Kathy Salata

Have you ever spent time with a friend and walked away feeling like your cup was overflowing? You felt encouraged, seen, energized, and grateful for the time together. On the other hand, have you ever left a conversation feeling completely drained? Sometimes it's not even what was said. It's the attitude, the criticism, the subtle comments, or simply the emotional weight someone carries that leaves you feeling exhausted. One of the hardest parts of my recovery was learning to set boundaries...

Why Knowing Isn't Enough: The Missing Link Between Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Habits By Vitality Support "I know what I should be doing." It's one of the most common phrases I hear from clients. They know vegetables are healthy.They know protein is important.They know sleep affects hunger.They know stress influences eating.They know walking after meals is beneficial. Many could probably pass a college nutrition exam. Yet despite all of this knowledge, they still find themselves eating...

Recovery gave me something I didn’t even realize I had lost—it gave me me back. For so long, I looked outside of myself for everything—approval, direction, validation, even a sense of worth. I believed I had to look a certain way, be a certain way, and put everyone else’s needs before my own just to be accepted. But in recovery, I rediscovered who I am. I learned to trust myself. To listen inward instead of constantly searching outward. I do grieve the time I lost while I was in my eating...