery Resources

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FIND THE GOOD

Join Kait and Taylor Angelise, registered nutritionist and eating disorder recovery advocate, as they have a conversation that is long overdue. The profound and scientifically backed overlap between eating disorders and addiction.

From compulsive behavior and dopamine-driven cycles to isolation, secrecy, and relapse rates, Taylor and Kait break down why these two struggles share so much more than anyone in traditional treatment is acknowledging.

In the episode, they also get personal, sharing their own experiences with the way one coping mechanism can quietly replace another when the root cause goes unaddressed. This episode also tackles the hard truth about finding the right provider, why the wrong one can make things worse, and why advocating for yourself, even when you feel like you don't deserve to, might be the most important thing you do in recovery.

This is one of the conversations the treatment world isn't really having yet. Until now.

Episode takeaways:

• Eating disorder brains and addiction brains show nearly identical patterns

• Both are driven by the same dopamine and reward chemistry

• Compulsive behavior is the core overlap between the two

• You can't outthink a chemical reaction it was never about willpower

• When one coping mechanism fades another can quietly take its place

• The wrong provider can set recovery back and that is not your fault

• Advocating for yourself in the darkest moments is hard but necessary

• The future of eating disorder treatment may look a lot more like addiction treatment

Episode guest: Taylor Angelise is a certified holistic nutritionist and therapeutic practical herbalist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She holds an honours diploma from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition with an additional certification in nutrition and mental health, plus formal training in herbal medicine and holistic lab interpretation allowing her to view medical diagnostics through a body, mind, and nervous system lens.

But her work isn't just academic, it's deeply personal. At 17, Taylor was hospitalized for anorexia nervosa. What followed were years of struggle and frustration as conventional approaches failed to address the root of what was happening in her body and mind. Eventually she moved to Mexico, where she unintentionally found what had been missing all along: safety, connection, nourishment, and a new relationship with food and herself. Healing came not from force, but from understanding the deep connection between the nervous system, nutrition, mental health, and environment.

Taylored Path Nutrition & Herbal Medicine was created for those who feel like they've tried everything and still don't feel at home within themselves. Taylor works with clients across Canada, the United States, and the UK.

📞 Interested in 1:1 recovery coaching? Book your FREE discovery call

Connect with Kait

📸 @bitebybiterecovery

🔗 bitebybiterecovery.org

🍒 Kait’s Recovery Resources

Connect with Taylor

📸@Tayloredpathnutrition

🔗www.tayloredpathnutrition.ca

📩support@tayloredpathnutrition.ca

UK 📩support@tayloredpathnutrition.co.uk

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FIND THE GOOD

Welcome back to the Recovery Companion Series. 🎉

In this episode Kait and her co-host, Eric, sit down for an honest, unfiltered conversation about what trusting the process in eating disorder recovery actually means and why the phrase alone often does more harm than good.

They break down why resistance to the process is valid, how to find the parts of recovery you can actually buy into, and why showing up even when you're only 2% in still counts as progress. They also explore the all-or-nothing thinking that makes trusting the process feel impossible, and offer a reframe that makes it feel a little more human and a lot less overwhelming.

No toxic positivity. No empty reassurance. Just two recovery coaches with lived experience telling you the truth about what this process actually looks like from the inside.

Episode takeaways:

• You don't have to trust all of it, find the parts you can

• Resistance to the process is valid and worth naming out loud

• All-or-nothing thinking makes trusting the process harder than it has to be

• Showing up is proof that some part of you is already buying in

• Your 100% looks different every day, and that's okay

• Discomfort means you're moving toward recovery not away from it

• Break it down, what does recovery look like right now, not eventually

• Be where your feet are, not ten miles ahead

Connect with Kait

📸 @bitebybiterecovery

🔗 bitebybiterecovery.org

📞 Interested in 1:1 recovery coaching? Book your FREE discovery call

🍒 Kait’s Recovery Resources

Connect with Eric

📸 @ericpothen

🔗 Eric’s website

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