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🧡 The Story Behind Brave Bites

 

Why we started. Who we’re here for. What makes us different.

👋 It started with a meal that didn’t feel brave — but was.

 

Brave Bites wasn’t born in a boardroom.


It started in a kitchen. In silence. With fear. With a bite.

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It started while watching someone we love fight their way through recovery from an eating disorder — in between therapy appointments, after treatment had ended, or when no treatment was available at all. Those in-between moments were the hardest. That’s where everything unraveled — or held together.

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We realized that recovery doesn’t just happen in a treatment center. It happens in real life.
And in real life, what’s missing most isn’t advice.


It’s consistency. Structure. Connection. Support.

✨ Why We Exist

 

Brave Bites was created to fill the gap between clinical care and total isolation.

We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that offers digital, non-clinical support for adults in eating disorder recovery — through daily check-ins, peer mentorship, structured meal tracking, and milestone recognition. All of it happens by text, phone, or virtual meeting.

 

There are no apps. No weigh-ins. No calorie tracking. No judgment.
Just small, consistent steps — and someone who shows up for you.

🧠 The Problem We Saw:

 

  • People were falling through the cracks between appointments, waiting lists, and insurance fights

  • Family members and friends didn’t know how to help — or were too emotionally involved

  • Recovery programs often ended with no ongoing support or structure

  • Those without access to treatment had nowhere to turn

  • Some needed more than a food plan or an app — they needed a person

💡 Our Answer: Brave Bites

 

We built Brave Bites to offer:

  • Simple structure (3 meals, 3 snacks)

  • Daily encouragement via text, call, or digital meeting

  • Real human connection — not tracking tools or guilt

  • Milestone rewards to make progress tangible

  • Optional support tools like meal logs, habit tracking, and reflection pages

 

All at no cost. Because no one should have to recover alone.

🧭 Built on Lived Experience

 

Everyone who supports Brave Bites — from coaches to volunteers — understands this road.

 

We’ve lived it, walked with loved ones through it, or been the one holding the fork.
That’s why we don’t offer judgment. We offer presence.

🌱 Where We’re Going

 

As we grow, we hope to expand:

  • Direct meal assistance for those in financial crisis

  • Broader community partnerships with providers and organizations

  • New tools for families and loved ones to support someone in recovery

  • Training more peer mentors with lived experience to offer support across time zones

🧡 We believe:

 

  • Recovery is possible.

  • Every bite is a brave one.

  • You don’t have to do this alone.

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