My name is Stel Coombe-Heath, and exactly 3 years ago, I had started my binge eating recovery journey, binge eating at least every second day, not trusting myself around food, what diet to follow, trying to eliminate all possible foods that would cause me to binge, getting no results.

Three years ago, on a Thursday night.

I've just finished almost everything in my pantry after bingeing on doughnuts, drive-through food, and emptied my pantry.

I was in tears. In fact, I was ugly crying on the floor, hugging my dog, and just wishing that I could be free of the hold food had on me.

I've been to many professionals and according to the statistical diagnostics there was no diagnosis for what I had, so for over 13 years, I struggled with a disordered relationship with food resulting in two eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and emotional eating.

There was no one out there to help me. I felt like a failure, I had a successful career, supporting friends, and a loving husband but I could not get a grip on my binge eating.

On this Thursday, I cried, as if my best friend has just died.

I felt helpless. I felt ashamed. I felt out of control.

And it was at that moment where I knew that I needed to help myself heal.

I started researching for ways that could work, I found information on rewiring your brain,

I applied with so many appointments but I didn't show up I was too scared, eventually, I found a coach who specialised in eating disorder recovery.

I learnt how to heal my relationship with food through rewiring my brain; I learnt how to become mindful of my emotions, and finally, I built new habits that no longer had me shackled to food or calories.

3 months into my recovery, I realised I no longer reached for food when having a bad day, I could have some chocolate without finishing the entire block and at that moment, I knew I needed to help others out there struggling like me.