“My mission is to offer honest, experience-led support for those facing the realities of an eating disorder, combining action-focused coaching with lived and clinical insight.”

— Lucy House

Take a closer look at my path and purpose.

At the tender young age of 13 I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa and my life completely changed.

“Growing up in a small town in South Yorkshire - England, I one day started to feel very hyper aware of my body, the food I was eating and the perception of my peers around me.”
“Yes, I relapsed despite wanting recovery and not just once, many times! But this is ok. This is normal. The main thing is, I didn’t completely give up.”

Teenage years & hospital admissions

Throughout my teenage years, I was in and out of various hospitals and inpatient eating disorder units to help me recover. The countless hours I spent in therapy, having long conversations with dieticians over what colour milk I could and couldn't have and heartbreaking arguments with my family - all because of my eating disordered brain.

Finding my reasons to recover

It took me many, many years to truly find and understand my reasons to recover and actually make active steps towards it for myself and not just "eating to get out". This however was not a straightforward relationship or journey. In fact, it was only the start of the hardest work I had to do to reclaim my life and a life that I wanted.

Studying acting & self-discovery

At 19, I set out to try and recreate myself and choosing to do a BA Hons degree in Acting. I believe this was the start of me getting to know myself and implementing recovery-based actions to my life. This was only the beginning of my recovery though and I still had a lot to learn and work on.

Ups & downs, including relapses

I had many ups and downs over the years from this point - even relapses! Yes, I relapsed despite wanting recovery and not just once, many times! But this is ok. This is normal. The main thing is, I didn't completely give up.

Finding my purpose in helping others

I never planned on my purpose and career to end up being that of helping other with eating disorders all those years back. In fact, if you would have even suggested the idea to me in my mid teenage years I would have laughed in your face and despised the idea! But here I am now - a registered mental health nurse with experience of working first hand in specialist eating disorder hospitals and reaching out to others.

Becoming a mental health nurse

I graduated in 2020 with a MSc degree in Mental Health Nursing (RMN). From that point on, I began returning to one of the hospitals where I was previously a patient to offer knowledge, support, and hope to current patients. I have since worked in the community with patients as well and other specialist eating disorder units in my time as a registered nurse.

“An eating disorder does not have to be your identity. You can do impossible things.”

I am action focused in my coaching approach as I believe that we can all to easily get stuck in the talking and planning stages of recovery - we need more doing!

  • A food first approach needs to be taken to lay down the foundations of recovery and signal to your brain and body that food is a crucial part of the healing process. Healing your relationship with food must be explored and completed to ever have a shot at living your best life. Yes, recovery is more than just the food side, but healing your mindset, thoughts and beliefs simply cannot be done without addressing the eating.

  • I aim to share my personal experiences of various topics of not only having the illness, but the strange yet common elements that do not get spoken about enough...despite many people thinking the same! Unfortunately, a vast majority of the treatment for eating disorders is still not delivering on helping people truly get better from this illness due to lack of first-hand experience and knowledge.

  • I believe that to be truly free of this illness, you need to get frank with yourself. Go above and beyond what you think is needed to recover and do this consistently. Yes, this is hardcore as well as mental and physically exhausting - but possible.

As a recovery coach and RMN, I will offer you the valuable information I used myself without the long hard lessons needed to get there!

Let my experience and clinical knowledge equip you with the skills to take on your own eating disorder.