Hi, I'm Elyse, and I’m so glad you’re here. I'm the founder and visionary behind Freed by Faith, a faith-based recovery coach, and a woman who once believed living in freedom from an eating disorder was impossible.

For years, I struggled with an eating disorder, addiction, perfectionism, the exhausting pursuit of control, and many forms of behavior modification before I addressed the root of the problem. For a long time, the eating disorder wasn't something I wanted to let go of. I was actually quite proud of it. It felt like who I was and all that I was good at. I like to say I was like a three-year-old declaring, “This is mine!” And let me tell you, that is definitely how I acted.

I was told many times I would never recover. Many people lost hope in me. I was defiant and resisted recovery for a long time. I was terrified of who I would be and what life would look like without the eating disorder.

I spent many years in and out of treatment centers and recovery programs, and honestly, I was privileged to work with some of the best professionals in the nation, while still not finding lasting freedom because I wasn’t yet ready to change. I couldn’t imagine who I would be or what life would even look like without the behaviors I relied on to cope. At the time, those behaviors felt like autopilot, as though I didn’t even have a choice.

What I eventually realized was that I couldn’t recover on my own strength and recovery couldn’t stay focused on just changing behaviors. I had to finally face the deeper healing work in order to truly change: the work of healing what led to the behaviors in the first place. Keeping recovery entirely focused on food, weight, and behaviors didn’t work. It was about healing the deeper wounds underneath the behaviors, learning to sit with emotions instead of escaping them, releasing the need for control, discovering my identity in Christ, and developing a real relationship with God. This process was full of ups and downs, and slowly but surely, it led me to true freedom in my mind that goes far beyond food freedom. My friend, let me tell you, the changes that take time lead to a freedom that lasts!

Through God's grace, supportive community, and a willingness to do the work of recovery one step at a time, my life began to change.

As a result, today I live in a freedom I once thought was impossible.

I no longer struggle with the thoughts that once consumed my mind. I am no longer consumed by thoughts about food, weight, and my body. God set me free from the constant mental battle that once ruled my life. As a result of doing the deeper healing work, my life is now grounded in faith, purpose, peace, and the confidence of knowing who I am apart from the struggles I once faced.

Why I Do This Work:

As someone who once believed finding freedom in recovery was possible for other people but not for me and at other times didn’t believe people were telling the truth when they said they lived in freedom, I am deeply passionate about helping women discover that freedom is in fact, possible for them, too.

Throughout my own journey, I experienced firsthand the power of being understood by people who had been there themselves. That kind of support changed everything for me, and it is now at the heart of how I walk with other women.

God made something very clear to me on my healing journey: He didn’t set me free just for me. He set me free so I could go back and help the woman I once was. The woman who feels stuck. The woman who feels like she has tried everything and nothing has helped. The woman who is terrified of recovery. The woman who has lost hope in ever walking free. The woman who people have told is beyond help. The woman who is unsure that anything will work for her. The woman who desperately wants freedom but can’t imagine what life would look like without the eating disorder. The woman who thinks people are just lying when they talk about living in freedom. The woman who believes in God but isn’t sure how to surrender the ED.

That woman also used to be me.

That calling is the very heart and foundation of Freed by Faith.

I created what I once needed in my own journey, not just an encouraging community, but a community of women with God at the center, where you can wrestle honestly with what it looks like to rely on God in recovery.

A space where you can learn how to invite God into your recovery journey in a safe and supportive way, even while sitting with some of recovery’s hardest questions. These were questions I also struggled with throughout my recovery journey and needed a space to work through. God made it clear to me that the reason this space didn’t exist yet was because I was called to create it.

Questions like:

What does it actually look like to surrender? How can I surrender the one thing that feels like who I am and all that I know?

What does it even mean to invite God into my recovery?

I believe in God… but when it comes to the eating disorder, I’m not sure how I can live without it. How will I cope with life?

This is the very space I once needed and the space I am so honored to have the opportunity to create for you.

How I Walk With Women Now:

Today, I have the honor and privilege of walking alongside women as they navigate their recovery journey and learn to build lives rooted in the freedom God created them for, with identity, faith, and connection at the center. In my coaching programs, I combine my Biblically based curriculum, lived experience, recovery education, and a deep belief that lasting freedom is possible because I know what God can do.

If You’re Here:

Trust me, I know what it feels like to wonder if recovery is even possible for you.

Or maybe, like I once thought, you aren’t sure people are even being honest when they talk about living in freedom.

I know what it feels like to feel stuck, terrified, and hopeless.

And if that's where you are today, I want you to know something:

Even if you don’t believe freedom is possible for yourself yet, I'll believe it for you until you're able to believe it for yourself. Just like others once did for me.

Because I've been where you are.

And my friend, I know what God can do if you let Him, one step at a time.

I would be honored to walk alongside you as you discover the freedom, healing, and purpose you were created for.

Remember, my friend: You are not alone. You are Made for More.